Hydrophiloidea

Hydrophiloidea, known as water scavenger beetles, is a superfamily of beetles. Until recently it was only a single family, the water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae), but several of the subfamilies have been removed and raised to family rank.[1] The Histeroidea are closely related and sometimes considered part of a sensu lato Hydrophiloidea.[1]

Hydrophiloidea
Various Central European Hydrophiloidea, their larvae, and anatomical details
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Families

Several, see text

Families include:[1]

References

  1. Short, Andrew. 2007. Hydrophiloidea. Water scavenger beetles. in The Tree of Life Web Project. Accessed 17 December 2019.


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