Bidessini is a tribe of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are at least 40 genera and at least 630 described species in Bidessini.Bilton DT, Ribera I (2017). "A revision of Meladema diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), with the description of a new species from the central Mediterranean based on molecules and morphology". ZooKeys 702: 45-112.Bousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys 245: 1-1722.
Genera This is a list of 40 genera in the tribe Bidessini. Africodytes Biström, 1988 Allodessus Guignot, 1953 Amarodytes Régimbart, 1900 Anodocheilus Babington, 1841 Bidessodes Régimbart, 1900 Bidessonotus Régimbart, 1895 Bidessus Sharp, 1882 Borneodessus Balke, Hendrich, Mazzoldi and Biström, 2002 Brachyvatus Zimmermann, 1919 Clypeodytes Régimbart, 1894 Comaldessus Spangler & Barr, 1995 Crinodessus K. B. Miller, 1997 Fontidessus K. B. Miller and Spangler, 2008 Geodessus Brancucci, 1979 Gibbidessus Watts, 1978 Glareadessus Wewalka and Biström, 1998 Hemibidessus Zimmermann, 1921 Huxelhydrus Sharp, 1882 Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 1853 Hypodessus Guignot, 1939 Kakadudessus Hendrich and Balke, 2009 Leiodytes Guignot, 1936 Limbodessus Guignot, 1939 Liodessus Guignot, 1939 Microdessus Young, 1967 Neobidessodes Hendrich and Balke in Hendrich, Hawlitschek and Balke, 2009 Neobidessus Young, 1967 Neoclypeodytes Young, 1967 Pachynectes Régimbart, 1903 Papuadessus Balke, 2001 Platydytes Biström, 1988 Pseuduvarus Biström, 1988 Sharphydrus Omer-Cooper, 1958 Sinodytes Spangler, 1996 Tepuidessus Spangler, 1981 Trogloguignotus Sanfilippo, 1958 Tyndallhydrus Sharp, 1882 Uvarus Guignot, 1939 Yola Gozis, 1886 Yolina Guignot, 1936
References
Bibliography
D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. (2001). Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC 43253. Nilsson, Anders N. (2001). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera), 395.
Further reading
Arnett, R. H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). (21 December 2000) American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Bidessini