Hyphydrus elegans

Taxonavigation

Hyphydrus elegans, larva from New Zealand, length about 6 mm

Hyphydrus elegans, male from Papua New Guinea

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Hydroporinae
Tribus: Hyphydrini
Genus: Hyphydrus
Species: Hyphydrus elegans

Name

• Hyphydrus elegans (Montrouzier, 1860)
  • Original combination: Pachytes elegans

Synonyms

• Hydroporus nitidicornis Broun, 1880
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Biström (1982: 20)
    • Description: adult male
    • Repository: BMNH

References

• Biström, O. 1982: A revision of the genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Contribution to the study of Dytiscidae. 5. Acta zoologica fennica, (165 ) ISBN 951-9481-10-9 [not seen]
• Biström, O.; Hendrich, L.; Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. 1997: A new Hyphydrus species from Indonesia, with a list of and a key to the Oriental and Australasian species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Raffles bulletin of zoology, 45 (2): 305–313. PDF
• Kuschel, G. 1990: Beetles in a suburban environment: a New Zealand case study. DSIR Plant Protection report, (3 ) ISSN: 0114-8818 ISBN 0-477-02596-X PDF
• Macfarlane, R.P. et al. 2010: [Chapter] NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233-467 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3
• Watts, C.H.S.; Leys, R. 2006: Notes on Australian Hyphydrus Illiger, including taxonomy, key to the species and sexual dimorphism (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Koleopterologische rundschau, 76: 15–21. PDF
• Winterbourn, M.J.; Gregson, K.L.D.; Dolphin, C.H. 2006: Guide to the aquatic insects of New Zealand. Fourth edition. Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand, (14 ) ISBN 978-0-9597663-7-0 ISBN 0-9597663-7-5
• Wise, K.A.J. 1961: Larvae of three aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). New Zealand entomologist, 2 (6): 18–22. PDF BUGZ