''Hydrotrupes'' 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: * '' Hydrotrupes chinensis'' Nilsson, 2003 * '' Hydrotrupes palpalis'' Sharp, 1882 * ✝'' Hydrotrupes prometheus'' R.A. Gómez & A.L. Damgaard, 2013

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Dytiscidae {{Dytiscidae-stub