Metaxydytes Explained

Metaxydytes is a genus of beetles in the dytiscid subfamily Cybistrinae that occur in the Neotropics. The genus contains nine species; they were previously classified in the genus Megadytes.^[1]

• Metaxydytes carcharias (Griffini, 1895)
• Metaxydytes ecuadorius (Zimmermann, 1919)
• Metaxydytes flohri (Sharp, 1882)
• Metaxydytes fraternus (Sharp, 1882)
• Metaxydytes guayanensis (Wilke, 1920)
• Metaxydytes guignoti (Mouchamps, 1957)
• Metaxydytes laevigatus (Olivier, 1795)
• Metaxydytes marginithorax (Perty, 1830)
• Metaxydytes steinheili (Wehncke, 1876)

Notes and References

1. Kelly B. . Miller . Mariano C. . Michat . Nelson . Ferreira . Reclassification of Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 in the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae), with description of new taxa . 2024 . 1188 . 126–168 . 10.3897/zookeys.1188.110081 . ZooKeys. free . 38230379 . 10790577 .