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Agabus

Genus of beetles

Species / taxontaxonQ2068753

Scientific name: Agabus
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-10-22
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Rank: genus
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1.Stated in Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemRetrieved 2013-10-22
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Parent taxon: Agabini

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Agabus is a large genus of predatory aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae, proposed in 1817 by William Elford Leach and named after Agabus, an early follower of Christianity. The adult beetles are moderate-sized, 5 to 14 mm long. The genus is primarily Holarctic in distribution, with only a few species known from the Afrotropical and Neotropical realms. Three species of Agabus, namely A. clypealis, A. discicollis and A. hozgargantae are endangered according to the IUCN Red List. The division into subgenera is not widely accepted. However, a number of species groups are recognized after the works of David J. Larson and Anders N. Nilsson. The genus is probably polyphyletic or paraphyletic. In a recent study of mitochondrial DNA, Agabus was found paraphyletic with respect to several of the species groups of Platambus, a closely related genus in the tribe Agabini. Lately the taxonomy of the genus has been revised, and some groups of species were transferred from Agabus sensu stricto to other genera in the tribe Agabini.

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Different from: Agabus
Homonymous taxon: Agabus

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28 identifiers linking Agabus across the web's reference databases

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