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Checklist for Superfamily Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Histerids)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
7
89
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
1
11
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
1 Family width 16 Species
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
11 Genera with 16 Species
Berosus Leach, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Crenitis Bedel, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Helochares Mulsant, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Helophorus Fabricius, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Laccobius Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Limnoxenus Motschoulsky, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pachysternum Motschulsky, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paracymus Thomson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeridium Fabricius, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
16 Species
Berosus continentalis Knisch, 1922
Berosus pudens J.Balfour-Br..., 1954
Cercyon aphodioides Orchymont, 1933
Cercyon gigas Orchymont, 1925
Cercyon maritimus Knisch, 1924
Cercyon olibrus Sharp, 1874
Crenitis zimmermanni Knisch, 1924
Helochares dilutus Erichson, 1843
Helochares melanophthalmus Mulsant, 1844
Helophorus (Rhopalohelophorus) fulgidicollis Motschulsky, 1860
Hydrochus capensis Péringuey, 1892
Laccobius (Microlaccobius) gracilis (Motschulsky, 1855)⇒ Laccobius alternus Motschulsky, 1855
Limnoxenus sjostedti Knisch, 1924
Pachysternum capense Mulsant, 1844
Paracymus chalceus Régimbart, 1903
Sphaeridium caffrum Laporte, 1840

Subnodes of Hydrophiloidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles, water scavenger beetle, Water scavenger beetles, Water scawenger beetles
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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