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Taxonomy of Genus Tropisternus Solier, 1834
water scavenger beetle


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
GenusTropisternus
Solier, 1834
Water scavenger beetle
114Species
Subnodes of Tropisternus Solier, 1834
SubgenusTropisternus (Homostethus)
Orchymont, 1921
  ⇒ Tropisternus
1Species
SubgenusTropisternus (Pleurhomus)
Sharp, 1883
  ⇒ Tropisternus
1Species
SubgenusTropisternus (Pristoternus)
Orchymont, 1936
  ⇒ Tropisternus
13Species
SubgenusTropisternus (Strepitornus)
Hansen, 1989
7Species
SubgenusTropisternus (Tropisternus)
Solier, 1834
22Species
SpeciesTropisternus acaragua Bachmann, 1970
SpeciesTropisternus agilis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTropisternus azurescens Orchymont, 1921
SpeciesTropisternus bidentatus Orchymont, 1922
SpeciesTropisternus binotatus Walker, 1866  ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) lateralis limbalis
SpeciesTropisternus blandus Chevrolat, 1863
SpeciesTropisternus breviceps Sharp, 1883
SpeciesTropisternus brevicollis Sharp, 1882
SpeciesTropisternus burmeisteri Fernández & Bachmann, 1981
SpeciesTropisternus caligans Orchymont, 1941
SpeciesTropisternus carinispina Orchymont, 1922
SpeciesTropisternus chontalensis Sharp, 1882
SpeciesTropisternus concolor Sharp, 1882
SpeciesTropisternus dilatatus Bruch., 1915
SpeciesTropisternus dorsalis Brullé, 1841  ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) lateralis limbatus
SpeciesTropisternus ebenus Klug, 1829
SpeciesTropisternus ellipticus LeConte, 1855  ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) affinis
SpeciesTropisternus falli Orchymont, 1922
SpeciesTropisternus femoratus Sharp, 1883
SpeciesTropisternus flavescens Orchymont, 1922
SpeciesTropisternus flavipalpis Sharp, 1883
SpeciesTropisternus fuscitarsis Sharp, 1882
SpeciesTropisternus gaeae Bachmann, 1969
SpeciesTropisternus humeralis Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesTropisternus ignoratus Knisch, 1921
SpeciesTropisternus jolyi Spangler, 1981
SpeciesTropisternus knischi Orchymont, 1943
SpeciesTropisternus laevigatus Boheman, 1859
SpeciesTropisternus lancifer Sharp, 1883
SpeciesTropisternus latus Brullé, 1838
SpeciesTropisternus lepidus Brullé, 1838
SpeciesTropisternus limitatus S. H. Scudder, 1900
SpeciesTropisternus longispina Fernández & Bachmann, 1981
SpeciesTropisternus marginatus Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesTropisternus medius Brullé, 1837
SpeciesTropisternus metallescens Orchymont, 1922
SpeciesTropisternus mexicanus Laporte, 1840
SpeciesTropisternus missionum Fernández & Bachmann, 2001
SpeciesTropisternus modestus Orchymont, 1938  ⇒ Tectosternum naviculare
SpeciesTropisternus mutatus Orchymont, 1921
SpeciesTropisternus nigrinus Boheman, 1858
SpeciesTropisternus nitens Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTropisternus nitidulus Brullé, 1838
SpeciesTropisternus nitidus Castelnau, 1840  ⇒ Tropisternus (Pristoternus) chalybeus
SpeciesTropisternus noa Fernández & Bachmann, 2001
SpeciesTropisternus obesus Bruch, 1915
SpeciesTropisternus oculatus Sharp, 1882
SpeciesTropisternus parananus Sharp, 1883
SpeciesTropisternus paredesi Leech, 1943
SpeciesTropisternus phallicus d'Orchymont, 0
SpeciesTropisternus phyllisae Spangler & Short, 2008
SpeciesTropisternus proximus Sharp, 1883
SpeciesTropisternus regimbarti Orchymont, 1921
SpeciesTropisternus richmondi Spangler & Short, 2008
SpeciesTropisternus sanapana Bachmann, 1970
SpeciesTropisternus saxialis Scudder, 1878
SpeciesTropisternus sculptilis Scudder, 1878
SpeciesTropisternus scutellaris Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTropisternus sellatus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesTropisternus setiger Germar, 1823
SpeciesTropisternus sharpi Orchymont, 1921
2Subspecies
SpeciesTropisternus sinuatus Orchymont, 1921
SpeciesTropisternus striolatus LeConte, 1855  ⇒ Tropisternus (Strepitornus) collaris striolatus
SpeciesTropisternus surinamensis Spangler & Short, 2008
SpeciesTropisternus tinctus Sharp, 1882
SpeciesTropisternus vanus S. H. Scudder, 1900
SpeciesTropisternus viridis Young, F.N. & Spangler, 1956
SpeciesTropisternus xanthopus Sharp, 1882  ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) sublaevis

Synonyms
Cyphostethus (Orchymont, 1919)
Homostethus (Orchymont, 1921)
Pleurhomus (Sharp, 1883)
Pristoternus (Orchymont, 1936)
Tropisternus (Homostethus) (Orchymont, 1921)
Tropisternus (Pleurhomus) (Sharp, 1883)
Tropisternus (Pristoternus) (Orchymont, 1936)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Tropisternus
EnglishWater scavenger beetle


Distribution of Tropisternus Solier, 1834
Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds, Green River Formation


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