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Checklist for Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 (Diving beetles)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
239
953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
18
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
17
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
17 Genera with 39 Species
Aethionectes Sharp, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Africodytes Biström, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Bidessus Sharp, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Clypeodytes Régimbart, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Derovatellus Sharp, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrus Illiger, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Pseuduvarus Biström, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Yolina Guignot, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
39 Species
Aethionectes fulvonotatus Clark, 1864
Africodytes maximus Biström, 1995
Agabus corticeus Lomnicki, 1894
Bidessus complicatus Sharp, 1904
Bidessus nesioticus Guignot, 1956
Bidessus ovoideus Régimbart, 1895
Clypeodytes (Clypeodytes) proditus Guignot, 1942
Copelatus longicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus sylvaticus Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Copelatus togoensis Régimbart, 1895
Copelatus vigintisulcatus Régimbart, 1895
Cybister (Melanectes) vicinus Zimmermann, 1917
Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Derovatellus caprai Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Derovatellus wewalkai Biström, 1979
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) arcuatus Régimbart, 1895
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) septemlineatus Zimmermann, 1928Eveningsnow
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ugandaensis Guignot, 1936Plummer's cliff fern
Hydroglyphus koppi Régimbart, 1895
Hydrovatus cristatus Guignot, 1958
Hydrovatus leonardii Bilardo & Pe..., 1978
Hydrovatus parvulus Régimbart, 1900
Hydrovatus regimbarti Zimmermann, 1919Florida Mountain woodlandsnail
Hydrovatus senegalensis Régimbart, 1895
Hyphydrus aequatorialis Biström, 1983
Hyphydrus dissimilis Biström, 1983
Hyphydrus maculatus Babington, 1841
Hyphydrus silvanus Bilardo, 1982
Laccophilus adspersus Boheman, 1848
Laccophilus contiro Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Laccophilus inconstans Biström, Nil..., 2015
Laccophilus modestus Régimbart, 1895
Laccophilus propinquus Omer-Cooper, 1958
Laccophilus secundus Régimbart, 1895
Laccophilus taeniolatus Régimbart, 1889
Pseuduvarus vitticollis Boheman, 1848
Uvarus baoulicus Guignot, 1939
Uvarus limicola Bilardo & Pe..., 1978
Yolina chopardi Guignot, 1950

Subnodes of Dytiscidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyAgabinae
Thomson, 1867
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopelatinae
Van den Branden, 1885
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCybistrinae
Sharp, 1880
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaccophilinae
Gistel, 1856
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Dytiscidae (Leach 1815)
Dytiscidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Dytiscidae at artfakta.se
Dytiscidae at dyntaxa.se
Dytiscidae at gbif.org
Dytiscidae at irmng.org
Dytiscidae at itis.gov
Dytiscidae at marinespecies.org