Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Hydrophilinae » Hydrophilini » Giant Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilus) » Hydrophilus ovatus

Species Hydrophilus ovatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
Giant Water Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus Large Water Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus Large Water Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus Giant Shiny Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus Giant Water Scavenger Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus Hydrophilus ovatus Hydrophilus? - Hydrophilus ovatus Hydrophilus? - Hydrophilus ovatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
Subfamily Hydrophilinae
Tribe Hydrophilini
Genus Hydrophilus (Giant Water Scavenger Beetles)
Species ovatus (Hydrophilus ovatus)
Explanation of Names
Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) ovatus (Gemminger & Harold 1868)
Size
30-35 mm(1)
Identification
prosternum bilobed (undivided in Hydrophilus s. str., where other NA spp. belong)(1); body broader and usually smaller than in H. triangularis
Range
e. NA (ON-MI to FL-TX) - Map (2)(3)
Season
Apr-Nov in SC(4)
Food
larvae feed on snails(1)
Remarks
the only member of the subgen. Dibolocelus in our area(1)
Print References
Archangelsky M., Durand M.E. (1992) Description of the preimaginal stages of Dibolocelus ovatus Gemminger and Harold 1868 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae). Aquat. Insects 14: 107-116.
Works Cited
1.The Water Beetles of Florida
Epler J.H. 2010. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee. 414 pp.
2.Checklist of the Water Beetles of Florida.
Epler, J.H. 2010. Self-published on the Web.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.Water Beetles of South Carolina
Janet Ciegler. 2003. Clemson University.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 6 August, 2005 - 10:51pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 26 May, 2022 - 11:50pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact