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Checklist for Tribe Colymbetini Erichson, 1837
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
9
1011
12376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
5
107
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
91
1536
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColymbetinae
Erichson, 1837
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeColymbetini
Erichson, 1837
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 27 Species
Caperhantus Balke, Hajek..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Meladema Laporte de C..., 17753SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 194821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
27 Species
Caperhantus cicurius Fabricius, 1787
Colymbetes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Colymbetes piceus Klug, 1834
Meladema coriacea Laporte, 1835
Meladema imbricata Wollaston, 1871
Meladema lanio Fabricius, 1775
Rhantus (Rhantus) alluaudi Peschet, 1910
Rhantus (Rhantus) bouvieri Régimbart, 1900
Rhantus (Rhantus) calidus Fabricius, 1792
Rhantus (Rhantus) capensis Aubé, 1838
Rhantus (Rhantus) cicurius Fabricius, 1787
Rhantus (Rhantus) colymbitoides Gschwendtner, 1932
Rhantus (Rhantus) concolorans Wallengren, 1881
Rhantus (Rhantus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Rhantus (Rhantus) includens Walker, 1871
Rhantus (Rhantus) latus Fairmaire, 1869
Rhantus (Rhantus) longulus Régimbart, 1895
Rhantus (Rhantus) manjakatompo Pederzani an..., 2009
Rhantus (Rhantus) phocaenarum Guignot, 1957
Rhantus (Rhantus) rohani Peschet, 1924
Rhantus (Rhantus) socialis C.O.Waterhouse, 1876
Rhantus (Rhantus) stenonychus Régimbart, 1895
Rhantus (Rhantus) suturalis (W.S.Macleay, 1825)⇒ Rhantus frontalis Marsham, 1802
Rhantus (Rhantus) vinsoni Balke, 1992
Rhantus (Rhantus) wittei Gschwendtner, 1938
Rhantus peringueyi (Régimbart, 1895)⇒ Rhantus concolorans Wallengren, 1881
Rhantus tristanicola Brinck, 1948


Links, sources and further information
Colymbetini at artfakta.se
Colymbetini at dyntaxa.se
Colymbetini at itis.gov