Dicranopselaphus is a genus of water-penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are over 40 described species in Dicranopselaphus, distributed in Asia and North America.[2]

Dicranopselaphus
A page from "Aquatic dryopoid beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States" by Harley P. Brown.
A page from "Aquatic dryopoid beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States" by Harley P. Brown.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Psephenidae
Subfamily: Eubriinae
Genus: Dicranopselaphus
Guérin-Méneville, 1861
Synonyms[1]
  • Alabameubria Brown, 1980

Species

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These species belong to the genus Dicranopselaphus:[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dicranopselaphus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ a b Jäch, M.A. (2015-06-22). "World checklist of freshwater Coleoptera: Psephenidae species" (PDF). the Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) Project. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. ^ Lee, C.-F.; Yang, P.-S.; Sato, M. (2000). "A Synopsis of Dicranopselaphus (Coleoptera: Psephenidae, Eubriinae), with Descriptions of Nine New Species" (PDF). Entomological Science. 3 (3): 557–568. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. ^ Guérin-Méneville, F.-É. (1861). "Monographie du nouveau genre Dicranopselaphus et description de quelques autres Insectes coléoptères appartenant aussi à la famille des Dascillides". Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée. 2 (in French). 13: 531–547 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Further reading

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  • Brown, Harley P. (1983). "Family: Psephenidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.