Hydrophiloidea
Hydrophiloidea, known as water scavenger beetles, is a superfamily of beetles. Until recently it was only a single family, the water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae), but several of the subfamilies have been removed and raised to family rank.[1] The Histeroidea are closely related and sometimes considered part of a sensu lato Hydrophiloidea.[1]
| Hydrophiloidea | |
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| Various Central European Hydrophiloidea, their larvae, and anatomical details | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802 |
| Families | |
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Several, see text | |
Families include:[1]
References
- Short, Andrew. 2007. Hydrophiloidea. Water scavenger beetles. in The Tree of Life Web Project. Accessed 17 December 2019.
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