Sternolophus Explained

Sternolophus is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae containing nine described species in two subgenera.^[1]

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Sternolophus:

• Subgenus Neosternolophus Zaitzev, 1909:
  • Sternolophus angolensis (Erichson, 1843)
  • Sternolophus australis Watts, 1989
  • Sternolophus immarginatus Orchymont, 1911
  • Sternolophus inconspicuus (Nietner, 1856)
  • Sternolophus marginicollis (Hope, 1841)
• Subgenus Sternolophus Solier, 1834:
  • Sternolophus decens Zaitzev, 1909
  • Sternolophus rufipes (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Sternolophus solieri Castelnau, 1840
  • Sternolophus unicolor Castelnau, 1840

Notes and References

1. Book: Hansen, Michael . World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera) . Apollo Books . Stenstrup . 1999 . 8788757315.