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 | | Family | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 Silver Water Beetles, Water beetles | 475 7090 | Genera Species | | Subfamily | Hydrophilinae Latreille, 1802
| 82 3621 | Genera Species | | Tribe | Hydrophilini Latreille, 1802
| 31 1747 | Genera Species | | Subtribe | Hydrophilina Latreille, 1802
| 5 577 | Genera Species | | Genus | Tropisternus Solier, 1834 Water scavenger beetle | 114 | Species |
Subnodes of Tropisternus Solier, 1834 | Subgenus | Tropisternus (Homostethus) Orchymont, 1921 ⇒ Tropisternus
| 1 | Species | | Subgenus | Tropisternus (Pleurhomus) Sharp, 1883 ⇒ Tropisternus
| 1 | Species | | Subgenus | Tropisternus (Pristoternus) Orchymont, 1936 ⇒ Tropisternus
| 13 | Species | | Subgenus | Tropisternus (Strepitornus) Hansen, 1989
| 7 | Species | | Subgenus | Tropisternus (Tropisternus) Solier, 1834
| 22 | Species | | Species | Tropisternus acaragua Bachmann, 1970
| | | | Species | Tropisternus agilis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
| | | | Species | Tropisternus azurescens Orchymont, 1921
| | | | Species | Tropisternus bidentatus Orchymont, 1922
| | | | Species | Tropisternus binotatus Walker, 1866 ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) lateralis limbalis
| | | | Species | Tropisternus blandus Chevrolat, 1863
| | | | Species | Tropisternus breviceps Sharp, 1883
| | | | Species | Tropisternus brevicollis Sharp, 1882
| | | | Species | Tropisternus burmeisteri Fernández & Bachmann, 1981
| | | | Species | Tropisternus caligans Orchymont, 1941
| | | | Species | Tropisternus carinispina Orchymont, 1922
| | | | Species | Tropisternus chontalensis Sharp, 1882
| | | | Species | Tropisternus concolor Sharp, 1882
| | | | Species | Tropisternus dilatatus Bruch., 1915
| | | | Species | Tropisternus dorsalis Brullé, 1841 ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) lateralis limbatus
| | | | Species | Tropisternus ebenus Klug, 1829
| | | | Species | Tropisternus ellipticus LeConte, 1855 ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) affinis
| | | | Species | Tropisternus falli Orchymont, 1922
| | | | Species | Tropisternus femoratus Sharp, 1883
| | | | Species | Tropisternus flavescens Orchymont, 1922
| | | | Species | Tropisternus flavipalpis Sharp, 1883
| | | | Species | Tropisternus fuscitarsis Sharp, 1882
| | | | Species | Tropisternus gaeae Bachmann, 1969
| | | | Species | Tropisternus humeralis Motschulsky, 1859
| | | | Species | Tropisternus ignoratus Knisch, 1921
| | | | Species | Tropisternus jolyi Spangler, 1981
| | | | Species | Tropisternus knischi Orchymont, 1943
| | | | Species | Tropisternus laevigatus Boheman, 1859
| | | | Species | Tropisternus lancifer Sharp, 1883
| | | | Species | Tropisternus latus Brullé, 1838
| | | | Species | Tropisternus lepidus Brullé, 1838
| | | | Species | Tropisternus limitatus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1900
| | | | Species | Tropisternus longispina Fernández & Bachmann, 1981
| | | | Species | Tropisternus marginatus Motschulsky, 1859
| | | | Species | Tropisternus medius Brullé, 1837
| | | | Species | Tropisternus metallescens Orchymont, 1922
| | | | Species | Tropisternus mexicanus Laporte, 1840
| | | | Species | Tropisternus missionum Fernández & Bachmann, 2001
| | | | Species | Tropisternus modestus Orchymont, 1938 ⇒ Tectosternum naviculare
| | | | Species | Tropisternus mutatus Orchymont, 1921
| | | | Species | Tropisternus nigrinus Boheman, 1858
| | | | Species | Tropisternus nitens Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
| | | | Species | Tropisternus nitidulus Brullé, 1838
| | | | Species | Tropisternus nitidus Castelnau, 1840 ⇒ Tropisternus (Pristoternus) chalybeus
| | | | Species | Tropisternus noa Fernández & Bachmann, 2001
| | | | Species | Tropisternus obesus Bruch, 1915
| | | | Species | Tropisternus oculatus Sharp, 1882
| | | | Species | Tropisternus parananus Sharp, 1883
| | | | Species | Tropisternus paredesi Leech, 1943
| | | | Species | Tropisternus phallicus d'Orchymont, 0
| | | | Species | Tropisternus phyllisae Spangler & Short, 2008
| | | | Species | Tropisternus proximus Sharp, 1883
| | | | Species | Tropisternus regimbarti Orchymont, 1921
| | | | Species | Tropisternus richmondi Spangler & Short, 2008
| | | | Species | Tropisternus sanapana Bachmann, 1970
| | | | Species | Tropisternus saxialis Scudder, 1878
| | | | Species | Tropisternus sculptilis Scudder, 1878
| | | | Species | Tropisternus scutellaris Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
| | | | Species | Tropisternus sellatus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
| | | | Species | Tropisternus setiger Germar, 1823
| | | | Species | Tropisternus sharpi Orchymont, 1921
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Tropisternus sinuatus Orchymont, 1921
| | | | Species | Tropisternus striolatus LeConte, 1855 ⇒ Tropisternus (Strepitornus) collaris striolatus
| | | | Species | Tropisternus surinamensis Spangler & Short, 2008
| | | | Species | Tropisternus tinctus Sharp, 1882
| | | | Species | Tropisternus vanus ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1900
| | | | Species | Tropisternus viridis Young, F.N. & Spangler, 1956
| | | | Species | Tropisternus xanthopus Sharp, 1882 ⇒ Tropisternus (Tropisternus) sublaevis
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Tropisternus | English | Water 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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