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Checklist for Family Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 (Cascade Beetles)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3906
14945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
3435
12710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
521
2701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Staphylinoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carrion Beetles, Fungus Beetles, Rove Beetles
6
412
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydraenidae
Mulsant, 1844
Cascade Beetles, Hydraenid beetles, Minute moss beetle
17
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
17 Genera with 225 Species
Aulacochthebius Kuwert, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Coelometopon Janssens, 200518SpeciesTaxom
Discozantaena Perkins & Ba..., 200512SpeciesTaxom
Hydraena Kugelann, 201426SpeciesTaxom
Limnebius Leach, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Meropathus Enderlein, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Mesoceration Janssens, 200855SpeciesTaxom
Nucleotops Perkins & Ba..., 19944SpeciesTaxom
Ochthebius Leach, 201120SpeciesTaxom
Oomtelecopon Perkins, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Parasthetops Perkins and ..., 200821SpeciesTaxom
Parhydraena Orchymont, 201417SpeciesTaxom
Pneuminion Perkins, 199711SpeciesTaxom
Prosthetops Waterhouse, 20137SpeciesTaxom
Protozantaena Perkins, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Pterosthetops Perkins, 201414SpeciesTaxom
Sebasthetops Jäch, 19982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
225 Species
Aulacochthebius exaratus Mulsant, 1844
Coelometopon balfourbrownei Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon blinkwater Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon brincki Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon clandestinum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon coronatum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon costatum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon drakensbergense Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon emarginatum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon endroedyi Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon fimbriatum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon glenavoni Bilton, 2015
Coelometopon granulatum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon langebergense Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon minipunctum Perkins, 2005
Coelometopon natalense
Coelometopon punctipenne
Coelometopon setosum
Coelometopon zulu Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena brevicollis Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena drakensbergensis Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena endroedyi Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena galea Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena genuvela Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Discozantaena karroo Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena leleupi Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena occidentalis Bilton & Per..., 2012
Discozantaena ovata Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena sepiola Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena sequentia Perkins, 2005
Discozantaena tibiovela Perkins, 2005
Hydraena (Hydraena) nigrita Germar, 1824
Hydraena accurata Orchymont, 1948
Hydraena bicarina Perkins, 2014
Hydraena biseptosa Perkins, 2014
Hydraena capensis Perkins, 2014
Hydraena clavicula Perkins, 2014
Hydraena cooperi Balfour-Browne, 1954
Hydraena duodecimata Perkins, 2014
Hydraena genumorpha Perkins, 2014
Hydraena habitiva Perkins, 2014
Hydraena humanica Perkins, 2014
Hydraena injectiva Perkins, 2014
Hydraena lycia Jäch, 1988
Hydraena monikae Jäch & Díaz, 2000
Hydraena mpumalanga Perkins, 2014
Hydraena multimurata Perkins, 2014
Hydraena namibiensis Perkins, 2014
Hydraena natiforma Perkins, 2014
Hydraena neoaccurata Perkins, 2014
Hydraena nomenipes Perkins, 2014
Hydraena pisciforma Perkins, 2014
Hydraena profunda Perkins, 2014
Hydraena reflectiva Perkins, 2014
Hydraena sebastiani Perkins, 2014
Hydraena tiara Perkins, 2014
Hydraena vadosa Perkins, 2014
Limnebius capensis Perkins, 2015
Limnebius convexus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius endroedyi Perkins, 2015
Limnebius masculinus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius probus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius quantillus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius retiolus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius speculus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius suaviculus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius transversus Perkins, 2015
Limnebius truncatellus Thunberg, 1794
Meropathus chuni Enderlein, 1901
Meropathus randi Jeannel, 1953
Mesoceration abstrictum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration apicalum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration barriotum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration bicurvum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration bispinum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration brevigranum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration caniplenum Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration capense Janssens, 1967
Mesoceration castaneum Bilton, 2017
Mesoceration chasmum Bilton, 2017
Mesoceration compressum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration concavum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration concessum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration curvosum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration disjunctum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration dissonum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration distinctum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration drakensbergense Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration drakensbergensis Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration durabile Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration endroedyi Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration explanatum Bilton & Mlambo, 2019
Mesoceration foggoi Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration fusciceps Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration granulovestum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration hantam Bilton, 2014
Mesoceration helmei Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration hirsutum Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration integrum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration jucundum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration languidum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration littlekarroo Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration longipenne Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration natalense Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration pallidum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration periscopum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration piceum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration piketbergense Bilton & Mlambo, 2019
Mesoceration rapidense Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration repandum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration reticulatum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration rivulare Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration rubidum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration rufescens Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration rugulosum Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration sabulosum Bilton, 2017
Mesoceration semicarinulum Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration sewefonteinense Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration sinclairi Bilton, 2015
Mesoceration splendorum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration sulcatulum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration tabulare Perkins, 2008
Mesoceration transvaalense Janssens, 1971
Mesoceration truncatum Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Mesoceration umbrosum Perkins, 2008
Nucleotops endroedyi Perkins, 2004
Nucleotops endroedyyoungai Jäch, 1999
Nucleotops interceps Perkins, 2004
Nucleotops nimbaceps Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Ochthebius (Asiobates) andronius Orchymont, 1948
Ochthebius (Asiobates) bicolon (Germar, 1824)⇒ Ochthebius dilatatus Stephens, 1829
Ochthebius (Asiobates) dilatatus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) capicola Péringuey, 1892
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) extremus Péringuey, 1892
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) pagotrichus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) pedalis Balfour-Browne, 1954
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) rubripes Boheman, 1860
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) salinarius Balfour-Browne, 1954
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) spatulus Balfour-Browne, 1954
Ochthebius (Ochthebius) spinasus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Ochthebius anchorus Perkins, 2011
Ochthebius bicomicus Perkins, 2011
Ochthebius endroedyi Perkins, 2011
Ochthebius exaratus (Mulsant, 1844)⇒ Aulacochthebius exaratus Mulsant, 1844
Ochthebius granulinus Perkins, 2011
Ochthebius involatus Perkins, 2011
Ochthebius mlamboi Bilton, 2021
Ochthebius tenuipunctus Régimbart, 1906
Ochthebius zulu Perkins, 2011
Oomtelecopon namaqum Bilton, 2016
Oomtelecopon sebastiani Perkins, 2005
Oomtelecopon setosum Perkins, 2005
Parasthetops aeneus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops andraei Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops andreaei Perkins & J...., 1994
Parasthetops benefossus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops camurus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops confluentus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops curdius
Parasthetops curidius Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops nigritus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops pampinus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops parallelus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops porcellus Bilton, 2017
Parasthetops propitius Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops reflexus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops retinaculus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops rufulus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops sebastiani Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops semiplanus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops spinipes Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parasthetops striatus Perkins, 2008
Parasthetops unicornus Perkins, 2008
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) ancylis Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) asperita Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) brahma Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) brunovacca Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) lancicula Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) maculicollis Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) maureenae Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) mpumalanga Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) namaqua Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) ora Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) parva Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) sebastiani Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) semicostata Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) seriata Balfour-Browne, 1954
Parhydraena (Parhydraena) toro Perkins, 2009
Parhydraena cataracta Bilton, 2018
Parhydraena faeni Bilton, 2014
Pneuminion balfourbrownei Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion endroedyi Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion fontinale Bilton & Per..., 2012
Pneuminion impressum Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion nanum Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion natalense Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion punctatum Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion semisilcatum
Pneuminion semisulcatum Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion tubum Perkins, 2004
Pneuminion velamen Perkins, 1997
Prosthetops gladiator Perkins, 2008
Prosthetops grandiceps Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Prosthetops megacephalus Boheman, 1851
Prosthetops nitens Péringuey, 1892
Prosthetops pronotus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Prosthetops setosus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Prosthetops wolfbergensis Bilton, 2013
Protozantaena birdi Bilton, 2022
Pterosthetops baini Bilton, 2014
Pterosthetops brincki Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Pterosthetops chrysomallus Bilton, 2017
Pterosthetops coriaceus Bilton, 2014
Pterosthetops equestrius Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Pterosthetops harrisoni Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Pterosthetops hawequas Perkins, 2008
Pterosthetops impressus Perkins & Ba..., 1994
Pterosthetops indwei Bilton, 2014
Pterosthetops nitidus Bilton, 2016
Pterosthetops pulcherrimus Bilton, 2014
Pterosthetops swartbergensis Bilton, 2014
Pterosthetops tuberculatus Bilton, 2014
Pterosthetops uitkyki Bilton, 2014
Sebasthetops altimontanus Bilton, 2015
Sebasthetops omaliniformis Jäch, 1998

Subnodes of Hydraenidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyHydraeninae
Mulsant, 1844
8
99
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOchthebiinae
Thomson, 1859
3
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsthetopinae
Perkins in Perkins and Balfour-Browne, 1994
6
103
Genera
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