Agraphydrus Last updated December 10, 2025 Taxonomy The genus Agraphydrus was described for the first time by Maurice Auguste Régimbart in 1903. [ 3]
It currently contains 205 described species, partly thanks to a series revisionary work developed by Albretch Komarek. [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Description Small beetles (1.4–4.8 mm), pale/yellowish to dark brown in coloration, eyes not emarginate, labrum exposed, maxillary palps moderately long. Elytra without sutural striae, not laterally explanate; the elytral punctation ranges from very fine and subtle to coarse.
A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short, [ 2] but also see Komarek and collaborators. [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Habitat According to Girón and Short, [ 2] based on annotations by Komarek and collaborators: [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Agraphydrus can be found in an extremely broad range of habitats, from rivers, streams and forest pools, to hygropetric environments around waterfalls or seepages over rocks; a few species have been collected in terrestrial habitats by sifting moss and leaves from near water bodies, or in the gravel along the bank of a river; in many cases specimens have been found associated with floating vegetation, mosses and algae. [ 2]
Species Agraphydrus abrasus Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus activus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus acutus Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus aethiopicus Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus agilis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus albescens (Régimbart, 1903) [ 9] Agraphydrus ampullatus Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus anacaenoides Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus anatinus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus andamanicus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus andringitra Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus angulatus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus angustatus Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus angustipenis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus anhuianus (Hebauer, 2000) [ 10] Agraphydrus annapurnensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus arduus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus ater Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus atripalpis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus attenuatus (Hansen, 1999) [ 11] Agraphydrus audax Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus avita (Hansen, 1997) [ 12] Agraphydrus bacchusi Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus balkeorum Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus batak Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus bhutanensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus bicoloratus Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus bilardoi Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus biltoni Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus biprojectus Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus borneensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus boukali Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus brevilobatus Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus brevipenis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus burmensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus calvus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus camerunensis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus cantonensis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus carinatulus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus cervus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus ceylonensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus chinensis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus cinnamum Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus clarus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus comes Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus communis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus confusus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus congolensis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus conicus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus connexus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus constrictus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus contractus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus coomani (d'Orchymont, 1927) [ 14] Agraphydrus coronarius Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus crassipenis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus dapengensis Yang & Jia, 2021 [ 15] Agraphydrus decipiens Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus delineatus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus elongatus Ribera, Hernando, and Cieslak, 2019 [ 16] Agraphydrus engkari Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus excisus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus exedis (d'Orchymont, 1937) [ 17] Agraphydrus exiguus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus falcatus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus fasciatus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus fikaceki Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus flavescens Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus flavipes Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus flavonotus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus floresinus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus fontis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus forcipatus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus fortis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus fujianensis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus geminus (d'Orchymont, 1932) [ 18] Agraphydrus gereckei Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus gilvus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus glaber Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus globipenis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus goldschmidti Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus gracilipalpis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus hamatus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus hanseni (Satô and Yoshitomi, 2004) [ 19] Agraphydrus heinrichi Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus helicopter Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus hendrichi Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus heterochromatus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus hortensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus hygropetricus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus igneus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus imitans Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus indicus (d'Orchymont, 1932) [ 18] Agraphydrus inflatus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus infuscatus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus insidiator Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus ishiharai (Matsui, 1994) [ 20] Agraphydrus jaechi (Hansen, 1999) [ 11] Agraphydrus jankodadai Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus jilanzhui Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus kallar Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus kathapa Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus kempi (d'Orchymont, 1922) Agraphydrus khasiensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus kodaguensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus komareki Yang & Jia, 2021 [ 15] Agraphydrus laocaiensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus latus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus longipalpus (Jia, 1998) [ 21] Agraphydrus longipenis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus lunaris Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus luteilateralis (Minoshima and Fujiwara, 2009) [ 22] Agraphydrus madagascarensis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus maehongsonensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus malayanus (Hebauer, 2000) [ 10] Agraphydrus malkini Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus manfredjaechi Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus masatakai Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus matoposensis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus mazzoldii Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus meghalayanus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus microphthalmus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus minutissimus (Kuwert, 1890) [ 23] Agraphydrus mirabilis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus montanus Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus muluensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus musculus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus namthaensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus nanus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus narusei (Satô, 1960) [ 24] Agraphydrus nemorosus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus nepalensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus niger Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus nigroflavus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus obesus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus obscuratus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus obsoletus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus occultus Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus ogatai Minoshima, 2016 [ 25] Agraphydrus orbicularis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus orientalis (d'Orchymont, 1932) [ 18] Agraphydrus palawanensis Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus pallidus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus papuanus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus pauculus (Knisch, 1924) [ 26] Agraphydrus pauper Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus pelingeni Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus penangensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus piceus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus politus (Hansen, 1999) [ 11] Agraphydrus praecipuus (d'Orchymont, 1937) [ 27] Agraphydrus protentus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus pseudoniger Yang & Jia, 2021 [ 15] Agraphydrus pullus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus punctatellus Régimbart, 1903 [ 3] Agraphydrus punctulatus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus puzhelongi (Jia, 2010) [ 28] Agraphydrus pygmaeus (Knisch, 1924) [ 26] Agraphydrus raucus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus reductus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus regularis (Hansen, 1999) [ 11] Agraphydrus reticulatus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus reticuliceps Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus rhodesiensis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus rhomboideus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus rivalis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus robustus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus rostratus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus rugosus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus sabulosus Yang & Jia, 2021 [ 15] Agraphydrus sarawakensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus schoedli Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus schoenmanni Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus scintillans Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus scutifer Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus setifer Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus shaverdoae Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus siamensis (Hansen, 1999) [ 11] Agraphydrus sipekorum Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus skalei Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus spadix Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus spinosus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus splendens Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus stagnalis (d'Orchymont, 1937) Agraphydrus stramineus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus sucineus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus sundaicus Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus tamdao Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus taprobanensis Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus tenuipalpis Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] Agraphydrus thaiensis Minoshima, Komarek, and Ôhara, 2015 [ 13] Agraphydrus tristis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus tulipa Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus tumidus Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus tumulosus Komarek, 2018 [ 4] Agraphydrus umbrosus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus uncinatus Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus usambaraensis Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus uvaensis (Hebauer, 2000) [ 10] Agraphydrus vadoni Komarek, 2020 [ 6] Agraphydrus variabilis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus vietnamensis Komarek, 2019 [ 5] Agraphydrus villiersi (Balfour-Browne, 1958) [ 29] Agraphydrus wangmiaoi Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus yunnanensis Komarek and Hebauer, 2018 [ 8] Agraphydrus zetteli Komarek and Freitag, 2020 [ 7] References ↑ "Agraphydrus Régimbart, 1903" . 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