Hydrophiloidea
| Hydrophiloidea | |
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| Various Central European Hydrophiloidea, their larvae, and anatomical details | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Superfamily: | Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802 |
| Families | |
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Several, see text | |
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]
Families include:[1]
- Epimetopidae
- Georissidae
- Helophoridae
- Hydrochidae
- Hydrophilidae
- Spercheidae
References[]
- ^ a b c Short, Andrew. 2007. Hydrophiloidea. Water scavenger beetles. in The Tree of Life Web Project. Accessed 17 December 2019.
Categories:
- Hydrophiloidea
- Beetle superfamilies
- Polyphaga stubs