Derallus Explained

Derallus is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are about six described species in Derallus.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Derallus:

• Derallus altus (LeConte, 1855)
• Derallus ambitus d'Orchymont, 1940
• Derallus angustus Sharp, 1882
• Derallus intermedius Oliva, 1995
• Derallus rudis Sharp, 1882
• Derallus terraenovae Oliva, 1983

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.