Hydrocanthus

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Hydrocanthus
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Hydrocanthus atripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Noteridae
Genus:
Hydrocanthus

Say, 1823

Hydrocanthus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species: [1]

In 2016, Baca et al. [4] split this genus into two, reviving the subgeneric name Sternocanthus Guignot, 1948 and elevating it to the rank of genus. The species which were transferred to that genus are indicated with the symbol ‡.

Related Research Articles

Noteridae Family of beetles

Noteridae is a family of water beetles closely related to the Dytiscidae, and formerly classified with them. They are mainly distinguished by the presence of a distinctive "noterid platform" underneath, in the form of a plate between the second and third pair of legs. The family consists of about 230 species in 14 genera, and is found worldwide, more commonly in the tropics. They are sometimes referred to as burrowing water beetles.

Dytiscidae Family of beetles

The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek dytikos (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live among leaf litter. The adults of most are between 1 and 2.5 cm (0.4–1.0 in) long, though much variation is seen between species. The European Dytiscus latissimus and Brazilian Megadytes ducalis are the largest, reaching up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) and 4.75 cm (1.9 in) respectively. In contrast, the smallest is likely the Australian Limbodessus atypicali of subterranean waters, which only is about 0.9 mm (0.035 in) long. Most are dark brown, blackish, or dark olive in color with golden highlights in some subfamilies. The larvae are commonly known as water tigers due to their voracious appetite. They have short, but sharp mandibles and immediately upon biting, they deliver digestive enzymes into prey to suck their liquefied remains. The family includes more than 4,000 described species in numerous genera.

<i>Copelatus</i> Genus of diving beetles

Copelatus is a large genus of small diving beetles. There are some 470 described species in the genus, found worldwide, but they are most diverse in tropical South America, Africa and South-East Asia.

<i>Rhantus</i> Genus of beetle

Rhantus is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. There are about 100 species distributed worldwide. They often live in pools and marshy habitat types. Several species have colonized oceanic islands and become endemics.

<i>Agabus</i> (beetle) Genus of beetles

Agabus is a large genus of predatory aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae, proposed in 1817 by William Elford Leach and named after Agabus, an early follower of Christianity. The adult beetles are moderate-sized, 5 to 14 mm long. The genus is primarily Holarctic in distribution, with only a few species known from the Afrotropical and Neotropical realms. Three species of Agabus, namely A. clypealis, A. discicollis and A. hozgargantae are endangered according to the IUCN Red List. The division into subgenera is not widely accepted. However, a number of species groups are recognized after the works of David J. Larson and Anders N. Nilsson. The genus is probably polyphyletic or paraphyletic. In a recent study of mitochondrial DNA, Agabus was found paraphyletic with respect to several of the species groups of Platambus, a closely related genus in the tribe Agabini. Lately the taxonomy of the genus has been revised, and some groups of species were transferred from Agabussensu stricto to other genera in the tribe Agabini.

<i>Laccophilus</i> Genus of beetles

Laccophilus is a genus of water beetle found in nearly every temperate or tropical region in the world including but not limited to Europe, the Near East, the Nearctic, North Africa and the Oriental region. It contains the following species:

<i>Hyphydrus</i> Genus of beetles

Hyphydrus is a genus of diving beetle native to the Palearctic, the Afro-tropical region, the Near East, North Africa. It contains the following species:

<i>Hydroporus</i> Genus of beetles

Hydroporus is a genus of water beetles native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:

<i>Hydaticus</i> Genus of beetles

Hydaticus is a genus of predatory water beetle belonging to the family Dytiscidae, native to the Palearctic, the Afro-tropical region, the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa. It contains the following species:

<i>Cybister</i> Genus of beetles

Cybister, is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae native to the Old World, North America, and Australia, but has a worldwide distribution. There are approximately 80 species in the genus.

<i>Noterus</i> Genus of beetles

Noterus is a genus of beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:

<i>Hydroglyphus</i> Genus of beetles

Hydroglyphus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:

<i>Hydrovatus</i> Genus of beetles

Hydrovatus is a genus of water beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:

<i>Neohydrocoptus</i> Genus of beetles

Neohydrocoptus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

<i>Canthydrus</i> Genus of beetles

Canthydrus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

Mesonoterus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

<i>Suphis</i> Genus of beetles

Suphis is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

<i>Suphisellus</i> Genus of beetles

Suphisellus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

Synchortus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

<i>Notomicrus</i> Genus of beetles

Notomicrus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:

References

  1. ↑ Nilsson, Anders N. (2006). “A World Catalogue of the Family Noteridae, or the Burrowing Water Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga).” University of Umea, Sweden. Retrieved on 10 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 Toledo M. & Hendrich L. 2006: Taxonomic revision of the Australasian Hydrocanthus Say 1833, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Noteridae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 38(1): 935-952. PDF
  3. ↑ Nilsson, Anders N. (2011). A World Catalogue of the Family Noteridae, or the Burrowing Water Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga). Version 16.VIII.2011. PDF
  4. ↑ Baca, S.M., Toussaint, E.F.A., Miller, K.B. & Short, A.E.Z. (2016). Molecular phylogeny of the aquatic beetle family Noteridae (Coleoptera: Adephaga) with an emphasis on partitioning strategies. Molecular phylogenetics and Evolution, 107: 282–292. PDF


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