Hydrotrupes

Hydrotrupes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Hydrotrupes
Sharp, 1882

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

  • Hydrotrupes chinensis Nilsson, 2003
  • Hydrotrupes palpalis Sharp, 1882
  • Hydrotrupes prometheus R.A. Gómez & A.L. Damgaard, 2013[2][3]

References

  1. Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
  2. http://amber-inclusions.dk/new-species-dytiscidae-agabinae
  3. R. Antonio Gómez and Anders L. Damgaard (2014). "A rare diving beetle from Baltic Amber: Hydrotrupes prometheus new species reveals former widespread distribution of the genus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)". Journal of Paleontology 88 (4): 814–822. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1666/13-017


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