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Hydroglyphus

Hydroglyphus is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are more than 90 described species in Hydroglyphus, found in Africa, Australasia, Indomalaya, and the Palearctic.

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Hydroglyphus
Hydroglyphus geminus, Belgium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Hydroporinae
Tribe: Bidessini
Genus: Hydroglyphus
Motschulsky, 1853
Synonyms1
  • Guignotus Houlbert, 1934
Hydroglyphus japonicus, Japan source ↗

Hydroglyphus is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are more than 90 described species in Hydroglyphus, found in Africa, Australasia, Indomalaya, and the Palearctic.234

Species

These 92 species belong to the genus Hydroglyphus:

  • Hydroglyphus aethiopicus (Régimbart, 1907) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus amamiensis (Satô, 1961) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus andamanensis Madani & Kumar, 2009 (Southern Asia)
  • Hydroglyphus angularis (Klug, 1834) (Africa and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus angulolineatus (Guignot, 1956) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus annamita (Régimbart, 1889) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus apertus (Guignot, 1941) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus baeri (Régimbart, 1895) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus balkei Hendrich, 1999 (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus basalis (W.J. Macleay, 1871) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus bilardoi Biström, 1986 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus borkuanus (Bruneau de Miré & Legros, 1963) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus capitatus (Régimbart, 1895) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus circulatus (Régimbart, 1889) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus confusus (Klug, 1834) (Africa and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus coreanus Lee & Ahn, 2016 (Southern Asia)
  • Hydroglyphus crassifrons (Régimbart, 1903) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus daemeli (Sharp, 1882) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus dakarensis (Régimbart, 1895) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus divisus (Régimbart, 1893) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus erannus (Guignot, 1956) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus farquharensis (Scott, 1912) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus flammulatus (Sharp, 1882) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus flaviculus Motschulsky, 1861 (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus flavoguttatus (Régimbart, 1895) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus flumineus (Omer-Cooper, 1959) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus fufai (Omer-Cooper, 1931) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus fulvaster (Guignot, 1955) (the Neotropics)
  • Hydroglyphus fuscipennis (Sharp, 1882) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus gabonicus Bilardo & Rocchi, 1990 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus geminodes (Régimbart, 1895) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus geminus (Fabricius, 1792) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus godeffroyi (Sharp, 1882) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus grammopterus (Zimmermann, 1928) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus gujaratensis (Vazirani, 1973) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus hamulatus (Gyllenhal, 1813) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus hormuzensis Hájek & Brancucci, 2011 (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus hummeli (Falkenström, 1932) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus incisus Biström, 1986 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus incognitus Biström, 1986 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus inconstans (Régimbart, 1892) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus infirmus (Boheman, 1848) (Africa and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus instriatus (Zimmermann, 1928) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus intermedius Biström, 1986 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus japonicus (Sharp, 1873) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus kalaharii (Pederzani, 1982) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus kifunei (Nakane, 1987) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus koppi (Régimbart, 1895) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus laeticulus (Sharp, 1882) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus leai (Guignot, 1942) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus lenzi (Gschwendtner, 1930) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus licenti (Feng, 1936) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus lineolatus (Boheman, 1848) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus lobulatus (Wewalka, 1980) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus luteolus (Régimbart, 1899) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus major (Sharp, 1882) (Africa and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus marmottani (Guignot, 1941) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus mastersii (W.J. Macleay, 1871) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus milkoi (Omer-Cooper, 1931) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus milleri Madani & Kumar, 2009 (Southern Asia)
  • Hydroglyphus mysorensis (Régimbart, 1903) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus noteroides (Régimbart, 1883) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus orientalis (Clark, 1863) (Australasia, Indomalaya, and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus orthogrammus (Sharp, 1882) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus ovatus (Bilardo, 1982) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus paludivagus (Omer-Cooper, 1959) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus pendjabensis (Guignot, 1954) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus pentagrammus (Schaum, 1864) (Africa and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus perssoni Biström & Nilsson, 1990 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus plagiatus (H.J. Kolbe, 1883) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus pradhani (Vazirani, 1969) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus pseudoctoguttatus Biström, 2000 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus pseudogeminus (Régimbart, 1877) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus regimbarti (Gschwendtner, 1936) (Indomalaya and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus rocchii Biström, 1986 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus roeri Biström & Wewalka, 1984 (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus shalensis (Omer-Cooper, 1931) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus signatellus (Klug, 1834) (Africa and the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus signatus (Sharp, 1882) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus sinuspersicus Hájek & Wewalka, 2009 (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus socotraensis Wewalka, 2004 (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus sordidus (Sharp, 1882) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus speculum (Bruneau de Miré & Legros, 1963) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus splendidus (Gschwendtner, 1930) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus strigicollis (Fairmaire, 1880) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus striola (Sharp, 1882) (Australasia and Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus transvaalensis (Régimbart, 1894) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus transversus (Sharp, 1882) (Indomalaya)
  • Hydroglyphus trassaerti (Feng, 1936) (the Palearctic)
  • Hydroglyphus trifasciatus (Watts, 1978) (Australasia)
  • Hydroglyphus vitchumwii (Gschwendtner, 1935) (Africa)
  • Hydroglyphus zanzibarensis (Régimbart, 1906) (Africa)
References

References

  1. "ITIS report, Hydroglyphus". Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. "GBIF, Hydroglyphus". Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. "Catalogue of Life, Hydroglyphus Motschulsky, 1853". Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. Nilsson, Anders N.; Hájek, Jiří (2021). A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2021 (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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