''Brychius'' 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
Haliplidae
The Haliplidae are a family (biology), family of water beetles that swim using an alternating motion of the legs. They are therefore clumsy in water (compared e.g. with the Dytiscidae or Hydrophilidae), and prefer to get around by crawling. The f ...
, containing the following species:
* ''
Brychius elevatus''
(Panzer, 1793)
* ''
Brychius glabratus''
(Villa & Villa, 1835)
* ''
Brychius hornii''
Crotch, 1873
* ''
Brychius hungerfordi
Hungerford's crawling water beetle (''Brychius hungerfordi'') is a critically endangered member of the family (biology), family Haliplidae of water beetles found in northeastern North America. The US Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Recovery Plan ...
''
Spangler, 1954
* ''
Brychius pacificus''
Carr, 1928
References
Haliplidae
Beetles described in 1859
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