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Checklist of Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 (Diving beetles)
for Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1640
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
1640
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
262
1593
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1374
2231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
69
660
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
89
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
19
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
16 Genera with 37 Species
Copelatus Erichson, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrus Illiger, 18084SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18925SpeciesTaxom
Limbodessus Guignot, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Megaporus Brinck, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neobidessodes Hendrich & B..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Onychohydrus Schaum, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Platynectes Régimbart, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Rhantaticus Sharp, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Sternhydrus Brinck, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Copelatus australiae (Clark, 1863)⇒ Exocelina australiae Clark, 1863
Copelatus clarki Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus divisus Watts, 1978
Copelatus elongatulus (MacLeay, 1871)⇒ Exocelina elongatula MacLeay, 1871
Copelatus marginatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus nigrolineatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cybister (Cybister) loxidiscus Wilke, 1920
Cybister (Cybister) tripunctatus Olivier, 1795Three-punctured diving beetle
Eretes australis Erichson, 1842
Exocelina melanaria Sharp, 1882
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) bihamatus Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) consanguineus Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) microdaemeli Watts, 1978
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) vittatus Fabricius, 1775
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) wattsi Daussin, 1980
Hydroglyphus daemeli Sharp, 1882
Hydroglyphus godeffroyi Sharp, 1882
Hydroglyphus mastersii W.J. Macleay, 1871
Hydrovatus fasciatus (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Hydrovatus pictulus Sharp, 1882
Hydrovatus parallelus (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Hydrovatus parallelipennis Régimbart, 1895
Hydrovatus rufoniger Clark, 1863Grand Junction camissonia
Hyphydrus decemmaculatus Wehncke, 1877
Hyphydrus elegans Montrouzier, 1860
Hyphydrus lyratus Swartz, 1808
Hyphydrus lyratus lyratus Swartz, 1808
Laccophilus cingulatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus clarki Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus quadrimaculatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus sharpi Régimbart, 1889
Laccophilus univittatus Régimbart, 1892
Limbodessus compactus Clark, 1862
Megaporus ruficeps Sharp, 1882
Neobidessodes mjobergi Zimmermann, 1922
Onychohydrus atratus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Sternhydrus atratus Fabricius, 1801
Platynectes (Gueorguievtes) decempunctatus Fabricius, 1775
Platynectes (Gueorguievtes) octodecimmaculatus W.S.Macleay, 1825
Rhantaticus congestus Klug, 1833
Sternhydrus atratus Fabricius, 1801

Subnodes of Dytiscidae with occurrences in Cairns
SubfamilyAgabinae
Thomson, 1867
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCopelatinae
Van den Branden, 1885
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCybistrinae
Sharp, 1880
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLaccophilinae
Gistel, 1856
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Dytiscidae (Leach 1815)
Dytiscidae (Leach 1815)


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