Biology:Oosternum

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Oosternum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Tribe: Megasternini
Genus: Oosternum
Sharp, 1882
Synonyms[1]
  • Pemelus Horn, 1890

Oosternum is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are more than 20 described species in Oosternum.[1][2][3]

Species

These 23 species belong to the genus Oosternum:

  • Oosternum acutheca
  • Oosternum aequinoctiale Motschulsky, 1855
  • Oosternum andersoni Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum attacomis Spangler, 1962
  • Oosternum attenuatum
  • Oosternum bacharenge Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum cercyonoides Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum cicatricosum
  • Oosternum convexum
  • Oosternum costatum (LeConte, 1855)
  • Oosternum gibbicolle
  • Oosternum holosericeum
  • Oosternum horni d'Orchymont, 1914
  • Oosternum insulare Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum intermedium
  • Oosternum latum Fikacek, Hebauer & Hansen, 2009
  • Oosternum luciae Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum megnai Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum okinawaense Hoshina, 2011
  • Oosternum pecki Deler-Hernández, Cala-Riquelme & Fikáček, 2014
  • Oosternum pubescens (LeConte, 1855)
  • Oosternum sharpi Hansen, 1999
  • Oosternum simplex


References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. 2015. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14931178 entry