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Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Hydrophilidae Latreille p. 136
1831Sphaeridium melanarium Gistl p. 247
1847Escheria Heer p. 57
1847Escheria ovalis Heer p. 57 figs. Pl 7, fig 23
1862Escheria bella Heer p. 69 figs. Pl 5, fig 17
1864Escheria bella Heer p. 381 fig. 273
1880Escheriidae Kolbe p. 266
1885Escheria bella Scudder p. 802 fig. 1063
1916Hydrophilidae Tillyard
1918Hydrophilidae Tillyard
1923Hydrophilidae Tillyard
1981Hydrophilidae Crowson p. 694
1985Mesosperchus schultzi Ponomarenko p. 142 figs. 6; Pl 2 fig 3
1992Escheria Carpenter
1992Hydrophilidae Carpenter
1995Hydrophilidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2010Hydrophilidae Fikáček et al.
2011Hydrophilidae Bouchard et al. p. 153
2016Hydrophilidae Webster
2017Hydrophilidae Fikáček et al. p. 50
2022Hydrophilidae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyHydrophiloidea
familyHydrophilidae
familyHydrophilidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Hydrophilidae Latreille 1802 [water scavenger beetle]
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Subfm. Acidocerinae Zaitzev 1908
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G. Helochares Mulsant 1846
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†Helochares fog Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021
†Helochares mydaleus Zhang 1989
G. †Hydroyixia Fikáček et al. 2014
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†Hydroyixia elongata Fikáček et al. 2014
†Hydroyixia latissima Fikáček et al. 2014
Invalid names: Horelophopsinae Hansen 1997 [synonym]
G. †Alegorius Fikáček et al. 2014
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†Alegorius yixianus Fikáček et al. 2014
G. †Aposphinctus Bode 1953
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Invalid names: Spalacoides simplex Bode 1953 [synonym]
†Aposphinctus sibiricus Ponomarenko 1990
†Aposphinctus striatus Bode 1953
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Invalid names: Hexameristus inflatus Bode 1953 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hexameristus Bode 1953 [synonym], Spalacoides Bode 1953 [synonym], Streblocardioides Bode 1953 [synonym]
Subfm. Chaetarthriinae Bedel 1881
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Tr. Anacaenini Hansen 1991
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G. Anacaena Thomson 1859
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†Anacaena morla Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021
†Anacaena paleodominica Fikáček and Engel 2011
G. Crenitis Bedel 1881
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†Crenitis profechuyi Arriaga-Varela et al. 2021
G. †Cretocrenis Fikáček et al. 2017
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†Cretocrenis burmanicus Fikáček et al. 2017
Invalid names: Horelophinae Hansen 1991 [synonym]
Tr. Chaetarthriini Bedel 1881
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G. Chaetarthria Stephens 1835
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G. †Creniphilites Wickham 1913
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†Creniphilites orpheus Wickham 1913
G. †Cretosperchus Ponomarenko 1997
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†Cretosperchus medievalis Ponomarenko 1997
Subfm. Enochrinae Short and Fikáček 2013
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G. Cymbiodyta Bedel 1881
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†Cymbiodyta exstincta Scudder 1900
†Cymbiodyta samueli Fikáček et al. 2023
G. Enochrus Thomson 1859
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†Enochrus innovatus Theobald 1937
†Enochrus lapsus Zhang 1989
†Enochrus pleistocenicus Lomnicki 1894
†Enochrus primaevus Scudder 1876
†Enochrus scudderi Wickham 1909
†Enochrus striatus Theobald 1937
Invalid names: Philydrus Solier 1834 [replaced]
Subfm. Georissinae Laporte 1819
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G. †Georissites Ponomarenko 2008
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†Georissites magnus Haupt 1956
†Georissites negev Ponomarenko 2008
G. Georissus Latreille 1809
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G. Hydrocharis Berthold 1827
Subfm. Hydrochinae Thomson 1859
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G. Hydrochus Germar 1824
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†Hydrochus amictus Scudder 1890
Hydrochus elongatus Schaller 1783
†Hydrochus relictus Scudder 1890
Subfm. Hydrophilinae Latreille 1802
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Tr. Berosini Mulsant 1844
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G. Berosus Leach 1817
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Subg. Berosus (Berosus) Leach 1817
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†Berosus (Berosus) morticinus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
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Invalid names: Berosus capitatus Statz 1939 [synonym]
†Berosus barclayi Ponomarenko and Soriano 2019
Berosus luridus Linnaeus 1761
†Berosus sexstriatus Scudder 1878
Berosus signaticollis Charpentier 1825
Berosus spinosus Steven 1808
†Berosus tenuis Scudder 1878
Tr. Hydrobiusini Mulsant 1844
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G. †Baissalarva Fikáček et al. 2014
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†Baissalarva hydrobioides Fikáček et al. 2014
G. †Cretoxenus Fikáček et al. 2014
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†Cretoxenus australis Fikáček et al. 2014
G. Hydrobius Linnaeus 1758
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†Hydrobius confixus Scudder 1890
Hydrobius convexus Brullé 1835
†Hydrobius couloni Heer 1862
†Hydrobius decineratus Scudder 1878
Hydrobius fuscipes Linnaeus 1758
†Hydrobius longicollis Heer 1847
†Hydrobius maceratus Scudder 1900
†Hydrobius prisconatator Wickham 1911
†Hydrobius titan Wickham 1913
G. Limnoxenus Motshulsky 1853
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†Limnoxenus olenus Fikáček et al. 2010
Invalid names: Sperchopsini Hansen 1991 [synonym]
Tr. Hydrophilini Latreille 1802
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Invalid names: Hydrophilina Latreille 1802 [invalid subgroup], Hydrophilopsis Heer 1862 [nomen dubium], Hydrophilopsis elongata Heer 1862 [nomen dubium], Hydrous ovalis Heer 1862 [nomen dubium]
Tr. Laccobiini Houlbert 1922
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G. Laccobius Erichson 1837
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Laccobius ellipticus Le Conte 1855
†Laccobius elongatus Scudder 1878
†Laccobius flachii Lomnicki 1894
Laccobius minutus Linnaeus 1758
†Laccobius priscus Oustalet 1870
†Laccobius vetustus Oustalet 1874
G. Paracymus Thomson 1867
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†Paracymus excitatus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
Invalid names: Amphiopini Kuwert 1890 [empty], Cymbiodyta austerus Statz 1939 [nomen dubium]
G. †Orphnospercheus Lin 1992
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G. †Paraspercheus Ponomarenko 1977
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†Paraspercheus asiaticus Ponomarenko 1977
†Paraspercheus vitimensis Ponomarenko 1977
G. †Penitus Zhang et al. 1994
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†Penitus gemellus Zhang et al. 1994
G. Philhydrus Solier 1834
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†Philhydrus scudderi Wickham 1909
G. †Prospercheus Prokin 2009
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†Prospercheus cristatus Prokin 2009
G. †Protochares Fikáček et al. 2014
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†Protochares brevipalpis Fikáček et al. 2014
G. Regimbartia Zaitzev 1908
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Regimbartia attenuata Fabricius 1801
Subfm. Rygmodinae Orchymont 1916
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Invalid names: Andotypini Hansen 1991 [synonym], Borborophorini Hansen 1991 [synonym], Tormissini Hansen 1991 [synonym]
Subfm. Sphaeridiinae Latreille 1802
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Tr. Coelostomatini Heyden 1891
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G. Coelostoma Brullé 1835
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Coelostoma orbiculare Fabricius 1775
Coelostoma stultum Walker 1858
Tr. Megasternini Mulsant 1844
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G. Cercyon Leach 1817
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Cercyon analis Paykull 1798
Cercyon herceus Smetana 1978
Cercyon luniger Mannerheim 1853
Cercyon marinus Thomson 1853
Cercyon melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
Cercyon pygmaeus Illiger 1801
Cercyon sternalis Sharp 1918
†Cercyon terrigena Scudder 1879
Cercyon tristis Illiger 1801
Cercyon ustulatus Preyssler 1790
G. Cryptopleurum Mulsant 1844
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Cryptopleurum crenatum Kugelann 1794
Cryptopleurum minutum Fabricius 1775
G. Megasternum Mulsant 1844
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Megasternum obscurum Marsham 1802
Tr. Sphaeridiini Latreille 1802
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G. Sphaeridium Fabricius 1775
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Invalid names: Omicrini Smetana 1975 [empty], Protosternini Hansen 1991 [empty]
G. Sternolophus Solier 1834
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Sternolophus rufipes Fabricius 1792
Invalid names: Escheria Heer 1847 [nomen dubium], Escheria bella Heer 1862 [nomen dubium], Escheria ovalis Heer 1847 [nomen dubium], Escheriidae Kolbe 1880 [synonym], Mesosperchus schultzi Ponomarenko 1985 [nomen dubium], Spercheinae Erichson 1837 [empty], Sphaeridium melanarium Gistl 1831 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available