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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1059
2461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
924
2086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
10
296
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
2
32
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
31
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
31 Genera with 109 Species
#ABCDEHLPRST
Agraphydrus Régimbart, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphiops Erichson, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Anacaena Thomson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 187411SpeciesTaxom
Chaetarthria Stephens, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Chasmogenus Sharp, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Coelostoma Brullé, 193716SpeciesTaxom
Crephelochares Kuwert, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cymbiodyta Bedel, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1934Feather-legged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 200210SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 187316SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 198411SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochara Berthold, 1801Water Scavenger Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1822Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18648SpeciesTaxom
Limnoxenus Motschoulsky, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paroosternum Scott, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pelocyon Balfour-Browne, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pelosoma Mulsant, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Psalitrus d´Orchymont, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Spercheus Kugelann, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Thysanarthria d´Orchymont, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Toma Hansen, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
109 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amphiops confusus Régimbart, 1903
Amphiops globus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops lasioides Régimbart, 1903
Amphiops senegalensis Laporte, 1840
Anacaena globula Paykull, 1798
Berosus (Berosus) hispanicus Küster, 1847
Berosus cuspidatus Erichson, 1843
Berosus lineicollis (A. Costa, 1884)⇒ Berosus hispanicus Küster, 1847
Berosus villosulus Régimbart, 1903
Berosus vitticollis Boheman, 1851
Cercyon (Cercyon) atricapillus (Marsham, 1802)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) convexiusculus Stephens, 1829Jumping-bean sapium
Cercyon (Cercyon) impressus Sturm, 1807
Cercyon (Cercyon) nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon (Cercyon) sternalis Sharp, 1918
Cercyon (Dicyrtocercyon) ustulatus (Preyssler, 1790)⇒ Cercyon nigriceps Marsham, 1802
Cercyon dieganus Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon hova Régimbart, 1903
Cercyon luteus Orchymont, 1942
Cercyon lutosus Régimbart, 1907
Cercyon ustus Sharp, 1874
Chaetarthria polita J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Chaetarthria seminulum Herbst, 1797
Chasmogenus szeli Hebauer, 1992
Coelostoma anthracinum J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Coelostoma balfourbrownei M.Hansen, 1999
Coelostoma dolum J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Coelostoma dolum dolum
Coelostoma ealanum Orchymont, 1941
Coelostoma leonense J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Coelostoma marshalli J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Coelostoma phalacroides Régimbart, 1903
Coelostoma phalacroides granum J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Coelostoma phalacroides rubrocinctum Régimbart, 1906
Coelostoma rufitarse Boheman, 1851
Coelostoma rutarum Orchymont, 1936
Coelostoma subsphaeroides Régimbart, 1907
Coelostoma tortuosum J.Balfour-Br..., 1959
Coelostoma vagum Orchymont, 1940
Coelostoma zumpti Orchymont, 1937
Crephelochares szeli Hebauer, 1992
Cryptopleurum suturatum Régimbart, 1907
Cymbiodyta marginella Fabricius, 1792
Dactylosternum abdominale occidentalis Orchymont, 1934
Enochrus (Enochrus) melanocephalus Olivier, 1792
Enochrus (Enochrus) pellax J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Lumetus) fuscipennis Thomson, 1884
Enochrus (Lumetus) ochropterus Marsham, 1802
Enochrus (Methydrus) coarctatus Gredler, 1863
Enochrus (Methydrus) leileri Hebauer, 2002
Enochrus (Methydrus) lucens Hebauer, 2003
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) natalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Enochrus (Methydrus) nigerianus Hebauer, 2002
Helochares (Helochares) lividus Forster, 1771
Helochares (Helochares) normatus LeConte, 1861
Helochares (Helochares) obscurus O. F. Muller, 1776
Helochares (Helochares) punctatus Sharp, 1869
Helochares balfourbrownei M.Hansen, 1999
Helochares camerunensis Orchymont, 1939
Helochares densepunctus Régimbart, 1907
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares dolus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares ellipticus Fabricius, 1801
Helochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Helochares pallens W. S. MacLeay, 1825
Helochares perminutus Hebauer, 1996
Helochares rugipennis J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Helochares seriatus (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Helochares normatus LeConte, 1861
Helochares striatus Sharp, 1873
Helophorus (Empleurus) nubilus Fabricius, 1776Wheat Mud Beetle
Helophorus (Helophorus) aequalis C.G. Thomson, 1868
Helophorus (Helophorus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Beetle
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) brevipalpis Bedel, 1881
Helophorus brevipalpis brevipalpis
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) discrepans Rey, 1885
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) longitarsis Wollaston, 1864
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) minutus Fabricius, 1775
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) montenegrinus (Kuwert, 1885)⇒ Helophorus brevipalpis Bedel, 1881
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) nanus Sturm, 1836
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) paraminutus Angus, 1984
Hydrochara caraboides Linnaeus, 1758Lesser silver water beetle
Hydrochara elliptica Fabricius, 1801
Hydrochus aschnaae Makhan, 1994
Hydrochus crenatus Fabricius, 1792
Hydrochus elongatus (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Hydrochus ignicollis Motschulsky, 1860
Hydrochus grandicollis Kiesenwetter, 1870
Hydrochus rishwani Makhan, 1994
Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) aterrimus Eschscholtz, 1822
Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) sanfilippoi Gentili, 1996
Laccobius (Dimorpholaccobius) scutellaris (Motschulsky, 1855)⇒ Laccobius atratus Rottenberg, 1874
Laccobius (Dimorpholaccobius) simulatrix d´Orchymont, 1932
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) revelieri (Perris, 1864)⇒ Laccobius revelierei Perris, 1864
Laccobius (Laccobius) minutus C. Linnaeus, 1758
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) afer Gentili, 1980
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) praecipuus Kuwert, 1890
Laccobius revelierei Perris, 1864
Limnoxenus niger Gmelin, 1790
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Paroosternum sorex Sharp, 1874Water scavenger beetle
Pelocyon jeanneli d´Orchymont, 1924
Pelosoma cribriceps Régimbart, 1907
Psalitrus villiersi J.Balfour-Br..., 1948
Regimbartia elliptica Régimbart, 1906
Spercheus cerisyi Guérin‑..., 1842
Spercheus gerardi Orchymont, 1929
Sphaeridium bipustulatum (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Nephus quadrimaculatus Herbst, 1783
Sphaeridium caffrum Laporte, 1840
Sphaeridium marginatum (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Nephus quadrimaculatus Herbst, 1783
Sternolophus (Sternolophus) solieri Laporte de C..., 1840
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843
Thysanarthria atriceps Régimbart, 1903
Toma pusilla M.Hansen, 1999

Subnodes of Hydrophilidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyHelophorinae
Leach, 1815
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrochinae
Thomson, 1859
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
17
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpercherinae
Erichson, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphaeridiinae
Latreille, 1802
10
34
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