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Checklist for Subfamily Dytiscinae Leach, 1815
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
458
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
94
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDytiscidae
Leach, 1815
Diving beetles, Predaceous diving beetle, Water tigers
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDytiscinae
Leach, 1815
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 5 Species
Hydaticus Leach, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Rhantaticus Sharp, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
5 Species
Hydaticus (Guignotites) leander (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Prodaticus leander Rossi, 1790
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) dorsiger Aubé, 1838
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) matruelis Clark, 1864
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) severini Régimbart, 1895
Rhantaticus congestus Klug, 1833

Subnodes of Dytiscinae with occurrences in Benin
TribeAciliini
Thomson, 1867
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHydaticini
Sharp, 1880
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dytiscinae at artfakta.se
Dytiscinae at dyntaxa.se
Dytiscinae at itis.gov