Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Synonyms: Hydrophilus giganteus Heer 1862, Hydrophilus knorrii Heer 1847
Full reference: O. Heer. 1847. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Erster Theil: Käfer 1-229
Belongs to Hydrophilus according to M. Fikáček and H. Schmied 2013
See also Hantke 1954, Heer 1847, Heer 1862 and Heer 1864
Sister taxa: Hydrophilus antiquus, Hydrophilus carbonarius, Hydrophilus extricatus, Hydrophilus gaudini, Hydrophilus kuntzeni, Hydrophilus magnificus, Hydrophilus pergrandis, Hydrophilus pistaceus, Hydrophilus rottensis, Hydrophilus ruminianus, Hydrophilus vexatorius
Type specimens:
- Hydrophilus spectabilis: Its type locality is Oeningen (Lavater'schen collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany
- Hydrophilus giganteus: ETHZ NO-Z51.3-39-4:4-Pl.I143b, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany.
- Hydrophilus knorrii: Its type locality is Oeningen (Carlsruhe collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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