Hydrophilini is a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
in the subfamily
Hydrophilinae
Hydrophilinae is a subfamily of Hydrophilidae
Hydrophilidae, also known colloquially as water scavenger beetles, is a family of beetles. Aquatic hydrophilids are notable for their long maxillary palps, which are longer than their antennae. Se ...
of aquatic beetles that contains 204 species in 7 genera.
Genera
* ''
Brownephilus''
* ''
Hydrobiomorpha''
* ''
Hydrochara''
* ''
Hydrophilus''
* ''
Protistolophus''
* ''
Sternolophus''
* ''
Tropisternus''
References
Polyphaga tribes
Hydrophilinae
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