Rhantus alutaceus [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Rhantus alutaceus
Rhantus alutaceus is an endangered species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
Rhantus
Rhantus is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. There are about 100 species distributed worldwide. They often live in pools and marshy habitat types. Several species have colonized oceanic islands and become endemics.
This genus is paraphyletic and will likely be revised, redefined, and split into several groups in future studies.
Species.
- "Rhantus advena"
- "Rhantus alluaudi"
- "Rhantus alutaceus"
- "Rhantus andinus"
- "Rhantus anggi"
- "Rhantus anisonychus