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Hydrochidae

Hydrochus

Andrew Short
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Containing group: Hydrophiloidea

Introduction

This common monogeneric family contains slightly less than 200 species, and is likely the largest of the “lesser” hydrophiloid families. The group occurs in all major biogeographic regions except Antarctica. All members are, generally speaking, similar in body form and rarely exceeding 5mm (most are only a few mm long).

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

No studies have been conducted about the phylogeny of this family.

Other Names for Hydrochus

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Scientific Name Hydrochus angustatus
Reference Reitter, Edmund. 1908. Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. Band 2. Fauna Germanica. K. G. Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart.
Source Collection BioLib Online Library of Biological Books
Scientific Name Hydrochus carinatus
Reference Reitter, Edmund. 1908. Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. Band 2. Fauna Germanica. K. G. Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart.
Source Collection BioLib Online Library of Biological Books
Scientific Name Hydrochus elongatus
Reference Reitter, Edmund. 1908. Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. Band 2. Fauna Germanica. K. G. Lutz Verlag, Stuttgart.
Source Collection BioLib Online Library of Biological Books
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Andrew Short
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

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