[water beetles]
(water beetles)

[water beetles] (water beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

[water beetles] (water beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
DYTISCIDAE
diving beetles
Family 11 subtaxa 2 trophisms 21 references
GYRINIDAE
whirligig beetles
Family 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 11 references
Gyrinus
whirligig beetles
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
HALIPLIDAE
crawling water beetles
Family 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 9 references
Haliplus
a genus of crawling water beetles
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms
HYGROBIIDAE
screech beetles
Family 1 subtaxa 11 references
NOTERIDAE
noterus beetles
Family 8 references
CHRYSOMELIDAE
leaf and flea beetles
Family 251 subtaxa 1,693 trophisms 124 references
Donacia
a genus of reed beetles
Genus 15 subtaxa 103 trophisms 5 references
CURCULIONIDAE
weevils
Family 429 subtaxa 1,219 trophisms 78 references
DRYOPIDAE
long-toed water beetles
Family 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms 4 references
ELMIDAE
riffle beetles
Family 3 references
HETEROCERIDAE
mud beetles
Family 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms 3 references
LIMNICHIDAE
tiny marsh beetles
Family 2 references
PSEPHENIDAE
water-penny beetles
Family 1 references
SCIRTIDAE
marsh beetles
Family 2 subtaxa 7 references
HELOPHORIDAE
a family of scavenger water beetles
Family 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms 2 references
Helophorus
a genus of scavenger water beetles
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms
HYDROCHIDAE
a family of scavenger water beetles
Family 2 references
HYDROPHILIDAE
a family of scavenger water beetles
Family 9 subtaxa 6 trophisms 12 references
SPERCHEIDAE
a family of scavenger water beetles
Family 2 references
HYDRAENIDAE
small water beetles
Family 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[water beetles] (water beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Balfour-Brown, F. 1940 British water beetles Vols 127, 134 & 141, The Ray Society, London
Balfour-Browne, F.L. 1953 Coleoptera: Hydradephaga Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol IV, Part 3, 33pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
() Friday, L.E. 1988 Key to the Adults of British Water Beetles AIDGAP, 189, 151pp, Field Studies Council
Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books
Richoux, P. 1982 2. Coleopteres aquatiques (genres : adultes et larves) Introduction pratique a la systematique des organismes des eaux continentales Françaises Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Lyon Vol 51 (4,8,9): 105-128, 257-272, 289-303.

  • Larvae

    • Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books
    Richoux, P. 1982 2. Coleopteres aquatiques (genres : adultes et larves) Introduction pratique a la systematique des organismes des eaux continentales Françaises Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Lyon Vol 51 (4,8,9): 105-128, 257-272, 289-303.

    [water beetles] (water beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to [water beetles] (water beetles):

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