| Ochthebius | |
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| Ochthebius afghanicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydraenidae |
| Subfamily: | Ochthebiinae |
| Genus: | Ochthebius Leach, 1815 |
| Subgenera | |
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| Diversity | |
| at least 460 species | |
Ochthebius is a genus of minute moss beetles in the family Hydraenidae. There are at least 460 described species in Ochthebius. [1] [2] [3]
Amphizoa is a genus of aquatic beetles in the suborder Adephaga, placed in its own monogeneric family, Amphizoidae. There are five known species of Amphizoa, three in western North America and two in eastern palearctic. They are sometimes referred to by the common name troutstream beetles.
Hydraenidae is a family of very small aquatic beetles, sometimes called "minute moss beetles", with a worldwide distribution. These beetles are generally 1–3 mm in length with clubbed antennae. They do not swim well and are generally found crawling in marginal vegetation. Most are phytophagous but a few saprophagous and predatory species are known.
Hygrobia is a genus of aquatic beetles native to Europe, North Africa, China and Australia. It is the only genus in the family Hygrobiidae, also known as the Paelobiidae. These are known commonly as squeak beetles or screech-beetles.
Ancyronyx, commonly known as spider water beetles or spider riffle beetles, is a genus of aquatic riffle beetles from North America, South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia. They are small beetles with extremely long legs ending in strong claws. Both the adults and the larvae are found underwater in the shallow riffles of streams and rivers, clinging to rocks or submerged wood. They feed on algae and decaying wood tissue. The genus contains twenty-one species, eleven of which are endemic to the Philippines.
Neochthebius vandykei is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in North America.
Neochthebius is a genus of minute moss beetles in the family Hydraenidae. There are at least two described species in Neochthebius.
Ochthebiinae is a subfamily of minute moss beetles in the family Hydraenidae. There are about 14 genera and more than 650 described species in Ochthebiinae.
Hydraena angulicollis is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in North America.
Hydraena is a genus of minute moss beetles in the family Hydraenidae. There are more than 990 described species in Hydraena.
Ochthebius puncticollis is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leiodes rufipes is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Halobrecta algophila is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Australia, Europe & Northern Asia, North America, South America, and New Zealand.
Aleochara curtula is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.
Gymnochthebius fossatus is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Ochthebius lineatus is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Limnebius alutaceus is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in North America.
Limnebius is a genus of minute moss beetles in the family Hydraenidae. There are more than 160 described species in Limnebius.
Hydraena circulata is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ochthebius marinus, the marine moss beetle, is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Epimetopidae is a family of semi-aquatic beetles found on the edges of streams and shallow freshwater ponds. These beetles are shorter than half a centimeter long and have a pronotum with a central projection forming a shelf above the head. On the underside of the abdomen only four sternites are visible. There are less than a hundred species in three genera, Epimetopus which is restricted to the New World, mostly Neotropical, Eupotemus with two Afrotropical species and Eumetopus with some Oriental species. Females carry their eggcases on the underside of the abdomen.
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