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Checklist for Family Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 (Silver Water Beetles)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
717
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
511
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
94
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
24
83
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
24
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
24 Genera with 83 Species
#ABCEHPRST
Agraphydrus Régimbart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Amphiops Erichson, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Chasmogenus Sharp, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 19409SpeciesTaxom
Crephelochares Kuwert, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 193110SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 193617SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1840Giant Water Scavenger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pelocyon Balfour-Browne, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Peltochares Régimbart, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Psalitrus d´Orchymont, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Toma Hansen, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
83 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agraphydrus (Agraphydrus) coomani Orchymont, 1927
Allocotocerus segrex Orchymont, 1939
Allocotocerus seriatus Régimbart, 1906
Allocotocerus subaeneus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops globus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops lasioides Régimbart, 1903
Amphiops phallicus d´Orchymont, 1936
Amphiops senegalensis Laporte, 1840
Berosus (Berosus) hispanicus Küster, 1847
Berosus cuspidatus Erichson, 1843
Berosus elongatulus Jordan, 1894
Berosus elongatulus elongatulus
Berosus furcatus Boheman, 1851
Berosus lineicollis (A. Costa, 1884)⇒ Berosus hispanicus Küster, 1847
Berosus nigriceps Fabricius, 1801
Berosus villosulus Régimbart, 1903
Berosus vitticollis Boheman, 1851
Cercyon (Cercyon) atricapillus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon lutosus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon sturmii Roth, 1851
Chasmogenus africanus Orchymont, 1937
Chasmogenus rubellus Hebauer, 1992
Chasmogenus rutiloides Orchymont, 1939
Chasmogenus rutilus Orchymont, 1925
Coelostoma alluaudi Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma anthracinum J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Coelostoma ealanum Orchymont, 1941
Coelostoma insidiosum Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma jeanneli Mouchamps, 1958
Coelostoma phalacroides Régimbart, 1903
Coelostoma rufitarse Boheman, 1851
Coelostoma rutarum Orchymont, 1936
Coelostoma vagum Orchymont, 1940
Crephelochares africanus Orchymont, 1937
Crephelochares rubellus Hebauer, 1992
Crephelochares rutiloides Orchymont, 1939
Cryptopleurum suturatum Régimbart, 1907
Enochrus (Lumetus) ater Kuwert, 1888
Enochrus (Lumetus) hamiltoni Horn, 1890
Enochrus (Lumetus) segmentinotatus Kuwert, 1888
Enochrus (Lumetus) testaceus Fabricius, 1801
Enochrus (Methydrus) furculus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) leileri Hebauer, 2002
Enochrus (Methydrus) melinus Hebauer, 2001
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) natalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Enochrus collinus (Brown, 1931)⇒ Enochrus hamiltoni Horn, 1890
Helochares (Sindolus) mundus Sharp, 1882
Helochares balfourbrownei M.Hansen, 1999
Helochares bohemani Orchymont, 1936
Helochares camerunensis Orchymont, 1939
Helochares coomani (Orchymont, 1927)⇒ Agraphydrus coomani Orchymont, 1927
Helochares densepunctus Régimbart, 1907
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares dilutus dilutus
Helochares dolus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares itylus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Helochares menulus Orchymont, 1943
Helochares pallens W. S. MacLeay, 1825
Helochares scitulus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares sharpi Kuwert, 1890
Helochares striatus Sharp, 1873
Helochares structus Orchymont, 1936
Hydrobiomorpha straeleni J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Hydrophilus (Temnopterus) aculeatus Solier, 1834
Hydrophilus flavicornis Laporte de C..., 1840
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Paroosternum africanum Hebauer, 2006
Pelocyon jeanneli d´Orchymont, 1924
Peltochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Psalitrus dorchymonti J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Regimbartia compressa Boheman, 1851
Regimbartia nilotica Sharp, 1904
Regimbartia obsoleta Régimbart, 1906
Spercheus cerisyi Guérin‑..., 1842
Spercheus senegalensis Laporte, 1832
Sphaeridium caffrum Laporte, 1840
Sphaeridium senegalense Laporte, 1840
Sternolophus (Sternolophus) solieri Laporte de C..., 1840
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843
Toma pusilla M.Hansen, 1999

Subnodes of Hydrophilidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
13
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpercherinae
Erichson, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
9
22
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