''Hydrobius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
hydrophilid beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s that contains nine species distributed throughout the
Holarctic
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical region ...
realm
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Etym ...
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Hydrobius arcticus''
Kuwert, 1890
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Hydrobius convexus''
Brullé, 1835
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Hydrobius fuscipes
''Hydrobius fuscipes'' is a species of beetles in 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 lo ...
''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
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Hydrobius melaenus''
(Germar, 1824)
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Hydrobius orientalis''
Jia & Short, 2009
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Hydrobius pauper''
Sharp, 1884
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Hydrobius pui''
Jia, 1995
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Hydrobius punctistriatus''
Jia, 1995
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Hydrobius tumidus''
LeConte, 1835
References
External links
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''Hydrobius'' on BugGuide
Hydrophilidae genera
Hydrophilinae
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