Genus Coelostoma

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Unknown Water Scavenger Beetle - Coelostoma orbiculare

Sphaeridiinae sp. - Coelostoma orbiculare

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 Sphaeridiinae

Tribe Coelostomatini

Genus Coelostoma

Explanation of Names

Coelostoma Brullé 1835

Numbers

1 species in our area(1), >120 spp. total(2)

Range

primarily Old World, most diverse in Oriental and Afrotropical regions; in our area, se.Canada & ne.US

Works Cited

1.	Coelostoma orbiculare (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae): new records and distribution in North America Pintar, M.R. 2023. The Coleopterists Bulletin 77 (3): 382–385.

2.	Catalogue of Life

Contributed by Matthew Pintar on 4 July, 2022 - 2:09pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 17 June, 2024 - 4:01pm

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