Hydrophilus piceus

Hydrophilus piceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Hydrophilus
Species:
H. piceus
Binomial name
Hydrophilus piceus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Hydrophilus angustior Rey, 1885
    • Hydrophilus niger Eichler, 1876
    • Hydrophilus ruficornis De Geer, 1774
    • Hydrophilus viridicollis Redtenbacher, 1844
    • Hydrous piceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    • Hydrous turkestanus Kuwert, 1893
    • Stethoxus plicifer Bedel, 1891

Hydrophilus piceus is a species of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. This very large aquatic beetle is found in the Palearctic and is known by the common name great silver water beetle.[2]

  1. ^ "Hydrophilus piceus Linnaeus, 1758". Biolib.cz. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  2. ^ Karaouzas, I., et al. (2014). Contribution to knowledge of the distribution of the rare great silver water beetle Hydrophilus piceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) in Greece. Polish Journal of Entomology 83(2) 99–107.