Tropisternus

<i>Tropisternus</i>

Tropisternus

Genus of beetles

Tropisternus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 63 species in five subgenera in North and South America.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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Species

  • Subgenus Homostethus
    • Tropisternus cordieri Orchymont, 1922
    • Tropisternus falli Orchymont, 1922
    • Tropisternus metallescens Orchymont, 1922
  • Subgenus Pleurhomus
    • Tropisternus sahlbergi (Sharp, 1883)
  • Subgenus Pristoternus
    • Tropisternus acaragua Bachmann, 1970
    • Tropisternus apicipalpis (Chevrolat, 1834)
    • Tropisternus azurescens Orchymont, 1921
    • Tropisternus baeri Orchymont, 1921
    • Tropisternus breviceps Sharp, 1883
    • Tropisternus brevicollis Sharp, 1882
    • Tropisternus bruchi Orchymont, 1921
    • Tropisternus chalybeus Castelnau, 1840
    • Tropisternus chontalensis Sharp, 1882
    • Tropisternus crassus Sharp, 1882
    • Tropisternus dilatatus Bruch, 1915
    • Tropisternus ebenus (Klug, 1829)
    • Tropisternus flavipalpis Sharp, 1883
    • Tropisternus gaeae Bachmann, 1969
    • Tropisternus laevis (Sturm, 1826)
    • Tropisternus latus (Brullé, 1837)
    • Tropisternus mergus Say, 1835
    • Tropisternus missionum Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
    • Tropisternus mutatus Orchymont, 1921
    • Tropisternus noa Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
    • Tropisternus obesus Bruch, 1915
    • Tropisternus oculatus Sharp, 1882
    • Tropisternus ovalis Castelnau, 1840
    • Tropisternus paredesi Leech, 1943
    • Tropisternus phyllisae Spangler & Short, 2008
    • Tropisternus regimbarti Orchymont, 1921
    • Tropisternus robustus Sharp, 1883
    • Tropisternus sanapana Bachmann, 1970
    • Tropisternus variolosus Hansen, 1999
  • Subgenus Strepitornus
    • Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)
    • Tropisternus niger Orchymont, 1938
    • Tropisternus parananus Sharp, 1883
  • Subgenus Tropisternus
    • Tropisternus affinis Motschulsky, 1859
    • Tropisternus blatchleyi Orchymont, 1922
    • Tropisternus burmeisteri Fernández & Bachmann, 1980
    • Tropisternus californicus (LeConte, 1855)
    • Tropisternus carinispina Orchymont, 1922
    • Tropisternus columbianus Brown, 1931
    • Tropisternus flavescens Orchymont, 1922
    • Tropisternus fuscitarsis Sharp, 1882
    • Tropisternus glaber (Herbst, 1797)
    • Tropisternus ignoratus Knisch, 1921
    • Tropisternus jolyi Spangler, 1981
    • Tropisternus knischi Orchymont, 1943
    • Tropisternus lancifer Sharp, 1883
    • Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)
    • Tropisternus longispina Fernández & Bachmann, 1980
    • Tropisternus mixtus (LeConte, 1855)
    • Tropisternus natator Orchymont, 1938
    • Tropisternus obscurus Sharp, 1882
    • Tropisternus orvus Leech, 1945
    • Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)
    • Tropisternus richmondi Spangler & Short, 2008
    • Tropisternus salsamentus Fall, 1901
    • Tropisternus setiger (Germar, 1824)
    • Tropisternus sharpi Orchymont, 1922
    • Tropisternus sublaevis (LeConte, 1855)
    • Tropisternus surinamensis Spangler & Short, 2008
    • Tropisternus tinctus Sharp, 1882

References

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  1. [1]
    Torres, Patricia L. M.; Michat, Mariano C.; Archangelsky, Miguel; Fernandez, Liliana A. (2014). "Description of immatures of the genus Tropisternus Solier, subgenus Pristoternus Orchymont (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), with emphasis on the chaetotaxy and morphometry of larval forms". Zootaxa. 3790 (2): 380–398. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3790.2.6. hdl:11336/11544. PMID 24869873.
  2. [2]
    Spangler, Paul J.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2008). "Three new species of Neotropical Tropisternus Solier (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Zootaxa. 1917: 65–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1917.1.6.
  3. [3]
    "Tropisternus Solier, 1834". ITIS. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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    Short, Andrew E. Z.; Hebauer, F. (2006). "World Catalogue of Hydrophiloidea – additions and corrections, 1 (1999–2005) (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 76: 315–359. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2015.
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    Short, Andrew E.Z.; Fikåček, Martin (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2015.
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    Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN 8788757315.


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