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Checklist for Family Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 (Silver Water Beetles)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
7
74
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
19
68
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
19
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
19 Genera with 68 Species
Agraphydrus Régimbart, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Amphiops Erichson, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 194811SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 19979SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Crephelochares Kuwert, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 193612SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochara Berthold, 1851Water Scavenger Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1835Giant Water Scavenger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Peltochares Régimbart, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Thysanarthria d´Orchymont, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agraphydrus (Agraphydrus) coomani Orchymont, 1927
Agraphydrus albescens Régimbart, 1903
Allocotocerus simplex Régimbart, 1906
Amphiops lasioides Régimbart, 1903
Amphiops phallicus d´Orchymont, 1936
Amphiops senegalensis Laporte, 1840
Amphiops uhligi Hebauer, 1995
Berosus corrugatus Régimbart, 1906
Berosus cribrosus Fairmaire, 1897
Berosus cuspidatus Erichson, 1843
Berosus dunguensis Schödl, 1994
Berosus furcatus Boheman, 1851
Berosus gebieni Knisch, 1922
Berosus hammondi Schödl, 1994
Berosus kalahariensis Orchymont, 1936
Berosus punctulatus (Boheman, 1851)⇒ Berosus infuscatus LeConte, 1855
Berosus rubiginosus Kuwert, 1890
Berosus ugandanus J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Cercyon (Cercyon) atricapillus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) putricola Wollaston, 1867
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon hova Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon luteus Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon marshalli Knisch, 1924
Cercyon martialis Hebauer, 1997
Coelostoma ealanum Orchymont, 1941
Coelostoma picturatum Orchymont, 1936
Coelostoma rufitarse Boheman, 1851
Crephelochares africanus Orchymont, 1937
Crephelochares lycetus Orchymont, 1939
Crephelochares rutiloides Orchymont, 1939
Enochrus (Methydrus) circumductus Régimbart, 1905
Enochrus (Methydrus) hesperidum Sharp, 1870
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) natalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Enochrus (Methydrus) rubidus Knisch, 1924
Helochares blaesus Orchymont, 1936
Helochares bohemani Orchymont, 1936
Helochares coomani (Orchymont, 1927)⇒ Agraphydrus coomani Orchymont, 1927
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares dilutus dilutus
Helochares itylus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares mecarus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares pallens W. S. MacLeay, 1825
Helochares parallelus Hebauer, 1999
Helochares phallicus Orchymont, 1936
Helochares structus Orchymont, 1936
Helochares subtilis Orchymont, 1936
Hydrochara flavipalpis Boheman, 1851
Hydrophilus (Temnopterus) aculeatus Solier, 1834
Hydrophilus senegalensis Percheron, 1835
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) afer Gentili, 1980
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) uhligi Gentili, 1995
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Paracymus pisanus Balfour-Browne, 1954
Peltochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Regimbartia compressa Boheman, 1851
Regimbartia nilotica Sharp, 1904
Regimbartia obsoleta Régimbart, 1906
Spercheus gerardi Orchymont, 1929
Spercheus senegalensis Laporte, 1832
Sphaeridium eximium Berge Henego..., 1992
Sphaeridium ornatum Boheman, 1851
Sphaeridium senegalense Laporte, 1840
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843
Sternolophus mandelai Nasserzadeh ..., 2017
Thysanarthria atriceps Régimbart, 1903

Subnodes of Hydrophilidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
14
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpercherinae
Erichson, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Hydrophilidae (Latreille 1802)
Hydrophilidae (Latreille 1802)


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