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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5105
23655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
317
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
57
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
50
286
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
50 Genera with 286 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNPQRSTUV
Agabus Leach, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Agametrus Sharp, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Andonectes Guéorguiev, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Anodocheilus Babington, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Bidessodes Régimbart, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bidessonotus Régimbart, 194716SpeciesTaxom
Bidessus Sharp, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Boreonectes Angus, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Brachyvatus Zimmermann, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Celina Aubé, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Clarkhydrus Fery & Ribera, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 201833SpeciesTaxom
Coptotomus Say, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Derovatellus Sharp, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 198127SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscus Linnaeus, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Graptodytes Seidlitz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodytes Miller, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 199710SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Ilybiosoma Crotch, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Laccodytes Régimbart, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Laccomimus Toledo & Michat, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 201745SpeciesTaxom
Leconectes Fery & Ribera, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Liodessus Guignot, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Megadytes Sharp, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Mystonectes Fery & Ribera, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nebrioporus Régimbart, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nectoboreus Fery & Ribera, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Neobidessus Young, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Neoclypeodytes Young, 200120SpeciesTaxom
Neptosternus Sharp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pachydrus Sharp, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Platambus C.G. Thomson, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Platynectes Régimbart, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Queda Sharp, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 19908SpeciesTaxom
Sanfilippodytes Franciscolo, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Stictotarsus Zimmermann, 185211SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 198113SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Vatellus Aubé, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
286 Species and 19 Subspecies
Agabus (Agabus) gringo Larson, 2000
Agabus (Gaurodytes) guttatus Paykull, 1798Largeflower evening primrose
Agabus (Gaurodytes) heydeni Wehncke, 1872
Agabus corticeus Lomnicki, 1894
Agametrus nitens Sharp, 1887
Agametrus peruvianus Laporte, 1835
Anodocheilus francescae Young, 1974Sand-dune skyrocket
Anodocheilus germanus Sharp, 1882
Anodocheilus guatemalensis Zaitzev, 1910
Anodocheilus maculatus Babington, 1841
Anodocheilus ruthae Young, 1974Sand-dune skyrocket
Anodocheilus silvestrii Régimbart, 1903
Anodocheilus villae Young, 1974Sand-dune skyrocket
Bidessodes (Bidessodes) elongatus Sharp, 1882
Bidessonotus canis K.B.Miller, 1997
Bidessonotus championi J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessonotus inigmaticus Young, 1990
Bidessonotus mexicanus Régimbart, 1895
Bidessonotus mobilis J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessonotus morosus J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessonotus paludicolus Young, 1990
Bidessonotus peregrinus J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessonotus pictus Young, 1990
Bidessonotus pollostus Young, 1990
Bidessonotus regimbarti J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessonotus rhampherens Young, 1990
Bidessonotus rubellus Young, 1990
Bidessonotus sobrinus J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessonotus tibialis Régimbart, 1895
Bidessonotus vicinus J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Bidessus guatemalensis (Zaitzev, 1910)⇒ Anodocheilus guatemalensis Zaitzev, 1910
Boreonectes aequinoctialis H.Clark, 1862
Boreonectes funereus Crotch, 1873
Boreonectes striatellus LeConte, 1852
Brachyvatus apicatus Clark, 1862
Celina contiger Guignot, 1947
Celina debilis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Celina gracilicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Celina guayaquilensis Guignot, 1953
Celina punctata Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Clarkhydrus corvinus Sharp, 1887
Clarkhydrus decemsignatus Clark, 1862
Clarkhydrus eximius Motschulsky, 1859
Clarkhydrus interjectus Sharp, 1882
Clarkhydrus minax Zimmerman, 1982
Clarkhydrus opaculus Sharp, 1882
Clarkhydrus roffii Clark, 1862
Copelatus agrias Guignot, 1954
Copelatus biformis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus biolleyi Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Copelatus caelatipennis Aubé, 1838Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus caelatipennis fragilis Sharp, 1882
Copelatus caelatus Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Copelatus chevrolati Aubé, 1838Chain fern
Copelatus chevrolati renovatus Guignot, 1952
Copelatus chibcha Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Copelatus debilis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus depressus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus distinctus Aubé, 1838
Copelatus duodecimstriatus Aubé, 1838
Copelatus impressicollis (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Copelatus distinctus Aubé, 1838
Copelatus incognitus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus integer Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus laccophilinus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus laeticulus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus latifasciatus Bilardo & Ro..., 1999
Copelatus mancus Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Copelatus mundus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus nigricans Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus paryphes Guignot, 1955
Copelatus posticatus Fabricius, 1801
Copelatus prolongatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus proximus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus sallaei Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus sharpi (Branden, 1885)⇒ Exocelina australis Clark, 1863
Copelatus silvestrii Régimbart, 1903
Copelatus solitarius Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus terminalis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus validus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Copelatus yaguarete Scheers, 2018
Coptotomus serripalpus Say, 1830Prickly scorpion's-tail
Coptotomus venustus Say, 1823
Cybister (Cybister) cavicollis Sharp, 1887
Cybister (Cybister) explanatus LeConte, 1852
Cybister (Cybister) fimbriolatus Say, 1823Predaceous Diving Beetle
Cybister (Cybister) flavocinctus Aubé, 1838
Cybister (Cybister) fusculus (Zimmermann, 1919)⇒ Cybister explanatus LeConte, 1852
Cybister (Neocybister) festae Griffini, 1895
Deronectes bicostatus Schaum, 1864
Derovatellus floridanus (Fall, 1932)⇒ Derovatellus lentus Wehncke, 1876
Derovatellus ibarrai Spangler, 1966
Derovatellus lentus Wehncke, 1876
Desmopachria basicollis Guignot, 1950Miller Canyon woodlandsnail
Desmopachria bryanstonii Clark, 1862
Desmopachria circularis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Desmopachria decorosa Young, 1995
Desmopachria defloccata Young, 1981
Desmopachria dispar Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Desmopachria dispersa Crotch, 1873
Desmopachria flavida Young, 1981
Desmopachria glabricula Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Desmopachria grouvellei Régimbart, 1895
Desmopachria isthmia Young, 1981
Desmopachria majuscula Young, 1990
Desmopachria margarita Young, 1990
Desmopachria mexicana Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Desmopachria mortimer K.B.Miller, 2020
Desmopachria mutata Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Desmopachria pittieri Young, 1995
Desmopachria portmanni Clark, 1862
Desmopachria signata Zimmermann, 1921
Desmopachria sobrina Young, 1995
Desmopachria speculum Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Desmopachria striola Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Desmopachria variegata Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Desmopachria vicina Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Desmopachria volvata Young, 1981
Desmopachria zethus Young, 1995
Desmopachria zimmermani Young, 1981
Dytiscus (Dytiscus) latissimus Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Dytiscus habilis Say, 1830Prickly scorpion's-tail
Eretes explicitus K.B.Miller, 2002
Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Exocelina australis Clark, 1863
Exocelina glypta Guignot, 1955
Graptodytes pictus Fabricius, 1787
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) fractivittis Guignot, 1951
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) rimosus Aubé, 1838
Hydrodytes inaciculatus Guignot, 1957
Hydrodytes opalinus Zimmermann, 1921
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) discretus Fairmaire & ..., 1859
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) obsoletus Aubé, 1838
Hydroporus (Hydroporus) pubescens Gyllenhal, 1808
Hydroporus civicus Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Hydroporus nevadensis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrovatus concolor Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Hydrovatus hintoni Biström, 1997
Hydrovatus hornii Crotch, 1873
Hydrovatus ischyrus Guignot, 1954
Hydrovatus kavanaughi Biström, 1997
Hydrovatus leconteii Clark, 1862
Hydrovatus longior Biström, 1997
Hydrovatus regimbarti Zimmermann, 1919Florida Mountain woodlandsnail
Hydrovatus sharpi (Branden, 1885)⇒ Hydrovatus regimbarti Zimmermann, 1919
Hydrovatus youngi Biström, 1997
Hygrotus (Coelambus) lutescens LeConte, 1852Predaceous diving beetle
Hygrotus (Coelambus) novemlineatus Stephens, 1829
Hygrotus (Coelambus) nubilus LeConte, 1855
Hygrotus (Coelambus) patruelis LeConte, 1855
Hygrotus (Coelambus) unguicularis Crotch, 1874
Hygrotus (Coelambus) wardii Clark, 1862
Hygrotus infacetus Clark, 1862
Ilybiosoma amaroides Sharp, 1882
Ilybiosoma flohrianum Sharp, 1887
Ilybiosoma minnesotense Wallis, 1933
Ilybiosoma oaxacaense Larson, 2000
Ilybiosoma oaxacense Larson, 2000
Ilybiosoma regulare LeConte, 1852
Ilybius walsinghami Crotch, 1873
Laccomimus distinctus Toledo & Michat, 2015
Laccomimus pumilio LeConte, 1878
Laccomimus spangleri Toledo & Michat, 2015
Laccophilus agilis Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Laccophilus duplex Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus fasciatus Aubé, 1838Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus fasciatus fasciatus Aubé, 1838
Laccophilus filicornis Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Laccophilus fragilis Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Laccophilus fuscipennis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus gentilis LeConte, 1863Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus gentilis suavis Sharp, 1882
Laccophilus huastecus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus hyalinus De Geer, 1774
Laccophilus leechi Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus maculosus Say, 1823Dingy Diver
Laccophilus mexicanus Aubé, 1838
Laccophilus mexicanus mexicanus Aubé, 1838
Laccophilus mexicanus oaxacensis Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus mistecus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus mistecus aztecus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus mistecus mistecus Sharp, 1882
Laccophilus oscillator Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus oscillator laevipennis Sharp, 1882
Laccophilus oscillator oscillator Sharp, 1882
Laccophilus ovatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus ovatus zapotecus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus peregrinus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus peregrinus peregrinus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus peregrinus variabilis Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus perparvulus Régimbart, 1895
Laccophilus persimilis Régimbart, 1895
Laccophilus pictus (Laporte, 1835)⇒ Laccophilus hyalinus De Geer, 1774
Laccophilus pictus pictus Laporte, 1835
Laccophilus proximus Say, 1823
Laccophilus pseudomexicanus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus quadrilineatus G. Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Laccophilus quadrilineatus mayae Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus quadrilineatus tehuanensis Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus raitti Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus salvini Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus sonorensis Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus spangleri Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus spergatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus vacaensis Young, 1953Ball-head skyrocket
Laccophilus vacaensis thermophilus Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus youngi Zimmerman, 1970
Laccophilus zimmermani Arce-Pérez &..., 2017
Leconectes striatellus LeConte, 1852
Liodessus abjectus Sharp, 1882
Liodessus adumbratus Clark, 1862
Liodessus obscurellus LeConte, 1852
Megadytes (Bifurcitus) giganteus (Laporte, 1835)⇒ Megadytes lherminieri Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Megadytes (Bifurcitus) lherminieri Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Megadytes (Bifurcitus) magnus Trémouilles ..., 1980
Megadytes (Megadytes) flohri Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Megadytes (Megadytes) fraternus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Megadytes (Megadytes) guignoti Mouchamps, 1957
Megadytes (Trifurcitus) obesus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Mystonectes grammicus Sharp, 1887
Nebrioporus (Nebrioporus) depressus Fabricius, 1775
Nectoboreus aequinoctialis Clark, 1862
Nectoboreus funereus Crotch, 1873
Neobidessus obtusoides Young, 1977
Neobidessus obtusus Sharp, 1882
Neobidessus persimilis Régimbart, 1895
Neobidessus spangleri Young, 1977
Neobidessus youngi Leech, 1948
Neoclypeodytes astrapus K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes balkei Scheers & Há..., 2020
Neoclypeodytes challeti K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes cinctellus LeConte, 1852
Neoclypeodytes curtulus Sharp, 1887
Neoclypeodytes discedens Sharp, 1882
Neoclypeodytes edithae K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes fortunensis Scheers & Há..., 2020
Neoclypeodytes fryii Clark, 1862
Neoclypeodytes haroldi K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes latifrons Sharp, 1882
Neoclypeodytes luctuosus Guignot, 1949
Neoclypeodytes lynceus Sharp, 1882
Neoclypeodytes megalus K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes moroni Arce-Pérez &..., 2015
Neoclypeodytes nanus K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes obesus Sharp, 1882
Neoclypeodytes quadrinotatus Sharp, 1882
Neoclypeodytes similis K.B.Miller, 2001
Neoclypeodytes tumulus K.B.Miller, 2001
Neptosternus compsus Guignot, 1953
Pachydrus cribratus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pachydrus obesus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pachydrus politus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Platambus americanus Aubé, 1838
Platambus apache Young, 1981
Platambus aztec Larson, 2000
Platambus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Platambus maya Larson, 2000
Platambus mexicanus Larson, 2000
Platambus semivittatus LeConte, 1852
Platambus spinipes Sharp, 1882
Platynectes (Platynectes) parananus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Platynectes (Platynectes) rodriguezi Severin, 1890
Platynectes nitens Sharp, 1887
Platynectes zoque Stastný, Von..., 2020
Queda compressa Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Queda youngi Biström, 1990
Rhantus (Rhantus) anisonychus Crotch, 1873
Rhantus (Rhantus) atricolor Aubé, 1838
Rhantus (Rhantus) binotatus (Harris, 1828)⇒ Rhantus gutticollis Say, 1830
Rhantus (Rhantus) bohlei Balke, Rough..., 2002
Rhantus (Rhantus) calidus Fabricius, 1792
Rhantus (Rhantus) exsoletus Forster, 1771
Rhantus (Rhantus) gutticollis Say, 1830Predaceous diving beetle
Rhantus (Rhantus) souzannae Balke, 1990
Sanfilippodytes kingii Clark, 1862
Sanfilippodytes sbordonii Franciscolo, 1979
Stictotarsus aequinoctialis (Clark, 1862)⇒ Boreonectes aequinoctialis H.Clark, 1862
Stictotarsus corvinus Sharp, 1887
Stictotarsus decemsignatus Clark, 1862
Stictotarsus eximius Motschulsky, 1859
Stictotarsus funereus (Crotch, 1873)⇒ Boreonectes funereus Crotch, 1873
Stictotarsus grammicus Sharp, 1887
Stictotarsus interjectus Sharp, 1882
Stictotarsus minax Zimmerman, 1982
Stictotarsus opaculus Sharp, 1882
Stictotarsus roffii Clark, 1862
Stictotarsus striatellus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Boreonectes striatellus LeConte, 1852
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829
Thermonectus circumscriptus Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Thermonectus cuneatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Thermonectus depictus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Thermonectus margineguttatus Aubé, 1838
Thermonectus marmoratus Gray, 1831Spotted diving beetle
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus Aubé, 1838
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus Aubé, 1838
Thermonectus nigrofasciatus ornaticollis Aubé, 1838
Thermonectus nobilis Zimmermann, 1924Eveningsnow
Thermonectus sibleyi Goodhue-McWi..., 1981
Thermonectus succinctus Aubé, 1838
Thermonectus zimmermani Goodhue-McWi..., 1981
Uvarus costaricensis Guignot, 1939
Uvarus magensis Clark, 1862
Uvarus spretus Sharp, 1882
Uvarus subornatus Sharp, 1882
Vatellus mexicanus Sharp, 1882

Subnodes of Dytiscidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAgabinae
Thomson, 1867
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyColymbetinae
Erichson, 1837
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopelatinae
Van den Branden, 1885
2
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptotominae
Branden, 1885
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCybistrinae
Sharp, 1880
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrodytinae
Miller, 2001
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
28
151
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaccophilinae
Gistel, 1856
4
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



Dytiscidae (Leach 1815)
Dytiscidae (Leach 1815)


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