Sternolophus

Sternolophus
S. inconspicuus from Sri Lanka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Tribe: Hydrophilini
Genus:
Solier, 1834

Sternolophus is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae containing nine described species in two subgenera.[1]

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Sternolophus:

  • Subgenus Neosternolophus Zaitzev, 1909:
    • Sternolophus angolensis (Erichson, 1843)
    • Sternolophus australis Watts, 1989
    • Sternolophus immarginatus Orchymont, 1911
    • Sternolophus inconspicuus (Nietner, 1856)
    • Sternolophus marginicollis (Hope, 1841)
  • Subgenus Sternolophus Solier, 1834:
    • Sternolophus decens Zaitzev, 1909
    • Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)
    • Sternolophus solieri Castelnau, 1840
    • Sternolophus unicolor Castelnau, 1840

References

  1. ^ Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN 8788757315.


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