- Source: Noteridae
Noteridae is a family of adephagan water beetles closely related to the Dytiscidae, and formerly classified with them. They are mainly distinguished by the presence of a distinctive "noterid platform" underneath, in the form of a plate between the second and third pair of legs. The family consists of about 230 species in 14 genera, and is found worldwide, more commonly in the tropics. They are sometimes referred to as burrowing water beetles.
These beetles are relatively small, ranging from 1 to 6 mm, with smooth oval bodies ranging from light brown to a darker reddish brown. The head is short and somewhat covered by the prothorax.
Both adults and larvae are aquatic, and are commonly found around plants. They have a habit of burrowing through pond and marsh substrate, thus the common name, and are primarily carnivorous, with some scavenging observed.
Genera
Noteridae contains the following genera:
Canthydrus Sharp, 1882
Hydrocanthus Say, 1823
Mesonoterus Sharp, 1882
Neohydrocoptus Satô, 1972
Noterus Clairville, 1806
Notomicrus Sharp, 1882
Phreatodytes Uéno, 1957
Pronoterus Sharp, 1882
Renotus Guignot, 1936
Siolius J.Balfour-Browne, 1969
Speonoterus Spangler, 1996
Suphis Aubé, 1836
Suphisellus Crotch, 1873
Synchortus Sharp, 1882
References
Nilsson, Anders N. (2006). “A World Catalogue of the Family Noteridae, or the Burrowing Water Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga).” University of Umea, Sweden. Retrieved on 10 May 2012.
R. E. Roughley, "Noteridae", in Ross H. Arnett Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2001), vol. 1
External links
Noterid info at UIUC
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kumbang
- Serangga
- Cerambycidae
- Kumbang macan
- Hydrophilidae
- Nebria carbonaria
- Kumbang kentang Colorado
- Nebria angustula
- Buprestoidea
- Vesperidae
- Noteridae
- Water beetle
- Beetle
- List of water beetle species recorded in Britain
- Hydrocanthus iricolor
- Suphisellus parsonsi
- Weevil
- Agabus aequabilis
- Suphisellus phenax
- Suphisellus remator
