Larainae Explained

Larainae is a subfamily of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are more than 20 genera and 160 described species in Larainae.

Genera

These 28 genera belong to the subfamily Larainae:

• Disersus Sharp, 1882
• Dryopomorphus Hamilton, 1936
• Hexanchorus Sharp, 1882
• Hispaniolara Brown, 1981
• Hydora Broun, 1882
• Hydrethus Fairmaire, 1889
• Hypsilara Maier & Spangler, 2011
• Jaechomorphus Kodada, 1993
• Laorina Jäch, 1997
• Lara LeConte, 1852
• Microlara Jäch, 1993
• Neblinagena Spangler, 1985
• Omotonus Delève, 1963
• Ovolara Brown, 1981
• Parapotamophilus Brown, 1981
• Phanoceroides Hinton, 1939
• Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
• Pharceonus Spangler & Santiago-Fragoso, 1992
• Potamocares Grouvelle, 1920
• Potamodytes Grouvelle, 1896
• Potamogethes Delève, 1963
• Potamolatres Delève, 1963
• Potamophilinus Grouvelle, 1896
• Potamophilops Grouvelle, 1896
• Potamophilus Germar, 1811
• Pseudodisersus Brown, 1981
• Roraima Kodada & Jäch, 1999
• Stetholus Carter & Zeck, 1929

Further reading

• Book:
• A monographic revision of the Mexican water beetles of the family Elmidae. 1940. Hinton . H. E.. Novitates Zoologicae. 42. 2. 217–396.
• Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J. L.. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea – Scirtoidea – Dascilloidea – Buprestoidea – Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.
• A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae. 1953. Sanderson . M. W.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 26. 4. 148–163. 25082074.
• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Shepard . William D.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 43: Elmidae Curtis, 1830. 117–120. 978-0-8493-0954-0.