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Taxonomy of Genus Hydrophilus Müller, 1764
Giant Water Scavenger Beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Staphyliniformia
Lameere, 1900
22
8512
135171
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Histerids, Hydriphiloids, Hydrophilids
8
484
7136
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyHydrophilidae
Latreille, 1802
Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles
475
7090
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHydrophilinae
Latreille, 1802
82
3621
Genera
Species
TribeHydrophilini
Latreille, 1802
31
1747
Genera
Species
SubtribeHydrophilina
Latreille, 1802
5
577
Genera
Species
GenusHydrophilus
Müller, 1764
Giant Water Scavenger Beetles
291Species
Subnodes of Hydrophilus Müller, 1764
SubgenusHydrophilus (Dibolocelus)
Bedel, 1891
2Species
SubgenusHydrophilus (Hydrophilus)
Geoffroy, 1762
Giant Water Scavenger Beetles, Serrate ptychomitrium moss
18Species
SubgenusHydrophilus (Temnopterus)
Solier, 1834
1Species
SpeciesHydrophilus abbreviatus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesHydrophilus aberrans Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus acherontis Heer, 1852
SpeciesHydrophilus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1853
Dark Diving Beetle
SpeciesHydrophilus aegyptiacus Peyron, 1856
SpeciesHydrophilus aeneus De Geer, 1774  ⇒ Helophorus (Helophorus) aequalis
SpeciesHydrophilus affinis Marsham, 1802  ⇒ Helophorus (Helophorus) griseus
SpeciesHydrophilus africanus Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus agilis Randall, 1838
SpeciesHydrophilus analis Paykull, 1798
SpeciesHydrophilus angolensis Erichson, 1843
SpeciesHydrophilus angustatus Villa & Villa, 1838  ⇒ Hydrobius fuscipes
SpeciesHydrophilus angustior Rey, 1885  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) piceus
SpeciesHydrophilus antiquus E. Oustalet, 1874
SpeciesHydrophilus armatus Laporte, 1840
SpeciesHydrophilus ater Gmelin, 1790
Cinnamon fern
SpeciesHydrophilus atomus Duftschmid, 1805
SpeciesHydrophilus attenuatus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesHydrophilus auritus F.V.Melsheimer, 1806
SpeciesHydrophilus australis Montrouzier, 1860
SpeciesHydrophilus barbatus Letzner, 1884  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) aterrimus
SpeciesHydrophilus bedeli Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus bicolor Gyllenhal, 1808  ⇒ Enochrus (Enochrus) melanocephalus
SpeciesHydrophilus bipunctatus Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesHydrophilus bipustulatus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus birmanicus Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus blandus Dejean, 1833
SpeciesHydrophilus bonariensis
SpeciesHydrophilus brasiliensis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesHydrophilus braunii Heer, 1847
SpeciesHydrophilus brodiei Giebel, 1856
SpeciesHydrophilus brunnipalpis Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus caffer Boheman, 1851
SpeciesHydrophilus californicus LeConte & J.L., 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus cambodiensis Régimbart, 1903
SpeciesHydrophilus caraboides Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
Lesser silver water beetle
SpeciesHydrophilus carbonarius Heer, 1847
SpeciesHydrophilus carinata Jander, 1927  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus carinatus Jander, 1927
SpeciesHydrophilus caschmirensis Redtenbacher, 1844
Large Scavenging Water Beetle
SpeciesHydrophilus cashmirensis Redtenbacher, 1892
SpeciesHydrophilus castus Say, 1835
SpeciesHydrophilus cavicrus Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus cavisternum Bedel, 1891
SpeciesHydrophilus chalcaspis Eschscholtz, 1818  ⇒ Berosus (Berosus) luridus
SpeciesHydrophilus chalybeatus Curtis, 1844
SpeciesHydrophilus chalybeus Dejean, 1833
SpeciesHydrophilus chrysomelinus Herbst, 1797  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) lividus
SpeciesHydrophilus cicindeloides Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus cinctus F.V.Melsheimer, 1806
SpeciesHydrophilus cinereus Marsham, 1802  ⇒ Helophorus (Empleurus) rufipes
SpeciesHydrophilus coccinelloides Rossi, 1790
SpeciesHydrophilus cognatus Sharp, 1873
SpeciesHydrophilus collaris Fabricius, 1775
1Subspecies
SpeciesHydrophilus columbinus Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus convexus Laporte, 1840
SpeciesHydrophilus cordiger Herbst, 1784  ⇒ Cercyon (Cercyon) unipunctatus
SpeciesHydrophilus costulata A.P.Semenov, 1900
SpeciesHydrophilus cultrifer Régimbart, 1903
SpeciesHydrophilus dauricus Mannerheim, 1852
SpeciesHydrophilus deperditus Germar, 1839
SpeciesHydrophilus deplanatus Orchymont, 1911
SpeciesHydrophilus dichrous Krynicki, 1832  ⇒ Enochrus (Lumetus) quadripunctatus
SpeciesHydrophilus dorsalis Brullé, 1836
SpeciesHydrophilus duvali M.Hansen, 1999
SpeciesHydrophilus ellipticus LeConte & J.L., 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus elongatus Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus ensifer Brullé, 1837  ⇒ Hydrophilus ater
2Subspecies
SpeciesHydrophilus erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1792  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) obscurus
SpeciesHydrophilus exstriatus Say, 1835
SpeciesHydrophilus extricatus Scudder, 1900
SpeciesHydrophilus femoratus É.Blanchard, 1841
SpeciesHydrophilus fimbriatus F.V.Melsheimer, 1806
SpeciesHydrophilus flavicornis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesHydrophilus flavipalpis Boheman, 1851
SpeciesHydrophilus flavipes Steven, 1808  ⇒ Hydrochara flavipes
SpeciesHydrophilus flaviventris Ochs, 1923  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus foveolata Haworth, 1807  ⇒ Anacaena limbata
SpeciesHydrophilus foveolatus Régimbart, 1901
SpeciesHydrophilus fraternus C.Heyden, 1859
SpeciesHydrophilus fulvofemoratus Fairmaire, 1869
SpeciesHydrophilus fulvus Fourcroy, 1785  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) lividus
SpeciesHydrophilus fuscipes O.F. Müller, 1776  ⇒ Hydrobius fuscipes
SpeciesHydrophilus fuscus De Geer, 1774  ⇒ Berosus (Berosus) luridus
SpeciesHydrophilus ganssuensis A. Semenov, 1889
SpeciesHydrophilus gaudini O. Heer, 1862
SpeciesHydrophilus gayndahensis W. J. MacLeay, 1871  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) picicornis
SpeciesHydrophilus geticus Protescu, 1938
SpeciesHydrophilus gibbosus Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus gibbus Illiger, 1801
SpeciesHydrophilus giganteus Heer, 1862
SpeciesHydrophilus glaber J.L.LeConte, 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus globosus F.V.Melsheimer, 1806
SpeciesHydrophilus globulus Paykull, 1798
SpeciesHydrophilus grisescens Gyllenhal, 1827
SpeciesHydrophilus griseus Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) lividus
SpeciesHydrophilus guarani Bachmann, 1966
SpeciesHydrophilus hackeri Orchymont, 1937
SpeciesHydrophilus haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesHydrophilus harpe Short & McIntosh, 2015
SpeciesHydrophilus hastatus Herbst, 1779
SpeciesHydrophilus hemisphaericus Dejean, 1821
SpeciesHydrophilus horni Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus impressus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus indicus Bedel, 1891
SpeciesHydrophilus inermis Küster, 1852  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) pistaceus
SpeciesHydrophilus infrequens Watts, 1988
SpeciesHydrophilus intermedius Jacquelin du Val, 1857
SpeciesHydrophilus iricolor Régimbart, 1901
SpeciesHydrophilus irinus Brullé, 1837
SpeciesHydrophilus japonicus Sharp, 1873
SpeciesHydrophilus knorrii Heer, 1847
SpeciesHydrophilus kuntzeni F. E. Zeuner, 1931
SpeciesHydrophilus labiatus F.V.Melsheimer, 1806
SpeciesHydrophilus laevis Sturm, 1826
SpeciesHydrophilus lateralis Fabricius, 1775
3Subspecies
SpeciesHydrophilus laticollis Régimbart, 1907
SpeciesHydrophilus lepidus Brullé, 1836
SpeciesHydrophilus limbalis LeConte & J.L., 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus limbatus Brullé, 1836
SpeciesHydrophilus lineatus Dejean, 1821
SpeciesHydrophilus lividus Herbst, 1797  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) lividus
SpeciesHydrophilus loanei Camerano, 1907
SpeciesHydrophilus longipalpis Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus longus Bruch, 1915
SpeciesHydrophilus loriai Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus lucidus Dejean, 1833
SpeciesHydrophilus lugubris Motschulsky, 1845  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) triangularis
SpeciesHydrophilus luridus Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesHydrophilus lutosus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus magnificus L. Piton, 1939
SpeciesHydrophilus marginatus Duftschmid, 1805  ⇒ Cymbiodyta marginella
SpeciesHydrophilus marginellus Fabricius, 1792  ⇒ Cercyon (Paracercyon) analis
SpeciesHydrophilus margipallens Marsham, 1802  ⇒ Cymbiodyta marginella
SpeciesHydrophilus masculinus Régimbart, 1901
SpeciesHydrophilus medius Brullé, 1837
SpeciesHydrophilus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1801  ⇒ Enochrus (Lumetus) fuscipennis
SpeciesHydrophilus mesopotamiae Kniñ, 1914
SpeciesHydrophilus minimus Dejean, 1821
SpeciesHydrophilus minutissimus Germar, 1823
SpeciesHydrophilus minutus Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesHydrophilus miserandus Von Heyden, 1859
SpeciesHydrophilus mixtus LeConte & J.L., 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus mollis Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus morio Sturm, 1835  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) aterrimus
SpeciesHydrophilus mundus Boheman, 1851
SpeciesHydrophilus nebulosus Say, 1824
SpeciesHydrophilus neptunus von Heyden & von Heyden, 1866
SpeciesHydrophilus niger G. Eichler, 1876  ⇒ Limnoxenus niger
SpeciesHydrophilus nigricans Zetterstedt, 1838  ⇒ Enochrus (Lumetus) ochropterus
SpeciesHydrophilus nigriceps Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesHydrophilus nigricornis De Geer, 1774  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus nimbatus Say, 1823
SpeciesHydrophilus nitidulus Brullé, 1837
SpeciesHydrophilus nitidus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus noachicus Heer, 1847
SpeciesHydrophilus novaeguineae Watts, 1988
SpeciesHydrophilus nucleoensis Arce-Pérez & Arriaga-Varela, 2021
SpeciesHydrophilus oberthueri Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus oblongus Olivier, 1792  ⇒ Limnoxenus niger
SpeciesHydrophilus obscurus Fabricius, 1792  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) obscurus
SpeciesHydrophilus obtusatus Say, 1823  ⇒ Hydrochara obtusata
SpeciesHydrophilus occulatus
SpeciesHydrophilus occultus Orchymont, 1933  ⇒ Hydrochara occulta
SpeciesHydrophilus ochripes Curtis, 1844
SpeciesHydrophilus ochropterus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus olivaceus Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesHydrophilus orbiculare Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesHydrophilus orbicularis Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesHydrophilus orientalis Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus ovalis Ziegler, 1844
SpeciesHydrophilus pallidipalpis W. S. MacLeay, 1825
SpeciesHydrophilus pallidus Rossi, 1792  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) lividus
SpeciesHydrophilus pallipes É.Blanchard, 1841
SpeciesHydrophilus palpalis Brullé, 1838
2Subspecies
SpeciesHydrophilus parvulus Herbst, 1797
SpeciesHydrophilus paulinierii Guérin‑Méneville, 1842
SpeciesHydrophilus pergrandis J. F. Zhang, 1989
SpeciesHydrophilus picaeus Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesHydrophilus picinus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus picipes Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Catops picipes
SpeciesHydrophilus piesbergeni Reitter, 1906
SpeciesHydrophilus pilula O.F. Müller, 1776  ⇒ Coelostoma (Coelostoma) orbiculare
SpeciesHydrophilus plicifer Bedel, 1891
SpeciesHydrophilus politus Dejean, 1821
SpeciesHydrophilus pollens Sharp, 1887
SpeciesHydrophilus praedator Dejean, 1833
SpeciesHydrophilus profanifuga Semenow, 1900  ⇒ Hydrochara flavipes
SpeciesHydrophilus pseudovatus Arce-Pérez & Arriaga-Varela, 2021
SpeciesHydrophilus punctatus Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesHydrophilus punctiformis Sturm, 1826
SpeciesHydrophilus purpurascens Régimbart, 1901
SpeciesHydrophilus pusillus Müller, 1776
SpeciesHydrophilus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
1Subspecies
SpeciesHydrophilus quadripunctatus Herbst, 1797
SpeciesHydrophilus quadristriatus Horn, 1871
SpeciesHydrophilus regimbarti Zaitzev, 1908
SpeciesHydrophilus rehmanni Heer, 1847
SpeciesHydrophilus resplendens Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus rottensis G. Statz, 1939
SpeciesHydrophilus rotundus Say, 1825
SpeciesHydrophilus roubali Vavra, 1934  ⇒ Hydrochara flavipes
SpeciesHydrophilus ruficornis Boisduval, 1835  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) picicornis
SpeciesHydrophilus rufipes Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesHydrophilus rufocinctus Bedel, 1891
SpeciesHydrophilus rufomarginatus M.Hansen, 1999
SpeciesHydrophilus ruminianus Heer, 1865
SpeciesHydrophilus sabellifer Fairmaire, 1879
SpeciesHydrophilus sabelliferus Fairmaire, 1879  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) picicornis
SpeciesHydrophilus sartus A.P.Semenov, 1900
SpeciesHydrophilus scissipalpis Blackburn, 1901
SpeciesHydrophilus scrobiculata Panzer, 1799  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus scrobiculatus Panzer, 1799
SpeciesHydrophilus scutellaris Dejean, 1836
SpeciesHydrophilus semenovi Zaitzev, 1908
SpeciesHydrophilus semicylindricus Eschscholtz, 1822
SpeciesHydrophilus seminulum Paykull, 1798  ⇒ Chaetarthria seminulum
SpeciesHydrophilus senegalensis Percheron, 1835
SpeciesHydrophilus signaticollis T.Charpentier, 1825
SpeciesHydrophilus similis Orchymont, 1919
SpeciesHydrophilus simulator Bedel, 1891
SpeciesHydrophilus smaragdina Bach, 1856  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus sordidus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus spectabilis O. Heer, 1862
SpeciesHydrophilus spinicollis Eschscholtz, 1822
SpeciesHydrophilus spinipennis Gory, 1834
SpeciesHydrophilus spinosus Steven, 1808
SpeciesHydrophilus stagnalis Marsham, 1802  ⇒ Helophorus (Helophorus) grandis
SpeciesHydrophilus stenopterus O. Heer, 1862
SpeciesHydrophilus sternitalis Reitter, 1906
SpeciesHydrophilus striatulus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesHydrophilus striatus Turton, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus striolatus LeConte & J.L., 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus subaenea Motschulsky, 1845  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus subaeneus Motschulsky, 1845
SpeciesHydrophilus subcupreus Say, 1825
SpeciesHydrophilus sublaevis LeConte & J.L., 1855
SpeciesHydrophilus subrotundus Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesHydrophilus substriata Sturm, 1843  ⇒ Hydrochara caraboides
SpeciesHydrophilus substriatus Sturm, 1843
SpeciesHydrophilus subvariolosa A.P.Semenov, 1900
SpeciesHydrophilus sumatrae Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus temnopteroides Orchymont, 1913
SpeciesHydrophilus testaceus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesHydrophilus torquatus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus tristis Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesHydrophilus truncatellus Thunberg, 1794
SpeciesHydrophilus turkestanus Kuwert, 1893
SpeciesHydrophilus undatus Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesHydrophilus unguicularis Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus variegatus Herbst, 1797  ⇒ Helochares (Helochares) obscurus
SpeciesHydrophilus variolosus Dejean, 1833
SpeciesHydrophilus verrucosus Marsham, 1802
SpeciesHydrophilus vexatorius O. Heer, 1847
SpeciesHydrophilus violaceonitens Jacquelin du Val, 1857
SpeciesHydrophilus viridicollis L. Redtenbacher, 1844  ⇒ Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus) piceus
SpeciesHydrophilus viridis Watts, 1988
SpeciesHydrophilus vitalisi Orchymont, 1919
SpeciesHydrophilus wehnckei Régimbart, 1902
SpeciesHydrophilus wencki Paulino d'Oliveira, 1880
SpeciesHydrophilus westwoodi Giebel, 1856

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hydrophilus
EnglishGiant Water Scavenger Beetles
DutchSpinnende watertorren


Distribution of Hydrophilus Müller, 1764
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds, Green River Formation, Rott Formation


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