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Checklist for Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 (Diving beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
245
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
3
38
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
35
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
35 Genera with 74 Species
#ABCDEGHILNPRSTUY
Agabus Leach, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Andex Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bidessus Sharp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Canthyporus Zimmermann, 19238SpeciesTaxom
Caperhantus Balke, Hajek..., 2017
0SpeciesTaxom
Clypeodytes Régimbart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coelhydrus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Darwinhydrus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Graptodytes Seidlitz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Herophydrus Sharp, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Hydropeplus Sharp, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrus Illiger, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Nebrioporus Régimbart, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Neptosternus Sharp, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Philaccolus Guignot, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Philodytes Balfour-Browne, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Platambus C.G. Thomson, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Primospes Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Sharphydrus Omer-Cooper, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tikoloshanes Omer-Cooper, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tyndallhydrus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Yola des Gozis, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
74 Species
Agabus (Acatodes) raffrayi Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Agabus (Acatodes) ruwenzoricus Guignot, 1936Plummer's cliff fern
Agabus (Acatodes) sturmii Gyllenhal, 1808
Agabus (Gaurodytes) didymus Olivier, 1795
Agabus (Gaurodytes) paludosus Fabricius, 1801
Andex insignis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Bidessus imitator Omer-Cooper, 1953
Canthyporus canthydroides Régimbart, 1895
Canthyporus congener Omer-Cooper, 1956
Canthyporus hottentottus Gemminger & ..., 1868
Canthyporus latus Omer-Cooper, 1965
Canthyporus lowryi Omer-Cooper, 1965
Canthyporus navigator Guignot, 1951
Canthyporus petulans Guignot, 1951
Canthyporus testaceus Zimmermann, 1923
Clypeodytes (Clypeodytes) meridionalis Régimbart, 1895
Coelhydrus brevicollis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus capensis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus erichsonii Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Copelatus platynotus Régimbart, 1895
Cybister (Cybister) senegalensis Aubé, 1838
Cybister (Cybister) tripunctatus Olivier, 1795Three-punctured diving beetle
Cybister (Megadytoides) marginicollis Boheman, 1848
Darwinhydrus solidus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Exocelina glypta Guignot, 1955
Graptodytes pictus Fabricius, 1787
Herophydrus capensis Régimbart, 1895
Herophydrus endroedyi Biström & Ni..., 2002
Herophydrus ignoratus Gschwendtner, 1933
Herophydrus inquinatus Boheman, 1848
Herophydrus obscurus Sharp, 1882
Hydaticus (Guignotites) leander (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Prodaticus leander Rossi, 1790
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) caffer Boheman, 1848
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) capicola Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) galla Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) intermedius (Régimbart, 1895)⇒ Graphoderus cinereus Linnaeus, 1758
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) servillianus Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) sobrinus Aubé, 1838
Hydroglyphus infirmus Boheman, 1848
Hydroglyphus lineolatus Boheman, 1848
Hydropeplus montanus Omer-Cooper, 1965
Hydropeplus trimaculatus Laporte, 1835
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) palustris (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Hydroporus notatus Sturm, 1835
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) pubescens Gyllenhal, 1808
Hydrovatus macrocerus Régimbart, 1895
Hydrovatus nefandus Omer-Cooper, 1957
Hygrotus (Coelambus) impressopunctatus Schaller, 1783
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) quinquelineatus Zetterstedt, 1828
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) versicolor Schaller, 1783
Hyphydrus gabonicus Régimbart, 1895
Hyphydrus opaculus Régimbart, 1895
Hyphydrus ovatus Linnaeus, 1761
Hyphydrus soni Biström, 1982
Ilybius (Ilybius) fuliginosus Fabricius, 1792Mud Dweller
Laccophilus cyclopis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus hyalinus De Geer, 1774
Laccophilus lineatus Aubé, 1838
Nebrioporus (Nebrioporus) assimilis Paykull, 1798
Nebrioporus (Zimmermannius) capensis Omer-Cooper, 1953
Neptosternus alluaudi Régimbart, 1903
Philaccolus lineatoguttatus Régimbart, 1894
Platambus heteronychus Nilsson, 2003
Primospes suturalis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Rhantus (Rhantus) capensis Aubé, 1838
Rhantus (Rhantus) cicurius Fabricius, 1787
Rhantus (Rhantus) concolorans Wallengren, 1881
Sharphydrus capensis Omer-Cooper, 1955
Sharphydrus coriaceus Régimbart, 1894
Tikoloshanes eretiformis Omer-Cooper, 1956
Tyndallhydrus caraboides Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Uvarus omalus Guignot, 1956
Yola subopaca Régimbart, 1895
Yola tuberculata Régimbart, 1895

Subnodes of Dytiscidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAgabinae
Thomson, 1867
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyColymbetinae
Erichson, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopelatinae
Van den Branden, 1885
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCybistrinae
Sharp, 1880
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
20
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaccophilinae
Gistel, 1856
4
5
Genera
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