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Genus: | Speonoterus Spangler, 1996 |
Species: | S. bedosae |
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Speonoterus bedosae Spangler, 1996 | |
Speonoterus bedosae is a species of beetle in the family Noteridae, the only species in the genus Speonoterus. [1]
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 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.
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 the eastern Palearctic. They are sometimes referred to by the common name troutstream 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:
Renotus deyrollei is a species of beetle in the family Noteridae, the only species in the genus Renotus.
Siolius is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:
Suphis is a genus of beetles in the family Noteridae, containing the following species:
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:
Pronoterus 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:
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.