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Checklist of Family Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 (Silver Water Beetles)
for Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
698
14124
57109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
694
14107
57082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
13942
56498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
11105
46472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
120
3952
19861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3638
17764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
12
580
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
3
46
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
43
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
43 Genera with 231 Species
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Aculomicrus Smetana, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Agna Smetana, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Anacaena Thomson, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 184033SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 193813SpeciesTaxom
Chaetarthria Stephens, 197412SpeciesTaxom
Crenitulus Winters, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotypus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cycrillum Knisch, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cymbiodyta Bedel, 197411SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1840Feather-legged Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Deltostethus Sharp, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Derallus Sharp, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Dibolocelus Régimbart, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 199519SpeciesTaxom
Epimetopus Lacordaire, 19189SpeciesTaxom
Georissus Latreille, 1882Minute mud-loving beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Helobata Bergroth, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 20185SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Hemiosus Sharp, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Heteryon Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobius Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochara Berthold, 1855Water Scavenger Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1857Giant Water Scavenger Beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Megasternum Mulsant, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Motonerus Hansen, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Notionotus Spangler, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Novochares Girón & Short, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Omicrus Sharp, 19755SpeciesTaxom
Oocyclus Sharp, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Oosternum Sharp, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 197314SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Phaenonotum Sharp, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Sacosternum Hansen, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Sindolus Sharp, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tropisternus Solier, 1882water scavenger beetle30SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
231 Species and 14 Subspecies
Aculomicrus minimus Smetana, 1975
Agna capillata LeConte, 1855
Agna rufescens Horn, 1895Rusty green fishlouse
Agna zaragozai Arriaga-Vare..., 2019
Anacaena debilis Sharp, 1882
Anacaena parvula Sharp, 1882
Anacaena signaticollis Fall, 1924Muehlenbeck's bryum moss
Berosus (Berosus) blechrus Leech, 1948Sterculias
Berosus (Berosus) dolerosus Leech, 1948Sterculias
Berosus (Berosus) exiguus Say, 1825
Berosus (Berosus) infuscatus LeConte, 1855Calabura
Berosus (Berosus) metalliceps Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Berosus (Berosus) moerens Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Berosus (Berosus) notapeltatus Van Tassell, 1963
Berosus (Berosus) peregrinus Herbst, 1797
Berosus (Berosus) rugulosus Horn, 1873Ortiga
Berosus (Berosus) sayi Hansen, 1999
Berosus (Berosus) stylifer Horn, 1873Ortiga
Berosus (Enoplurus) hoplites (Sharp, 1887)⇒ Berosus punctatissimus LeConte, 1855
Berosus (Enoplurus) maculosus Mannerheim, 1853Bigtooth aspen
Berosus (Enoplurus) miles LeConte, 1855Calabura
Berosus (Enoplurus) pugnax LeConte, 1863
Berosus (Enoplurus) punctatissimus LeConte, 1855Calabura
Berosus (Enoplurus) salvini (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Berosus punctatissimus LeConte, 1855
Berosus (Enoplurus) undatus Fabricius, 1792
Berosus gordito Spangler & S..., 1979
Berosus gracilipes Sharp, 1882
Berosus griseus Sharp, 1882
Berosus ingratus Orchymont, 1946
Berosus mexicanus Sharp, 1882
Berosus puncticollis Sharp, 1882
Berosus quadridens Chevrolat, 1863
Berosus regius Knisch, 1922
Berosus regulosus
Berosus rubellus Knisch, 1922
Berosus rufrenus d´Orchymont, 1946
Berosus sharpi Zaitzev, 1908
Berosus stramineus Knisch, 1922
Berosus striatus (Say, 1825)⇒ Berosus sayi Hansen, 1999
Berosus truncatipennis Castelnau, 1840
Cercyon (Cercyon) aequatus Knisch, 1924Powell's amaranth
Cercyon (Cercyon) fimbriatus Mannerheim, 1852Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) integer Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Cercyon) luniger Mannerheim, 1853Bigtooth aspen
Cercyon (Cercyon) mellipes Say, 1835
Cercyon (Cercyon) mexicanus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon (Cercyon) praetextatus Say, 1825
Cercyon (Cercyon) quisquilius Linnaeus, 1761Water scavenger beetle
Cercyon (Cercyon) variegatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cercyon alticola Sharp, 1887
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Cercyon politus Sharp, 1882
Cercyon schmidti Orchymont, 1938
Chaetarthria bicolor Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Chaetarthria flava Miller & D.C., 1974
Chaetarthria hintoni D.C.Miller, 1974
Chaetarthria magna Miller, 1974
Chaetarthria major Miller & D.C., 1974
Chaetarthria ochra Miller, 1974
Chaetarthria pallida LeConte, 1861
Chaetarthria punctulata Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Chaetarthria pusilla Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Chaetarthria spangleri Miller, 1974
Chaetarthria veracruzensis Miller & D.C., 1974
Crenitulus solstitialis Kirsch, 1873
Crenitulus suturalis LeConte & J.L., 1866
Cryptopleurum impressum Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Cycrillum strigicolle Sharp, 1882
Cymbiodyta brevicollis Sharp, 1882
Cymbiodyta brevipalpis Smetana, 1974
Cymbiodyta brevipalpis brevipalpis
Cymbiodyta brevipalpis pygmaea Smetana, 1974
Cymbiodyta campbelli Smetana, 1974
Cymbiodyta dorsalis Motschulsky, 1859
Cymbiodyta fraterculus Sharp, 1882
Cymbiodyta howdeni Smetana, 1974
Cymbiodyta polita Sharp, 1882
Cymbiodyta pusilla Smetana, 1974
Dactylosternum abdominale Fabricius, 1792Water scavenger beetle
Dactylosternum abdominale abdominale
Dactylosternum cacti LeConte, 1855
Dactylosternum dispar Sharp, 1882Water scavenger beetle
Dactylosternum subdepressum Laporte, 1840
Dactylosternum subdepressum subdepressum Laporte, 1840
Deltostethus columbiensis Hatch, 1965
Deltostethus scitulus Spangler & H..., 1982
Derallus altus LeConte, 1855
Derallus angustus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Derallus rudis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Dibolocelus ovalis Ziegler, 1844
Enochrus (Enochrus) carinatus LeConte, 1855Ortiga
Enochrus carinatus carinatus LeConte, 1855
Enochrus carinatus fucatus Horn, 1873
Enochrus (Enochrus) mexicanus Sharp, 1882
Enochrus (Hugoscottia) plicatus Short, 2005
Enochrus (Methydrus) aequalis Sharp, 1882
Enochrus (Methydrus) californicus Horn, 1890
Enochrus (Methydrus) cristatus LeConte, 1855
Enochrus (Methydrus) debilis Sharp, 1882
Enochrus (Methydrus) fimbriatus Melsheimer, 1844
Enochrus (Methydrus) metacarina Short, 2005
Enochrus (Methydrus) obscurus Sharp, 1882
Enochrus (Methydrus) ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844
Enochrus (Methydrus) pseudochraceus Gundersen, 1977
Enochrus (Methydrus) pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Enochrus pygmaeus pectoralis LeConte, 1855
Enochrus pygmaeus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Enochrus (Methydrus) sharpi Gundersen, 1977
Enochrus (Methydrus) spangleri Santiago-Fra..., 1995
Epimetopus apocinus Perkins, 1979
Epimetopus bifidus Perkins, 2012
Epimetopus costaricensis Perkins, 1979
Epimetopus fisheri Perkins, 1979
Epimetopus mucronatus Perkins, 2012
Epimetopus oaxacus Perkins, 2012
Epimetopus punctipennis Perkins, 1979
Epimetopus thermarum Schwarz & Ba..., 1918
Georissus coelosternus Champion, 1923
Georissus minor Sharp, 1882
Helobata larvalis Horn, 1873
Helochares (Helochares) maculicollis Mulsant, 1844
Helochares (Helochares) normatus LeConte, 1861
Helochares bipunctata
Helochares laevis Short & Girón, 2018
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) californicus Smetana, 1985
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) linearis (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Helophorus nubilus Fabricius, 1776
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) robertsi Smetana, 1985
Helophorus regularis Sharp, 1882
Hemiosus exilis LeConte, 1852
Hemiosus maculatus Sharp, 1882
Heteryon depressus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrobiomorpha (Hydrobiomorpha) casta Say, 1835
Hydrochara leechi Smetana, 1980
Hydrochara lineata LeConte, 1855
Hydrochus aeruginosus Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus beeneni Makhan, 1992
Hydrochus bernardi Makhan, 1994
Hydrochus biexcavatus Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus brianbrowni Makhan, 2005
Hydrochus debilis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrochus directus Perkins, 2020
Hydrochus elineae Makhan, 1994
Hydrochus foveatus Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Hydrochus laevigatus Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus leei Perkins, 2019
Hydrochus lubricus Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus mesoamericanus Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus nayaritensis Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus obscurus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrochus perpunctatus Perkins, 2021
Hydrochus pertuberculatus Perkins, 2020
Hydrochus vagus LeConte, 1852
Hydrochus vanvondeli Makhan, 1994
Hydrochus variolatus LeConte, 1851
Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) ovatus (Gemminger & ..., 1868)⇒ Dibolocelus ovalis Ziegler, 1844
Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) insularis Laporte, 1840
Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) triangularis Say, 1823Giant Black Water Beetle
Hydrophilus ensifer (Brullé, 1837)⇒ Hydrophilus ater Gmelin, 1790
Hydrophilus ensifer ensifer
Hydrophilus nucleoensis Arce-Pérez &..., 2021
Hydrophilus pollens Sharp, 1887
Hydrophilus pseudovatus Arce-Pérez &..., 2021
Hydrophilus purpurascens Régimbart, 1901
Hydrophilus violaceonitens Jacquelin du..., 1857
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) borealis Cheary, 1971
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) californicus Orchymont, 1942
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) ellipticus LeConte, 1855Calabura
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) mexicanus Orchymont, 1942
Laccobius (Laccobius) carri Orchymont, 1942
Laccobius (Laccobius) hardyi Cheary, 1971
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) hintoni Orchymont, 1942
Megasternum posticatum Mannerheim, 1852
Motonerus obscurus M.Hansen, 1989
Notionotus mexicanus Perkins, 1980
Novochares sallaei Sharp, 1882
Omicrus globulus Sharp, 1882
Omicrus intermedius Smetana, 1975
Omicrus laevis Sharp, 1887
Omicrus seriatus Smetana, 1975
Oocyclus brevicornis Sharp, 1882
Oocyclus grandis Short & Perkins, 2004
Oocyclus vestitus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Oosternum aequinoctiale Motschulsky, 1855
Oosternum attacomis Spangler, 1962
Oosternum costatum (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999
Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999Water scavenger beetle
Paracymus armatus (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Paracymus delatus Wooldridge, 1971
Paracymus confusus Wooldridge, 1966
Paracymus corrinae Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus elegans Fall, 1901
Paracymus ellipsis Fall, 1910Everglades fishlouse
Paracymus indigens Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus leechi Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus mexicanus Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus regularis Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus secretus Wooldridge, 1973
Paracymus securus Wooldridge, 1975
Paracymus subcupreus Say, 1825
Paracymus toleratus Wooldridge, 1973
Pelosoma cercyonoides Sharp, 1882
Pelosoma lafertei Mulsant, 1844
Pelosoma mesosternalum Hinton & Ancona, 1934
Pelosoma ovulum Sharp, 1887Diamond Valley suncup
Pelosoma pecki Smetana, 1984
Pelosoma prosternale Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pelosoma sordidum Sharp, 1882
Phaenonotum apicale Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Phaenonotum exstriatum Say, 1835
Phaenonotum globulosum Mulsant, 1844
Phaenonotum laevicolle (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Phaenonotum globulosum Mulsant, 1844
Phaenonotum rotundulum Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Sacosternum cruciphallus Fikáček & S..., 2010
Sindolus mundus Sharp, 1882
Sindolus optatus Sharp, 1882
Sphaeridium scarabaeoides Linnaeus, 1758Water scavenger beetle
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) apicipalpis Chevrolat, 1834
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) baeri Orchymont, 1921
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) chalybeus Laporte, 1840
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) laevis Sturm, 1826
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) mergus Say, 1835Poisonbean
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) ovalis Castelnau, 1840
Tropisternus (Strepitornus) collaris Fabricius, 1775
Tropisternus collaris mexicanus Laporte, 1840
Tropisternus (Strepitornus) niger Orchymont, 1938
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) affinis Motschulsky, 1859
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) californicus LeConte, 1855
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) columbianus Brown, 1931
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) glaber Herbst, 1797
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Tropisternus glaber Herbst, 1797
Tropisternus lateralis humeralis Motschulsky, 1859Water scavenger beetle
Tropisternus lateralis lateralis Fabricius, 1775
Tropisternus lateralis limbalis LeConte, 1855
Tropisternus lateralis nimbatus Say, 1823
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) mixtus LeConte, 1855
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) obscurus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) quadristriatus Horn, 1871
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) salsamentus Fall, 1901Water scavenger beetle
Tropisternus (Tropisternus) sublaevis LeConte, 1855
Tropisternus brevicollis Sharp, 1882
Tropisternus ellipticus (LeConte, 1855)⇒ Tropisternus affinis Motschulsky, 1859
Tropisternus flavipalpis Sharp, 1883
Tropisternus fuscitarsis Sharp, 1882
Tropisternus oculatus Sharp, 1882
Tropisternus paredesi Leech, 1943
Tropisternus tinctus Sharp, 1882

Subnodes of Hydrophilidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyEpimetopinae
Zaitzev, 1908
1
8
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGeorissinae
Laporte, 1840
Minute Mud-loving Beetles
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHelophorinae
Leach, 1815
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrochinae
Thomson, 1859
1
20
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
19
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
17
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Hydrophilidae (Latreille 1802)
Hydrophilidae (Latreille 1802)


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