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Nartus sinuatus

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 1, 2024
Entity authorityQ2164145 ↗
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Nartus sinuatus Black with dark rufous legs; posterior margin of pronotum arched just before hind angles(3) is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae, found in North America. This species was formerly a member of the genus Rhantus.

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The public source identifies “Nartus sinuatus” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nartus, sinuatus and species.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 1, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q2164145. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Nartus sinuatus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.