Megasternini is a tribe of water scavenger beetles in the family
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. Several of the former subfamilies of Hydrophilidae ...
. There are at least 70 described species in Megasternini.
Genera
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Agna''
Smetana, 1978
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Cercyon In Greek mythology, Cercyon (Ancient Greek: Κερκύων, -ονος ''Kerkyon'') was the name of the following two figures:
* Cercyon, malefactor who was killed by Theseus.
* Cercyon, son of Agamedes, and the father of Hippothous, who succeeded ...
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Leach, 1817
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Cryptopleurum''
Mulsant, 1844
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Cycrillum''
Knisch, 1921
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Deltostethus''
Sharp, 1882
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Megasternum''
Mulsant, 1844
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Oosternum''
Sharp, 1882
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Paraoosternum''
Scott, 1913
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Pelosoma''
Mulsant, 1844
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Tectosternum''
Balfour-Browne, 1958
References
* Hansen, Michael (1999). ''World Catalogue of Insects, volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera)'', 416.
Further reading
* 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 .
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* Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Hydrophilidae
Beetle tribes
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