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Megadytes giganteus

Giant Diving Beetle


Megadytes giganteus

Cascarudo Buceador Gigante
Family: Dytiscidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Bifurcitus lherminieri, formerly Megadytes lherminieri, is a species in the genus Bifurcitus of large diving beetles found in the Neotropics.

Source: Wikipedia, article Megadytes giganteus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
176258901/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla GesellMarcos Garberoglio
136573607/02/2021ParaguayPresidente HayesKm 414 Río Paraguay - Astillero, Río Paraguay - Villa HayesGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
27281918/04/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
24591614/11/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosUrquiza y Sáenz Peña, ChajaríCarlos M. Grassini
35457427/01/2011ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas ToninasRomán Montero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Diving Beetle (Megadytes giganteus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.