WoRMS taxon details
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802
- Genus Berosus Leach, 1817
- Genus Cercyon Leach, 1817
- Genus Cyloma Sharp, 1872
- Genus Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1854
- Genus Enochrus Thomson, 1859
- Genus Hydrobius Leach, 1815
- Genus Tormissus Broun, 1893
- Genus Tropisternus Solier, 1834
- Genus Philydrus Solier, 1834 accepted as Enochrus Thomson, 1859
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2026). Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150733 on 2026-02-23
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | spinnende waterkevers | [details] |
| English | silver water beetles | [details] |
| Japanese | ガムシ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | vannkjær | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | vasskjær | [details] |
| Swedish | palpbaggar | [details] |