Amphiopini Explained

Amphiopini is a tribe in the subfamily Hydrophilinae of aquatic beetles,[1] which was first described in 1890 by August Ferdinand Kuwert,[2] [3] and which has been synonymised with Chaetarthriini.[4]

Members of this tribe are from 3 to 5 mm long.[5]

Genera

(source Short & Fikacek, 2013)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fossilworks: Amphiopini . 2022-08-10 . www.fossilworks.org.
  2. Web site: Amphiopini Kuwert, 1890 COL . 2022-08-10 . www.catalogueoflife.org.
  3. Kuwert, A.. 1890. Bestimmungs-Tabelle der Hydrophiliden Europas, Westasiens und Nordafrikas. Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn . 3–121 [28] .
  4. Book: Hansen, Michael . The Hydrophiloid Beetles: Phylogeny, Classification and a Revision of the Genera (Coleoptera, Hydrophiloidea) . 1991 . Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab . 978-87-7304-226-7 . en.
  5. Book: Beutel . Rolf G. . Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics . Leschen . Richard A. B. . 2016-03-21 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-038622-6 . en.

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