Amphiops

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Amphiops
Amphiops senegalensis Fig 11. from Zookeys[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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.[2][3]

They occur only in Africa, Asia and Australia.[4] In Australia they are found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland,[2] in wet tropical areas.[4]

Species[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matthew Bird; David T. Bilton; Renzo Perissinotto (14 February 2017). "Diversity and distribution of polyphagan water beetles (Coleoptera) in the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa". ZooKeys. 656 (656): 51–84. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.656.11622. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 5345362. PMID 28331402. Wikidata Q28937295.
  2. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Amphiops". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ 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 [229]. ISSN 0365-6136. Wikidata Q113484480.
  4. ^ a b Slipinski, Adam; Lawrence, John (1 November 2019). Australian Beetles Volume 2: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-1140-8.
  5. ^ "Amphiops Erichson, 1843". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 August 2022.