Tropisternus

Tropisternus
Tropisternus collaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Hydrophilidae
Subfamily:	Hydrophilinae
Tribe:	Hydrophilini
Genus:	Tropisternus Solier, 1834
Synonyms
Cyphostethus Orchymont, 1919

Tropisternus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 63 species in five subgenera in North and South America.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Species

• Subgenus Homostethus
  • Tropisternus cordieri Orchymont, 1922
• Subgenus Pleurhomus
  • Tropisternus sahlbergi Sharp, 1883
• Subgenus Pristoternus
  • Tropisternus apicipalpis (Chevrolat, 1834)
  • Tropisternus chalybeus Laporte, 1840
  • Tropisternus crassus Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus laevis (Sturm, 1826)
  • Tropisternus latus (Brullé, 1837)
  • Tropisternus mergus Say, 1835
  • Tropisternus missionum Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
  • Tropisternus mutatus Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
  • Tropisternus noa Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
  • Tropisternus ovalis Castelnau, 1840
  • Tropisternus phyllisae Spangler & Short, 2008
• Subgenus Strepitornus
  • Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Tropisternus niger Orchymont, 1938
• Subgenus Tropisternus
  • Tropisternus affinis Motschulsky, 1859
  • Tropisternus blatchleyi Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus californicus (LeConte, 1855)
  • Tropisternus columbianus Brown, 1931
  • Tropisternus glaber (Herbst, 1797)
  • Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Tropisternus mixtus (LeConte, 1855)
  • Tropisternus natator Orchymont, 1938
  • Tropisternus obscurus Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus orvus Leech, 1945
  • Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)
  • Tropisternus richmondi Spangler & Short, 2008
  • Tropisternus salsamentus Fall, 1901
  • Tropisternus sublaevis (LeConte, 1855)
  • Tropisternus surinamensis Spangler & Short, 2008

References

1. Torres, Patricia L. M.; Michat, Mariano C.; Archangelsky, Miguel; Fernandez, Liliana A. (2014). "Description of immatures of the genus Tropisternus Solier, subgenus Pristoternus Orchymont (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), with emphasis on the chaetotaxy and morphometry of larval forms" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3790 (2): 380–398.
2. Spangler, Paul J.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2008). "Three new species of Neotropical Tropisternus Solier (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Zootaxa. 1917: 65–68.
3. "Tropisternus Solier, 1834". ITIS. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
4. Short, Andrew E. Z.; Hebauer, F. (2006). "World Catalogue of Hydrophiloidea – additions and corrections, 1 (1999–2005) (Coleoptera)". Koleopterologische Rundschau. 76: 315–359. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2015.
5. Short, Andrew E.Z.; Fikåček, Martin (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2015.