Hydrotrupes

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]

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

Sharp, 1882

References
  1. Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
  2. "A rare diving beetle from Baltic Amber". www.Amber-inclusions.dk. Hydrotrupes prometheus new species reveals former widespread distribution of the genus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) HOLOTYPUS: Hydrotrupes prometheus (R.A. Gómez and A.L. Damgaard, 2013)
  3. R. Antonio Gómez & Anders L. Damgaard (2014). "A rare diving beetle from Baltic Amber: Hydrotrupes prometheus new species reveals former widespread distribution of the genus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 88 (4): 814–822. doi:10.1666/13-017.


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