''Amphiops'' is a genus of aquatic beetles in the tribe

Amphiopini Amphiopini is a tribe in the subfamily Hydrophilinae Hydrophilinae is a subfamily of Hydrophilidae Hydrophilidae, also known colloquially as water scavenger beetles, is a family of beetles. Aquatic hydrophilids are notable for their long ma ...

of the family

Hydrophilidae Hydrophilidae, also known colloquially as water scavenger beetles, is a family of beetles. Aquatic hydrophilids are notable for their long maxillary palps, which are longer than their antennae. Several of the former subfamilies of Hydrophilidae ...

, first described by

Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (26 November 1809 – 18 December 1848) was a German entomologist and doctor. He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte''. When writing in Latin, he latinised ''Wilhelm'' ...

in 1843. Species of the genus occur in Africa, Asia and Australia. In Australia they are found in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

and

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, in wet tropical areas.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amphiops'': *'' Amphiops australicus'' *'' Amphiops austrinus'' *'' Amphiops caristripus'' *'' Amphiops coelopunctatus'' *'' Amphiops confusus'' *'' Amphiops coomani'' *'' Amphiops duplopunctatus'' *'' Amphiops gibbus'' *'' Amphiops globus'' *'' Amphiops lasioides'' *'' Amphiops mater'' *'' Amphiops micropunctatus'' *'' Amphiops mirabilis'' *'' Amphiops namibicus'' *'' Amphiops phallicus'' *'' Amphiops queenslandicus'' *'' Amphiops senegalensis'' *'' Amphiops simplex'' *'' Amphiops uhligi'' *'' Amphiops wittei''

References

Hydrophilinae {{Hydrophilidae-stub