Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, diving beetles, tsikovoka

Johannes Bergsten (1) , Michaël Manuel (2) , Tolotra Ranarilalatiana (3) , Andriamirado Tahina Ramahandrison (3) , Jiří Hájek (4)

1 NRM - Swedish Museum of Natural History
2 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité
3 Université d'Antananarivo
4 National Museum, Prague

This chapter of the collective book The New Natural History of Madagascar provides an account of current knowledge about the water beetle family Dytiscidae (diving beetles) in Madagascar, with particular focus on taxonomy, ecology and endemism.

Mots clés: Dytiscidae; diving beetles; Madagascar; taxonomy; identification; ecology; life style; endemism

Domaines: Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Biodiversité et Ecologie

Johannes Bergsten, Michaël Manuel, Tolotra Ranarilalatiana, Andriamirado Tahina Ramahandrison, Jiří Hájek. Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, diving beetles, tsikovoka. Steven M. Goodman. The new natural history of Madagascar, 1, Princeton University Press, pp.1024-1034, 2022, 9780691222622. ⟨mnhn-03963160⟩