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Species of beetle

Hydrophilus ensifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Hydrophilus
Species: H. ensifer
Binomial name
Hydrophilus ensifer
Brullé, 1837
Synonyms

Hydrophilus ater Olivier

Hydrophilus ensifer is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae found in the Americas. As of 2020, there are two valid subspecies of H. ensifer, H. e. ensifer and H. e. duvali, however the differences among the subspecies are not well understood.

Description

The genus Hydrophilus are among the largest aquatic insects. Adult H. ensifer typically reach lengths of 30–37 mm, although many are often less than 32 mm long.

Distribution

Hydrophilus ensifer is found from Argentina northwards throughout most of South America, through Central America north into central Mexico, and throughout the Caribbean. Hydrophilus ensifer reaches as far north as South Florida in the United States.

References

  1. "Hydrophilus ensifer species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  2. Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects. Volme 2. Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. p. 416.
  3. ^ Pintar, Matthew R.; Keller, Jay L. (2020). "First record of Hydrophilus ensifer Brullé (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) in the continental United States" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 74 (4): 696–698. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-74.4.696.
  4. ^ Short, A. E. Z.; McIntosh, C. E. (2014). "Review of the giant water scavenger beetle genus Hydrophilus Geoffroy (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) of the United States and Canada". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 68 (2): 187–198. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-68.2.187.
  5. ^ Arce-Pérez, Roberto; Morón, Miguel Ángel (2013). "El género Hydrophilus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilina) en México y Centroamérica". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (in Spanish). 84: 140–152. doi:10.7550/rmb.32113.
Taxon identifiers
Hydrophilus ensifer


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