Hydrophiloidea
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| Various Central European Hydrophiloidea, their larvae, and anatomical details | |
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| Superfamily: | Hydrophiloidea Latreille, 1802
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Several, see text | |
Hydrophiloidea 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.
The present list of rcognized families is thus:
- Epimetopidae
- Georissidae (= Georyssidae)
- Helophoridae
- Hydrochidae
- Hydrophilidae
- Spercheidae (= Sphaeridiidae)
The Histeroidea seem to be very closely related[clarification needed] and may be part of an extended Hydrophiloidea clade; some researchers[who?] have proposed merging the two superfamilies into one.
References
External links
Data related to Hydrophiloidea at Wikispecies
Media related to Hydrophiloidea at Wikimedia Commons