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Bifurcitus

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Bifurcitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Tribe: Cybistrini
Genus: Bifurcitus
Brinck, 1945

Bifurcitus is a genus of beetles in the dytiscid subfamily Cybistrinae that occur in the Neotropics. The genus contains three species, two extant and one presumed extinct; they were previously classified in the genus Megadytes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Kelly B.; Michat, Mariano C.; Ferreira, Nelson (2024). "Reclassification of Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 in the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae), with description of new taxa". ZooKeys (1188): 126–168. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1188.110081. PMC 10790577.