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Checklist for Tribe Hydrophilini Latreille, 1802
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
458
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
364
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
4
51
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
18
58
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
18
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
12
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHydrophilini
Latreille, 1802
7
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
7 Genera with 24 Species
Enochrus Thomson, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 195215SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochara Berthold, 1980Water Scavenger Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilus Müller, 1834Giant Water Scavenger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Peltochares Régimbart, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sternolophus Solier, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
24 Species
Enochrus (Methydrus) lucens Hebauer, 2003
Enochrus (Methydrus) meracus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Enochrus (Methydrus) natalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Helochares balfourbrownei M.Hansen, 1999
Helochares camerunensis Orchymont, 1939
Helochares chappuisi J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares dolus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares egregius J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares ellipticus Fabricius, 1801
Helochares itylus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares ivani Hebauer, 1996
Helochares lutulentus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Helochares mecarus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares mediastinus Orchymont, 1939
Helochares menulus Orchymont, 1943
Helochares perminutus Hebauer, 1996
Helochares scitulus J.Balfour-Br..., 1952
Hydrobiomorpha perssoni Hebauer, 2006
Hydrobiomorpha zetha J.Balfour-Br..., 1950
Hydrochara endroedyi Smetana, 1980
Hydrophilus (Temnopterus) aculeatus Solier, 1834
Peltochares longipalpis Murray, 1859
Sternolophus angolensis Erichson, 1843

Subnodes of Hydrophilini with occurrences in Benin
SubtribeAcidocerina
Zaitzev, 1908
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHydrophilina
Latreille, 1802
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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