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Checklist for Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 (Diving beetles)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
177
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
21
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
17
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
17 Genera with 45 Species
Aethionectes Sharp, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Clypeodytes Régimbart, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Cybister Curtis, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Derovatellus Sharp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Herophydrus Sharp, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 189516SpeciesTaxom
Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Hygrotus Stephens, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrus Illiger, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Laccophilus Leach, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Methles Sharp, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Peschetius Guignot, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhantaticus Sharp, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Uvarus Guignot, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Yola des Gozis, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethionectes apicalis Boheman, 1848
Clypeodytes (Clypeodytes) meridionalis Régimbart, 1895
Clypeodytes (Clypeodytes) proditus Guignot, 1942
Cybister (Cybister) buqueti Aubé, 1838
Cybister tripunctatus africanus Laporte, 1835
Cybister (Melanectes) vulneratus (Klug, 1834)⇒ Gyretes vulneratus Dejean, 1836
Derovatellus macrocolus Guignot, 1956
Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Herophydrus (Herophydrus) guineensis Aubé, 1838
Herophydrus bilardoi (Biström & Ni..., 2002)⇒ Neptosternus bilardoi Pederzani & ..., 2009
Herophydrus natator Biström & Ni..., 2002
Hydaticus (Guignotites) leander (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Prodaticus leander Rossi, 1790
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) arcuatus Régimbart, 1895
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) bivittatus Laporte, 1835
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) caffer Boheman, 1848
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) capicola Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) dorsiger Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) dregei Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) exclamationis Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) flavolineatus Boheman, 1848
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) galla Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) matruelis Clark, 1864
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) mocquerysi Régimbart, 1895
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) paganus Clark, 1864
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) pullatus Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) servillianus Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) severini Régimbart, 1895
Hyphydrus congoanus Biström, 1982
Hyphydrus conradsi Gschwendtner, 1933
Hyphydrus cycloides Régimbart, 1889
Hyphydrus delibatus Guignot, 1947
Hyphydrus eremita Guignot, 1954
Hyphydrus impressus Klug, 1833
Hyphydrus signatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Laccophilus lineatus Aubé, 1838
Laccophilus remex Guignot, 1952Chain fern
Laccophilus simplicistriatus Gschwendtner, 1932
Laccophilus taeniolatus Régimbart, 1889
Laccophilus vermiculosus Gerstaecker, 1867
Methles cribratellus Fairmaire, 1880
Methles punctipennis Sharp, 1882
Peschetius carinipennis Régimbart, 1895
Rhantaticus congestus Klug, 1833
Yola dilatata Régimbart, 1906
Yola natalensis Régimbart, 1894

Subnodes of Dytiscidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyCybistrinae
Sharp, 1880
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydroporinae
Aubé, 1836
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaccophilinae
Gistel, 1856
1
5
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