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Tropisternus collaris
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Tropisternus

Solier, 1834
Synonyms

CyphostethusOrchymont, 1919

Tropisternus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 63 species in five subgenera in North and South America. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Torres, Patricia L. M.; Michat, Mariano C.; Archangelsky, Miguel; Fernandez, Liliana A. (2014). "Description of immatures of the genus Tropisternus Solier, subgenus Pristoternus Orchymont (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), with emphasis on the chaetotaxy and morphometry of larval forms". Zootaxa. 3790 (2): 380–398. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3790.2.6. PMID   24869873.
  2. Spangler, Paul J.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2008). "Three new species of Neotropical Tropisternus Solier (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Zootaxa. 1917: 65–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1917.1.6.
  3. "Tropisternus Solier, 1834". ITIS. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  4. Short, Andrew E. Z.; Hebauer, F. (2006). "World Catalogue of Hydrophiloidea – additions and corrections, 1 (1999–2005) (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 76: 315–359. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2015.
  5. Short, Andrew E.Z.; Fikåček, Martin (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2015.
  6. Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN   8788757315.