| Amphiopini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophilinae |
| Tribe: | Amphiopini Kuwert, 1890 |
Amphiopini is a tribe in the subfamily Hydrophilinae of aquatic beetles, [1] [2] which was first described in 1890 by August Ferdinand Kuwert, [3] [4] and which has been synonymised with Chaetarthriini. [5]
Members of this tribe are from 3 to 5 mm long. [6]
(source Short & Fikacek, 2013) [2]
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