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Checklist of Family Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 (Silver Water Beetles)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5715
17984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4582
15900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1770
5407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1531
4454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
5
265
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
33
134
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
33
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
33 Genera with 134 Species
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Agraphydrus Régimbart, 20205SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Amphiops Erichson, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Cercillum Knisch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Chasmogenus Sharp, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 193714SpeciesTaxom
Colossochares Girón & Short, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Crephelochares Kuwert, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtonion Marsh, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1907Feather-legged Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 187014SpeciesTaxom
Eupotemus Ji & Jäch, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 193619SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1835Giant Water Scavenger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pelocyon Balfour-Browne, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Peltochares Régimbart, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Psalitrus d´Orchymont, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Pyretus Balfour-Browne, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Thysanarthria d´Orchymont, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Toma Hansen, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
134 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agraphydrus albescens Régimbart, 1903
Agraphydrus camerunensis Komarek, 2020
Agraphydrus flavescens Komarek, 2020
Agraphydrus malkini Komarek, 2020
Allocotocerus seriatus Régimbart, 1906
Amphiops globus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops senegalensis Laporte, 1840
Berosus (Berosus) hispanicus Küster, 1847
Berosus lesnei Orchymont, 1937
Berosus lineicollis (A. Costa, 1884)⇒ Berosus hispanicus Küster, 1847
Berosus neumanni Knisch, 1922
Berosus nigerianus Schödl, 1994
Berosus rubiginosus Kuwert, 1890
Berosus villosulus Régimbart, 1903
Berosus vitticollis Boheman, 1851
Cercillum setuliger Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon feai Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon fulvinasus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon lentus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Cercyon lutosus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon mocquerysi Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon pictus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon propinquus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Cercyon sturmii Roth, 1851
Cercyon styphelus Orchymont, 1939
Chasmogenus africanus Orchymont, 1937
Chasmogenus luctuosus Orchymont, 1939
Chasmogenus paramollis Hebauer, 1992
Chasmogenus rubellus Hebauer, 1992
Chasmogenus rutiloides Orchymont, 1939
Chasmogenus rutilus Orchymont, 1925
Coelostoma brachaurum Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma camerunense Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma centrale Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma dentatum Knisch, 1924
Coelostoma dolum J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Coelostoma dolum dolum
Coelostoma freudei Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma freyi Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma phalacroides Régimbart, 1903
Coelostoma phalacroides granum J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Coelostoma rutarum Orchymont, 1936
Coelostoma subsphaeroides Régimbart, 1907
Coelostoma wittei J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Coelostoma zumpti Orchymont, 1937
Colossochares ellipticus Orchymont, 1933
Crephelochares africanus Orchymont, 1937
Crephelochares luctuosus Orchymont, 1939
Crephelochares paramollis Hebauer, 1992
Crephelochares patrizii J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Crephelochares rutiloides Orchymont, 1939
Crephelochares rutilus Orchymont, 1925
Cryptopleurum fusciceps Régimbart, 1907
Cyrtonion ghanense M.Hansen, 1989
Dactylosternum abdominale occidentalis Orchymont, 1934
Dactylosternum antennale Orchymont, 1924
Dactylosternum intermedium Régimbart, 1907
Dactylosternum profundum Régimbart, 1907
Dactylosternum rarum Knisch, 1924
Dactylosternum riberai FikáÄ�ek, Qi..., 2020
Dactylosternum scutellare Régimbart, 1907
Enochrus (Enochrus) carinatus LeConte, 1855Ortiga
Enochrus (Enochrus) piceus (Miller, 1964)⇒ Enochrus carinatus LeConte, 1855
Enochrus (Methydrus) bechynei J.Balfour-Br..., 1959
Enochrus (Methydrus) circumductus Régimbart, 1905
Enochrus (Methydrus) furculus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) leileri Hebauer, 2002
Enochrus (Methydrus) lucens Hebauer, 2003
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) mergus Hebauer, 2001
Enochrus (Methydrus) merops J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) negrus Gundersen, 1977
Enochrus (Methydrus) nitidus J.Balfour-Br..., 1959
Enochrus (Methydrus) rutilus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) wollastoni Sharp, 1870
Eupotemus cameroonensis FikáÄ�ek, Ma..., 2021
Helochares (Hydrobaticus) tristis W.J. Macleay, 1871
Helochares bohemani Orchymont, 1936
Helochares camerunensis Orchymont, 1939
Helochares crenatostriatus Régimbart, 1903
Helochares densepunctus Régimbart, 1907
Helochares didymoides J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Helochares didymus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares dilutus dilutus
Helochares dolus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares ellipticus Fabricius, 1801
Helochares itylus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares ivani Hebauer, 1996
Helochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Helochares melanophthalmus Mulsant, 1844
Helochares pallens W. S. MacLeay, 1825
Helochares strictus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares subtilis Orchymont, 1936
Hydrobiomorpha davidsoni Hebauer, 2006
Hydrobiomorpha distincta Hope, 1843
Hydrobiomorpha distincta intermedia Mouchamps, 1959
Hydrobiomorpha wencki Paulino d´Ol..., 1880
Hydrochus deepaki Makhan, 1994
Hydrochus jasodae Makhan, 2002
Hydrochus jiawanae Makhan, 1996
Hydrophilus (Temnopterus) aculeatus Solier, 1834
Hydrophilus senegalensis Percheron, 1835
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) caffer Boheman, 1851
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) algiricus Hansen, 1999
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) minor (Rottenberg, 1874)⇒ Laccobius obscuratus obscuratus Rottenberg, 1874
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) praecipuus Kuwert, 1890
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Pachysternum malcomi J.Balfour-Br..., 1980
Pachysternum villosum Régimbart, 1907
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Pelocyon jeanneli d´Orchymont, 1924
Pelosoma cribriceps Régimbart, 1907
Peltochares conspicuus Régimbart, 1907
Peltochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Psalitrus dorchymonti J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Psalitrus durisi Bameul, 1991
Psalitrus villiersi J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Pyretus gratus J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Regimbartia attenuata Fabricius, 1801
Regimbartia compressa Boheman, 1851
Regimbartia elliptica Régimbart, 1906
Regimbartia obsoleta Régimbart, 1906
Spercheus gerardi Orchymont, 1929
Spercheus senegalensis Laporte, 1832
Spercheus stasimus Orchymont, 1937
Sphaeridium caffrum Laporte, 1840
Sphaeridium circumcinctum Régimbart, 1907
Sphaeridium jongemai Berge Henego..., 1987
Sphaeridium thomsoni Orchymont, 1919
Sternolophus (Sternolophus) solieri Laporte de C..., 1840
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843
Sternolophus elongatus L.W.Schaufuss, 1883
Sternolophus mandelai Nasserzadeh ..., 2017
Sternolophus mundus Boheman, 1851
Thysanarthria atriceps Régimbart, 1903
Toma pusilla M.Hansen, 1999

Subnodes of Hydrophilidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyEpimetopinae
Zaitzev, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrochinae
Thomson, 1859
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
15
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySpercherinae
Erichson, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
13
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Hydrophilidae (Latreille 1802)
Hydrophilidae (Latreille 1802)


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