Exocelina is a genus of diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are more than 200 described species in Exocelina, found mainly in Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand. 145 of these species have been described from New Guinea.[2][3][4]

Exocelina
Exocelina australis, Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Dytiscoidea
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Exocelina
Broun, 1886
Synonyms[1]
  • Papuadytes Balke, 1998

Species

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These 208 species belong to the genus Exocelina:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS report, Exocelina". Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  2. ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Exocelina Broun, 1886". Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  3. ^ Shaverdo, Helena; Surbakti, Suriani; Sumoked, Bob; Balke, Michael (2020). "Three new species of Exocelina Broun, 1886 from the southern slopes of the New Guinea central range, with introduction of the Exocelina skalei group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)". ZooKeys. 1007. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1007.59351. PMC 7788071. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  4. ^ a b Nilsson, Anders N.; Hájek, Jiří (2021). A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2021 (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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