Hydrophilus palpalis is a species of water scavenger beetles belonging to the Hydrophilinae subfamily.
| Hydrophilus palpalis | |
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| Hydrophilus palpalis from Argentina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Hydrophilus |
| Subgenus: | Dibolocelus |
| Species: | H. palpalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophilus palpalis Brullé, 1838
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Some authors have included this species in a distinct genus (Diboloceus), but most of them consider Diboloceus just a subgenus of Hydrophilus (Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) palpalis).[1][2]
Description and behavior
editThis large species has an oval and moderately convex body. The basic color of the body is dark brown or black. Antennae are 9-segmented. Prosternum is well developed, divided into two lobes. Elytra show ten extremely fine striae. Hind femora are glabrous.[1] [2]
These beetles are adapted for aquatic life. The first-stage larvae and the adults are excellent swimmers. Adults are mainly vegetarian while the larvae are carnivorous and have a preference for molluscs.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species can be found in South America in aquatic habitat, especially in rice cultivations (Oryza sativa).[4][5]
Bibliography
edit- Marcia Maria Dosciatti de Oliveira - Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) palpalis Brullé, 1838 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) – Ciclo vital y datos biogeográficos sobre las otras especies del subgênero
- Márcia M. D. de Oliveira; Cristiano Dalla-Rosa; Leonardo H. Matias; Juan A. R. Cueto Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) palpalis (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Hydrophilinae): description of the immature stages Iheringia, Sér. Zool. vol.94 no.4 Porto Alegre Dec. 2004
References
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- ^ a b Roberto Arce-Pérez y Miguel Ángel Morón The genus Hydrophilus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilina) in Mexico and Central America Instituto de Ecología, A. C.
- ^ a b Hansen, M. 1991 The hydrophilid beetles: phylogeny, classification and a revision of the genera (Coleoptera, Hydrophiloidea) Biologiske skrifter, 40 ISSN 0366-3612 ISBN 87-7304-226-9
- ^ Marcia Maria Dosciatti de Oliveira, Juan Antonio Regil Cueto, Cristiano Dalla-Rosa and Leonardo Henrique Matias ASPECTOS DA BIOLOGIA DE Hydrophilus (Dibolocelus) palpalis Brullé, 1837 (COLEOPTERA : HYDROPHILIDAE) Universidade de Caxias do Sul - UCS
- ^ Marcia Maria Dosciatti de Oliveira Coleópteros aquáticos da família Hydrophilidae associados à cultura de Arroz irrigado
- ^ ECO registros
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