Sandracottus (beetle)

Sandracottus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. These aquatic beetles are found in ponds and slow streams from South Asia east to southern Japan, and south to Australia. They are generally about 1-1.5 cm long and often have distinctive markings.

Species


The genus contains the following 16 accepted species:


 * Sandracottus angulifer Heller, 1934
 * Sandracottus bakewellii (Clark, 1864)
 * Sandracottus bizonatus Régimbart, 1899
 * Sandracottus chevrolati (Aubé, 1838)
 * Sandracottus dejeanii (Aubé, 1838)
 * Sandracottus femoralis Heller, 1934
 * Sandracottus festivus (Illiger, 1802)
 * Sandracottus guerini J.Balfour-Browne, 1939
 * Sandracottus insignis (Wehncke, 1876)
 * Sandracottus jaechi Wewalka & Vazirani, 1985
 * Sandracottus maculatus (Wehncke, 1876)
 * Sandracottus manipurensis Vazirani, 1969
 * Sandracottus mixtus (Blanchard, 1843)
 * Sandracottus nauticus Sharp, 1882
 * Sandracottus palawanensis Satô, 1979
 * Sandracottus rotundus Sharp, 1882

This species was recently described, but its status is uncertain:
 * Sandracottus vijayakumari Anand et al., 2021