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Checklist for Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 (Diving beetles)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
331
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
40
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
34
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
34 Genera with 70 Species
#ABCDEHILMNPRST
Acilius Leach, 1758Small Flat Diving Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Agabus Leach, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Allodessus Guignot, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Antiporus Sharp, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bidessonotus Régimbart, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Carabdytes Balke, Hendr..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Celina Aubé, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Coptotomus Say, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 201011SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrus Illiger, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Liodessus Guignot, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Megaporus Brinck, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Necterosoma MacLeay, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neoporus Guignot, 1882Water tigers2SpeciesTaxom
Philaccolilus Guignot, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Platynectes Régimbart, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Pteroporus Guignot, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rhantaticus Sharp, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 17858SpeciesTaxom
Sandracottus Sharp, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Typhlodessus Brancucci, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
70 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acilius (Acilius) sulcatus Linnaeus, 1758
Agabus (Gaurodytes) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Agabus (Gaurodytes) nebulosus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Agabus conspersus Marsham, 1802
Agabus corticeus Lomnicki, 1894
Allodessus bistrigatus Clark, 1862
Antiporus blakeii Clark, 1862
Carabdytes upin Balke, Hendr..., 1992
Celina angustata Aubé, 1838
Colymbetes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Copelatus (Copelatus) irregularis W.J. Macleay, 1871
Copelatus bimaculatus (Resende & Vanin, 1991)⇒ Exocelina bimaculata Perroud & Mo..., 1864
Copelatus blatchleyi Young, 1953Ball-head skyrocket
Copelatus marginatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Coptotomus interrogatus Fabricius, 1801
Coptotomus venustus Say, 1823
Cybister (Cybister) fimbriolatus Say, 1823Predaceous Diving Beetle
Cybister (Cybister) loxidiscus Wilke, 1920
Cybister (Cybister) tripunctatus Olivier, 1795Three-punctured diving beetle
Cybister (Cybister) yulensis Guignot, 1956
Desmopachria granum LeConte, 1855
Desmopachria leechi Young, 1981
Desmopachria striola Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Eretes australis Erichson, 1842
Exocelina aubei Montrouzier, 1860
Exocelina bimaculata Perroud & Mo..., 1864
Exocelina brahminensis Shaverdo, He..., 2012
Exocelina bundiensis Shaverdo, He..., 2012
Exocelina injiensis Shaverdo & B..., 2016
Exocelina jimiensis Shaverdo & B..., 2014
Exocelina knoepfchen Shaverdo, He..., 2012
Exocelina monteithi Wewalka, Bal..., 2010
Exocelina niklasi Wewalka, Bal..., 2010
Exocelina poellabauerae Wewalka, Bal..., 2010
Exocelina simoni Wewalka, Bal..., 2010
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) consanguineus Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) rhantaticoides Régimbart, 1892
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) suffusus Régimbart, 1892
Hydroglyphus daemeli Sharp, 1882
Hydrovatus opacus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrovatus rufoniger Clark, 1863Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrovatus rufoniger politus Sharp, 1882
Hygrotus (Hygrotus) marginipennis Blatchley, 1912
Hyphydrus loriae Régimbart, 1892
Hyphydrus lyratus Swartz, 1808
Hyphydrus lyratus lyratus Swartz, 1808
Hyphydrus ovatus Linnaeus, 1761
Ilybius hypomelas Mannerheim, 1843
Laccophilus clarki Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus minutus Linnaeus, 1758Diving beetle
Liodessus affinis Say, 1823
Liodessus noviaffinis K.B.Miller, 1998
Megaporus feryi Hendrich, Ba..., 2010
Necterosoma penicillatum Clark, 1862
Neoporus cimicoides Sharp, 1882
Neoporus lynceus Sharp, 1882
Philaccolilus ameliae ameliae Balke, Larso..., 2000
Platynectes (Gueorguievtes) decempunctatus Fabricius, 1775
Platynectes (Gueorguievtes) octodecimmaculatus W.S.Macleay, 1825
Platynectes (Gueorguievtes) semperi Régimbart, 1899
Pteroporus subtruncatus (Fairmaire, 1881)⇒ Elytroteinus geophilus Lucas, 1861
Rhantaticus congestus Klug, 1833
Rhantus (Rhantus) alutaceus Fauvel, 1883
Rhantus (Rhantus) elisabethae Balke, Kinib..., 2007
Rhantus (Rhantus) monteithi Balke, Wewal..., 2007
Rhantus (Rhantus) papuanus J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Rhantus (Rhantus) poellerbauerae Balke, Wewal..., 2007
Rhantus (Rhantus) suturalis (W.S.Macleay, 1825)⇒ Rhantus frontalis Marsham, 1802
Rhantus novacaledoniae Balfour-Browne, 1944
Rhantus punctatus Geoffroy, 1785
Sandracottus guerini J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Thermonectus basillaris Harris, 1829
Typhlodessus monteithi Brancucci, 1985

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

Taxom

SubfamilyColymbetinae
Erichson, 1837
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCopelatinae
Van den Branden, 1885
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoptotominae
Branden, 1885
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCybistrinae
Sharp, 1880
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
16
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaccophilinae
Gistel, 1856
2
3
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