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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles (Hydrophiloidea)

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea - Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles

Classification · Numbers · Works Cited
small beetle - Paracymus Metallic-hued Helophorus - Helophorus Metallic-hued Helophorus - Helophorus 3mm black hister beetle - Saprinus underbark hister beetle - Epierus Hydrophilidae - Hydrochara Histerid - Geomysaprinus 1.1mm black histerid
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles)
Numbers
Three families;
Hydrophilidae - Water Scavenger Beetles [chapter 13 (1)]
Sphaeritidae - False Clown Beetles [chapter 14 (1)]
Histeridae - Clown Beetles [chapter 15 (1)]
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 January, 2006 - 9:11am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 1 November, 2007 - 7:03pm

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