| Hyphydrus ovatus | |
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| Hyphydrus ovatus. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Hyphydrus |
| Species: | H. ovatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphydrus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1761) | |
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Hyphydrus ovatus is a species of diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. [1] [2]
Hyphydrus ovatus can reach a length of 4.5–5 millimetres (0.18–0.20 in). The body is rust-red, sometimes with indistinct spots. Males have brilliant colors, and the females matt.
This species is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East. [3]
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