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Species of aquatic beetle

Amphiops
Amphiops senegalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Tribe: Amphiopini
Genus: Amphiops
Erichson, 1843

Amphiops is a genus of aquatic beetles in the tribe Amphiopini of the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1843.

Species of the genus occur in Africa, Asia and Australia. In Australia they are found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland, in wet tropical areas.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Amphiops:

References

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Amphiops". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (1843). "Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Angola, in besondere Beziehung zur geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten in Afrika". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 9 (1): 199–267 . ISSN 0365-6136. Wikidata Q113484480.
  3. ^ Slipinski, Adam; Lawrence, John (1 November 2019). Australian Beetles Volume 2: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-1140-8.
  4. "Amphiops Erichson, 1843". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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