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A water beetle is a generalized name for any beetle that is adapted to living in water at any point in its life cycle. Most water beetles can only live in fresh water, with a few marine species that live in the intertidal zone or littoral zone. There are approximately 2000 species of true water beetles native to lands throughout the world.
The Haliplidae are a family of water beetles that swim using an alternating motion of the legs. They are therefore clumsy in water, and prefer to get around by crawling. The family consists of about 200 species in 5 genera, distributed wherever there is freshwater habitat; it is the only extant member of superfamily Haliploidea. They are also known as crawling water beetles or haliplids.
Noteridae is a family of adephagan 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 is found worldwide, more commonly in the tropics. They are sometimes referred to as burrowing water beetles.
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.
Noterus clavicornis is a species of beetle belonging to the family Noteridae.
Hydrocanthus 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:
Speonoterus bedosae is a species of beetle in the family Noteridae, the only species in the genus Speonoterus.
Suphis is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:
Suphisellus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae.
Synchortus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:
Notomicrus is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:
Phreatodytes is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:
Liocanthydrus nanops is a species of water beetle in the family Noteridae. It is known from Paraguay and southern Brazil.
Liocanthydrus armulatus is a species of water beetle in the family Noteridae. It is only known from the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.
Agabus aequabilis is a species of predatory diving beetle belonging to the family Dytiscidae. This species is found in Central Asia, with records from Xinjiang and Uzbekistan. It is closely related to Agabus aequalis, and may in fact be the same species, though not enough information is currently available to make this distinction.
Hydrocanthus atripennis is a species of burrowing water beetle in the family Noteridae. It is found in North America.
Hydrocanthus oblongus is a species of burrowing water beetle in the family Noteridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Liocanthydrus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Noteridae, the burrowing water beetles. The genus is Neotropical with records from Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, and Paraguay. It was originally established as a subgenus of the otherwise Old World genus Canthydrus.
References
- ↑ 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.
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