Hydrophilidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Hydrophilidae
Cercyon laminatus Sharp, 1873

Cercyon laminatus Sharp, 1873

Cercyon laminatus Sharp, 1873

Cercyon laminatus is a water scavenger beetle species found across multiple continents.

Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825)

Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825)

Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825)

Cercyon praetextatus is a water scavenger beetle species distributed across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Cercyon unipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cercyon unipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cercyon unipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cercyon unipunctatus is a water scavenger beetle in Hydrophilidae found across multiple regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Dactylosternum abdominale (Fabricius, 1792)

Dactylosternum abdominale (Fabricius, 1792)

Dactylosternum abdominale (Fabricius, 1792)

Dactylosternum abdominale is a widely distributed water scavenger beetle in the Hydrophilidae family.

Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792

Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792

Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792

Sphaeridium lunatum is a water scavenger beetle species found across Europe, Northern Asia, and North America.

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides is a water scavenger beetle species in Hydrophilidae found across multiple continents.

Berosus miles J.L.LeConte, 1855

Berosus miles J.L.LeConte, 1855

Berosus miles J.L.LeConte, 1855

Berosus miles is a water scavenger beetle species in Hydrophilidae found in Central and North America.

Berosus pantherinus J.L.LeConte, 1855

Berosus pantherinus J.L.LeConte, 1855

Berosus pantherinus J.L.LeConte, 1855

Berosus pantherinus is a 1855-described hydrophilid beetle species native to the US with ten dark spots on each elytron.

Hydrochara caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrochara caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrochara caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrochara caraboides is an endangered aquatic beetle with a wide European range, limited to three UK locations.

Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)

Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)

Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)

Tropisternus lateralis is a water scavenger beetle with a wide range across the Americas and introduced populations on Oahu.

Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)

Tropisternus collaris, the collared water scavenger beetle, is a Hydrophilidae species found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)

Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)

Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)

Tropisternus quadristriatus is a water scavenger beetle from Hydrophilidae found in the Caribbean and North America.

Hydrophilus ovatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868

Hydrophilus ovatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868

Hydrophilus ovatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868

Hydrophilus ovatus is a water scavenger beetle from the Hydrophilidae family found across parts of North America.

Hydrophilus triangularis Say, 1823

Hydrophilus triangularis Say, 1823

Hydrophilus triangularis Say, 1823

Hydrophilus triangularis, the giant black water scavenger, is a common widespread North American water scavenger beetle.

Hydrophilus piceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrophilus piceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrophilus piceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrophilus piceus is a large aquatic beetle native to much of Eurasia, with an interrupted distribution.

Hydrophilus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1854

Hydrophilus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1854

Hydrophilus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1854

Hydrophilus acuminatus is an aquatic beetle found across East Asia and the Russian Far East, with distinct diet differences between adults and larvae.

Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Hydrophilus insularis is a water scavenger beetle in Hydrophilidae found across the Americas from northern South America to the southern US.

Hydrophilus ensifer Brullé, 1837

Hydrophilus ensifer Brullé, 1837

Hydrophilus ensifer Brullé, 1837

Hydrophilus ensifer is a large aquatic insect ranging from South Florida, USA, south through the Americas to Argentina.

Hydrobiomorpha casta (Say, 1835)

Hydrobiomorpha casta (Say, 1835)

Hydrobiomorpha casta (Say, 1835)

Hydrobiomorpha casta is a water scavenger beetle in the Hydrophilidae family found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)

Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)

Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)

Sternolophus rufipes is a large oval aquatic beetle species with distinct morphological traits detailed in this description.

Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hydrobius fuscipes is a Hydrophilidae beetle species found across most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

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