Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Coleoptera > Suborder Polyphaga > Infraorder Staphyliniformia > Superfamily Hydrophiloidea > Family Hydrophilidae > Subfamily Hydrophilinae > Tribe Hydrophilini > Genus Hydrochara

Hydrochara caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Dytiscus Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hydrochara*	Berthold, 1827	accepted genus name
*Hydraechus*	Stephens, 1839	generic synonym
*Hydrochares*	Sharp, 1873	generic synonym
*Hydrocharis*	Hope, 1838	generic synonym
*Hydrophilus*	auct.	generic synonym
*Hydrophilus*	auct.	misapplied name

Species group names

*Dytiscus caraboides*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym
*Hydrophilus carinata*	Jander, 1927	subjective synonym
*Hydrophilus flaviventris*	Ochs, 1923	subjective synonym
*Hydrophilus nigricornis*	De Geer, 1774	subjective synonym
*Hydrophilus scrobiculata*	Panzer, 1799	subjective synonym
*Hydrophilus smaragdina*	Bach, 1856	subjective synonym
*Hydrophilus subaenea*	Motschulsky, 1845	subjective synonym
*Hydrophilus substriata*	Sturm, 1843	subjective synonym
*Hydrous costata*	Luderwaldt, 1897	subjective synonym
*Hydrous intermedia*	Mulsant, 1844	subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: Mellemstor vandkær sources: danish PESI focal point

Dutch: Kleine spinnende watertor sources: Dutch Species Register

English-United States: Lesser Silver Water Beetle

Genbank

External Links

GBIF

Citation

Ribera, Ignacio & Hernando, C. Hansen, Dr Michael. Hydrochara caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=188804