Oreodytes sanmarkii explained

Oreodytes sanmarkii is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.^{[1] [2] [3]} It has a holarctic distribution, found in aquatic habitats in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. It has an affinity toward low-velocity currents and pebbly microhabitat substrates.^{[4] [5]} It was described by Finnish entomologist Carl Reinhold Sahlberg in 1826.

Subspecies

There are two named subspecies of Oreodytes:^[2]

• Oreodytes sanmarkii alienus (Sharp, 1873)
• Oreodytes sanmarkii sanmarkii (C. R. Sahlberg, 1826)

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R. H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. 2000. American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Book: Nilsson . Anders N.. 2001. World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Apollo Books. 87-88757-62-5.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Larson . D.J.. Alarie . Y.. Roughley . R.E.. 2001. Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC 43253.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oreodytes sanmarkii Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-09.
2. Web site: Oreodytes sanmarkii Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-09.
3. Web site: Oreodytes sanmarkii Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-09.
4. Eyre . M. D. . Pilkington . J. G. . Carr . R. . McBlane . R. P. . Rushton . S. P. . Foster . G. N. . The running-water beetles (Coleoptera) of a river catchment in northern England . Hydrobiologia . July 1993 . 264 . 1 . 33–45 . 10.1007/BF00014662. 45877413 .
5. Lancaster . J. . Mole . A. . Interactive effects of near-bed flow and substratum texture on the microdistribution of lotic macroinvertebrates . Fundamental and Applied Limnology . 16 September 1999 . 146 . 1 . 83–100 . 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/146/1999/83.