Thermonectus


Thermonectus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. This genus is native to the New World, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, T. basillaris occurs as far north as southern Ontario, Canada. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats with static water and are often common. They are generally about long and a few species from desert pools in North America have a distinct yellow-spotted pattern on a black background.

Species

Thermonectus contains the following 20 species:Thermonectus alfredi Griffini, 1898Thermonectus basillaris Thermonectus batesi Sharp, 1882Thermonectus circumscriptus Thermonectus cuneatus Sharp, 1882Thermonectus depictus Sharp, 1882Thermonectus duponti Thermonectus intermedius Crotch, 1873Thermonectus laporti Thermonectus leprieuri J. Balfour-Browne, 1944Thermonectus margineguttatus Thermonectus marmoratus Thermonectus nigrofasciatus Thermonectus nobilis Zimmermann, 1924Thermonectus sibleyi Goodhue-McWilliams, 1981Thermonectus simulator Sharp, 1882Thermonectus succinctus Thermonectus tremouillesi Michat & Torres, 2016Thermonectus variegatus Thermonectus zimmermani Goodhue-McWilliams, 1981