Larainae is a subfamily of
riffle beetle
Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usually aquatic, living under rocks in fast-flowing shallow areas of streams, such as r ...
s in the family
Elmidae
Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usually aquatic, living under rocks in fast-flowing shallow areas of streams, such as ...
. There are more than 20 genera and 160 described species in Larainae.
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Genera
These 28 genera belong to the subfamily Larainae:[
* '' Disersus'' Sharp, 1882
* '' Dryopomorphus'' Hamilton, 1936
* '' Hexanchorus'' Sharp, 1882
* '' Hispaniolara'' Brown, 1981
* '' Hydora'' Broun, 1882
* '' Hydrethus'' Fairmaire, 1889
* '' Hypsilara'' Maier & Spangler, 2011
* '' Jaechomorphus'' Kodada, 1993
* '' Laorina'' Jäch, 1997
* '']Lara
Lara may refer to:
People
* Lara (name), can be a given name or a surname in several languages
* Lara (mythology), a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's ''Fasti''
Places
*Lara (state), a state in Venezuela
* Electoral district ...
'' LeConte, 1852
* '' Microlara'' Jäch, 1993
* '' Neblinagena'' Spangler, 1985
* '' Omotonus'' Delève, 1963
* '' Ovolara'' Brown, 1981
* '' Parapotamophilus'' Brown, 1981
* '' Phanoceroides'' Hinton, 1939
* '' Phanocerus'' Sharp, 1882
* '' Pharceonus'' Spangler & Santiago-Fragoso, 1992
* '' Potamocares'' Grouvelle, 1920
* '' Potamodytes'' Grouvelle, 1896
* '' Potamogethes'' Delève, 1963
* '' Potamolatres'' Delève, 1963
* '' Potamophilinus'' Grouvelle, 1896
* '' Potamophilops'' Grouvelle, 1896
* '' Potamophilus'' Germar, 1811
* '' Pseudodisersus'' Brown, 1981
* ''Roraima
Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
'' Kodada & Jäch, 1999
* '' Stetholus'' Carter & Zeck, 1929
References
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