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Noteridae

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Noteridae is a family of water beetles in the order Coleoptera, closely related to and formerly classified with the diving beetle family Dytiscidae, and sometimes called burrowing water beetles. They are distinguished mainly by a distinctive noterid platform, a plate on the underside between the second and third pairs of legs, and are found worldwide, more commonly in the tropics. These beetles are relatively small, from 1 to 6 millimeters, with smooth oval bodies in light to reddish brown; both adults and larvae are aquatic and typically found around plants, burrowing through pond and marsh substrate as primarily carnivorous animals, with some scavenging observed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ639601, descriptionView the Source
2. Noteridae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Noteridae is a family of adephagan water beetles closely related to the Dytiscidae, and formerly classified with them.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Ground, Diving and Water Beetle Families (Adephaga), Lead
    Noteridae is a family of adephagan water beetles closely related to the Dytiscidae, and formerly classified with them.
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Wikidata: Noteridae
Wikidata Q639601, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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