Meridiorhantus orbignyi

Meridiorhantus orbignyi is an extinct species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. This species was formerly a member of the genus Rhantus.^[1][2]

Meridiorhantus orbignyi
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Subfamily:	Colymbetinae
Tribe:	Colymbetini
Genus:	Meridiorhantus
Species:	†M. orbignyi
Binomial name
†Meridiorhantus orbignyi (Balke, 1992)