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Checklist for Family Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 (Cascade Beetles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
8
376
1482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
296
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, Minute moss beetle
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 20 Species
Coelometopon Janssens, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Decarthrocerus Orchymont, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Limnebius Leach, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 190610SpeciesTaxom
Parhydraena Orchymont, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Protosthetops Perkins, 19481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coelometopon kilimanjaro Perkins, 2005
Decarthrocerus jeanneli Orchymont, 1948
Hydraena (Hydraenopsis) quadricollis Wollaston, 1864
Hydraena adrastea Orchymont, 1948
Hydraena alluaudi Régimbart, 1906
Hydraena erythraea Régimbart, 1905
Hydraena iterata Orchymont, 1948
Limnebius jeanneli Orchymont, 1948
Ochthebius (Asiobates) andreinii Régimbart, 1905
Ochthebius andreinii andriscus Orchymont, 1948
Ochthebius andreinii androsthenus Orchymont, 1948
Ochthebius (Asiobates) andronius Orchymont, 1948
Ochthebius (Asiobates) monticola Orchymont, 1948
Ochthebius (Asiobates) regimbarti Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Ochthebius alienus Orchymont, 1929
Ochthebius continentalis Orchymont, 1929
Ochthebius exaratus (Mulsant, 1844)⇒ Aulacochthebius exaratus Mulsant, 1844
Ochthebius tenuipunctus Régimbart, 1906
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) brevipalpis Régimbart, 1906
Parhydraena rugosa Orchymont, 1948
Parhydraena similis Orchymont, 1948
Protosthetops kenyensis d´Orchymont, 1948

Subnodes of Hydraenidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyHydraeninae
Mulsant, 1844
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOchthebiinae
Thomson, 1859
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsthetopinae
Perkins in Perkins and Balfour-Browne, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hydraenidae at artfakta.se
Hydraenidae at dyntaxa.se
Hydraenidae at gbif.org
Hydraenidae at irmng.org
Hydraenidae at itis.gov
Hydraenidae at marinespecies.org