Hydrochara caraboides Linnaeus 1758 (lesser silver water beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae

Alternative combinations: Dytiscus caraboides, Hydrophilus caraboides

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Hydrochara according to F. G. Bidashko et al. 1995

See also De Geer 1774, Fabricius 1775, Green et al. 2006, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1776 and Zeuner 1931

Sister taxa: Hydrochara flavipes, Hydrochara libera, Hydrochara noachica, Hydrochara woodwardi

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Russian Federation (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

• Miocene of Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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