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Checklist for Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 (Diving beetles)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
186
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
3
33
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
30
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
30 Genera with 61 Species
#ABCDEGHILNPRTUY
Agabus Leach, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Bidessus Sharp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Canthyporus Zimmermann, 19238SpeciesTaxom
Caperhantus Balke, Hajek..., 2017
0SpeciesTaxom
Clypeodytes Régimbart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Coelhydrus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Darwinhydrus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Exocelina Broun, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Graptodytes Seidlitz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Herophydrus Sharp, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Hydropeplus Sharp, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hydroporus Clairville, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrus Illiger, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Ilybius Erichson, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Nebrioporus Régimbart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Philodytes Balfour-Browne, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Platambus C.G. Thomson, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Primospes Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Tyndallhydrus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Yola des Gozis, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
61 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
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
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 (Prodaticus) caffer Boheman, 1848
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) capicola Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) galla Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
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
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
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
Tyndallhydrus caraboides Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Yola subopaca Régimbart, 1895

Subnodes of Dytiscidae with occurrences in Western 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
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
18
36
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