Colymbetinae is a subfamily of
predaceous diving beetle
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 li ...
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 ...
. There are about 11 genera and at least 130 described species in Colymbetinae.
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Genera
These 11 genera belong to the subfamily Colymbetinae:
* '' Anisomeria'' Brinck, 1943 i c g
* '' Bunites'' Spangler, 1972 i c g
* '' Carabdytes'' Balke, Hendrich and Wewalka, 1992 i c g
* '' Colymbetes'' Clairville, 1806 i c g b
* '' Hoperius'' Fall, 1927 i c g b
* '' Meladema'' Laporte, 1835 i c g
* '' Melanodytes'' Seidlitz, 1887 i c g
* '' Neoscutopterus'' J. Balfour-Browne, 1943 i c g b
* ''Rhantus
''Rhantus'' is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. There are about 100 species distributed worldwide. They often live in pools and marshy habitat types.Alarie, Y., et al. (2009)Larval morphology of ''Rhantus'' Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Dytisc ...
'' Dejean, 1833 i c g b
* ''Rugosus
''Rugosus'' is a genus of beetles 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 virtual ...
'' García, 2001 i c g
* '' Senilites'' Brinck, 1948 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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