''Africophilus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the family
Dytiscidae
The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (''dystikos''), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species l ...
, containing the following species:
Dytiscidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
* '' Africophilus bartolozzii'' Rocchi, 1991
* '' Africophilus basilewskyi'' Bilardo, 1976
* '' Africophilus cesii'' Sanfilippo & Franciscolo, 1988
* '' Africophilus congener'' Omer-Cooper, 1969
* '' Africophilus differens'' Omer-Cooper, 1969
* '' Africophilus inopinatus'' Guignot, 1948
* '' Africophilus jansei'' Omer-Cooper & Joseph Omer-Cooper, 1957
* '' Africophilus josi'' Omer-Cooper, 1969
* '' Africophilus montalentii'' Sanfilippo & Franciscolo, 1988
* '' Africophilus nesiotes'' Guignot, 1951
* '' Africophilus omercooperae'' Franciscolo, 1994
* '' Africophilus pauliani'' Legros, 1950
* '' Africophilus sanfilippoi'' Franciscolo, 1994
* '' Africophilus sinuaticauda'' Franciscolo, 1994
* '' Africophilus stoltzei'' Holmen, 1985
* '' Africophilus uzungwai'' Holmen, 1985
* '' Africophilus walterrossii'' Sanfilippo & Franciscolo, 1988
References
Dytiscidae genera
Taxa named by Félix Guignot
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