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Tropisternus sp.

Tropisternus sp.

Family: Hydrophilidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


Tropisternus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 63 species in five subgenera in North and South America.

Species: 
  • Subgenus Homostethus
  • Tropisternus cordieri Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus falli Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus metallescens Orchymont, 1922
  • Subgenus Pleurhomus
  • Tropisternus sahlbergi (Sharp, 1883)
  • Subgenus Pristoternus
  • Tropisternus acaragua Bachmann, 1970
  • Tropisternus apicipalpis (Chevrolat, 1834)
  • Tropisternus azurescens Orchymont, 1921
  • Tropisternus baeri Orchymont, 1921
  • Tropisternus breviceps Sharp, 1883
  • Tropisternus brevicollis Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus bruchi Orchymont, 1921
  • Tropisternus chalybeus Castelnau, 1840
  • Tropisternus chontalensis Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus crassus Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus dilatatus Bruch, 1915
  • Tropisternus ebenus (Klug, 1829)
  • Tropisternus flavipalpis Sharp, 1883
  • Tropisternus gaeae Bachmann, 1969
  • Tropisternus laevis (Sturm, 1826)
  • Tropisternus latus (Brullé, 1837)
  • Tropisternus mergus Say, 1835
  • Tropisternus missionum Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
  • Tropisternus mutatus Orchymont, 1921
  • Tropisternus noa Fernández & Bachmann, 2000
  • Tropisternus obesus Bruch, 1915
  • Tropisternus oculatus Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus ovalis Castelnau, 1840
  • Tropisternus paredesi Leech, 1943
  • Tropisternus phyllisae Spangler & Short, 2008
  • Tropisternus regimbarti Orchymont, 1921
  • Tropisternus robustus Sharp, 1883
  • Tropisternus sanapana Bachmann, 1970
  • Tropisternus variolosus Hansen, 1999
  • Subgenus Strepitornus
  • Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Tropisternus niger Orchymont, 1938
  • Tropisternus parananus Sharp, 1883
  • Subgenus Tropisternus
  • Tropisternus affinis Motschulsky, 1859
  • Tropisternus blatchleyi Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus burmeisteri Fernández & Bachmann, 1980
  • Tropisternus californicus (LeConte, 1855)
  • Tropisternus carinispina Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus columbianus Brown, 1931
  • Tropisternus flavescens Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus fuscitarsis Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus glaber (Herbst, 1797)
  • Tropisternus ignoratus Knisch, 1921
  • Tropisternus jolyi Spangler, 1981
  • Tropisternus knischi Orchymont, 1943
  • Tropisternus lancifer Sharp, 1883
  • Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Tropisternus longispina Fernández & Bachmann, 1980
  • Tropisternus mixtus (LeConte, 1855)
  • Tropisternus natator Orchymont, 1938
  • Tropisternus obscurus Sharp, 1882
  • Tropisternus orvus Leech, 1945
  • Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)
  • Tropisternus richmondi Spangler & Short, 2008
  • Tropisternus salsamentus Fall, 1901
  • Tropisternus setiger (Germar, 1824)
  • Tropisternus sharpi Orchymont, 1922
  • Tropisternus sublaevis (LeConte, 1855)
  • Tropisternus surinamensis Spangler & Short, 2008
  • Tropisternus tinctus Sharp, 1882

Source: Wikipedia, article Tropisternus sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 576091
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Villa Giardino
Córdoba
Argentina
01/31/2024
Eduardo Nadal



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201111731/01/2024ArgentinaCórdobaVilla GiardinoEduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropisternus sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.