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Checklist for Subfamily Hydrophilinae Latreille, 1802
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
6
134
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
30
88
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
30
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
14
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
14 Genera with 50 Species
Agraphydrus Régimbart, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Allocotocerus Kraatz, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Amphiops Erichson, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19039SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 200211SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochara Berthold, 1851Water Scavenger Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1835Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Peltochares Régimbart, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Regimbartia Zaitzev, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18432SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
50 Species
Agraphydrus villiersi J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Allocotocerus seriatus Régimbart, 1906
Allocotocerus simplex Régimbart, 1906
Allocotocerus subaeneus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops globus Erichson, 1843
Amphiops senegalensis Laporte, 1840
Berosus crassus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Berosus cribrosus Fairmaire, 1897
Berosus furcatus Boheman, 1851
Berosus gebieni Knisch, 1922
Berosus guilielmi Knisch, 1924
Berosus invisitatus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Berosus neumanni Knisch, 1922
Berosus nigerianus Schödl, 1994
Berosus villosulus Régimbart, 1903
Enochrus (Enochrus) pellax J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) furculus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) ituriensis Hebauer, 2001
Enochrus (Methydrus) melinus Hebauer, 2001
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) merops J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) nigerianus Hebauer, 2002
Enochrus (Methydrus) petersenae J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Enochrus (Methydrus) rutilus J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Helochares balfourbrownei M.Hansen, 1999
Helochares camerunensis Orchymont, 1939
Helochares dimorphus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares dolus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares egregius J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares ivani Hebauer, 1996
Helochares melanophthalmus Mulsant, 1844
Helochares menulus Orchymont, 1943
Helochares perminutus Hebauer, 1996
Helochares rugipennis J.Balfour-Br..., 1958
Helochares sublineatus Hebauer, 2002
Hydrobiomorpha occidentalis J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Hydrobiomorpha zetha J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Hydrochara elliptica Fabricius, 1801
Hydrochara flavipalpis Boheman, 1851
Hydrophilus senegalensis Percheron, 1835
Laccobius (Hydroxenus) caffer Boheman, 1851
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) minor (Rottenberg, 1874)⇒ Laccobius obscuratus obscuratus Rottenberg, 1874
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) nigerianus Gentili, 1997
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) smetanai Gentili, 1982
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Peltochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Regimbartia elliptica Régimbart, 1906
Regimbartia nilotica Sharp, 1904
Sternolophus (Sternolophus) solieri Laporte de C..., 1840
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843

Subnodes of Hydrophilinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeAnacaenini
Hansen, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBerosini
Mulsant, 1844
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChaetarthriini
Bedel, 1881
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHydrophilini
Latreille, 1802
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLaccobiini
Bertrand, 1954
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hydrophilinae at artfakta.se
Hydrophilinae at dyntaxa.se
Hydrophilinae at itis.gov