Megasternini is a tribe of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are at least 70 described species in Megasternini.[1][2]
| Megasternini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphaeridiinae |
| Tribe: | Megasternini Mulsant, 1844 |
Genera
edit- Agna Smetana, 1978
- Cercyon Leach, 1817
- Cryptopleurum Mulsant, 1844
- Cycrillum Knisch, 1921
- Deltostethus Sharp, 1882
- Megasternum Mulsant, 1844
- Oosternum Sharp, 1882
- Paraoosternum Scott, 1913
- Pelosoma Mulsant, 1844
- Tectosternum Balfour-Browne, 1958
References
edit- ^ "Megasternini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Megasternini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera), 416.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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