Hydrophiloidea sunt superfamilia coleopterorum quae fortasse quattuor familias comprehendit: Sphaeritidae, Synteliidae, Histeridae, Hydraenidae. Secundum autem Lawrence & Newton (1995:779-1006), familia Hydraenidae ad superfamiliam Staphylinoidea recte pertinet.

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Hydrous piceus

Classis : Insecta 
Ordo : Coleoptera 
Subordo : Polyphaga 
Infraordo : Staphyliniformia 
Superfamilia : Hydrophiloidea 
Latreille, 1802
   
Subdivisiones: Familiae
Infra sunt greges opinabiles; vide commentarium.
  • Epimetopidae
  • Georissidae (= Georyssidae)
  • Helophoridae
  • Hydrochidae
  • Hydrophilidae
  • Spercheidae (= Sphaeridiidae)

Maximae numeris specierum familiae hydrophiloideorum sunt Hydrophilidae, quae coleoptera aquatica plerumque comprehendunt, et Histeridae, quae larvis aliorum insectorum vescuntur.

Inter familias sunt:[1]

  • Epimetopidae
  • Georissidae
  • Helophoridae
  • Hydrochidae
  • Hydrophilidae
  • Spercheidae

Bibliographia

  • Lawrence, J. F., et A. F. Newton, Jr. 1995. "Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names)." In Biology, phylogeny and classification of Coleoptera: Papers celebrating the 80th birthday of Roy A. Crowson, ed. Pakaluk et Slipinski. Varsoviae: Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. ISBN 83-85192-34-4.

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