Hoperius is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. This genus has a single species, Hoperius planatus. It is found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.[1][2][3][4]
| Hoperius | |
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| Hoperius planatus, Maryland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Tribe: | Colymbetini |
| Genus: | Hoperius Fall, 1927 |
| Species: | H. planatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hoperius planatus Fall, 1927
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References
edit- ^ "Hoperius". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Hoperius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Hoperius Fall, 1927". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ Nilsson, Anders N.; Hájek, Jiří (2021). A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2021 (PDF) (Report).
External links
edit- Citizen science observations for Hoperius at iNaturalist
Media related to Hoperius at Wikimedia Commons
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