Liadytiscinae is a subfamily of extinct predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are about 5 genera and 10 described species in Liadytiscinae.[1][2][3][4] All currently known members of the subfamily are known from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of China.

Liadytiscinae
Temporal range: Aptian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Liadytiscinae
Prokin & Ren, 2010
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Genera

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These five genera belong to the subfamily Liadytiscinae:

References

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  1. ^ Prokin, Alexandr; Dong, Ren (2010). "New Mesozoic Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) from China". Paleontological Journal. 44 (5): 526–533. Bibcode:2010PalJ...44..526P. doi:10.1134/S0031030110050072.
  2. ^ Prokin, Alexander A.; Petrov, Pyotr N.; Wang, Bo; Ponomarenko, Alexander (2013). "New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)". Zootaxa. 3666 (2): 137–59. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3666.2.2. PMID 26217842.
  3. ^ Nilsson, A.N. A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga) (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

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