Abstract
Three new species in the genus Microdytes Balfour-Browne (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) are described from southwestern India: M. cameroni n. sp., M. svensoni n. sp. and M. whitingi n. sp. A key to the ten species of the genus Microdytes currently known from India is provided, and some new records of Indian Microdytes are given.References
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