Hydrophiloidea, Latreille, 1802
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5182961 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/314E4151-C234-FFE4-89CE-F93FFD09C867 |
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Felipe |
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Hydrophiloidea |
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Superfamily Hydrophiloidea View in CoL
18. FAMILY HYDROPHILIDAE , the water scavenger beetles
These beetles occur as active swimmers in a variety of aquatic habitats. The larvae are usually predators while the adults may be vegetarian, omnivores, scavengers, or occasional predators. The subfamily Sphaeridiinae contains semi-terrestrial scavengers in fresh mammal dung or moist decaying plant matter. Hansen (1999) is a world catalog of the family. Alfred F. Newton (AFN) has supplied some records from an unpublished database catalog.
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