Biology:Helophorus sibiricus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Helophorus sibiricus
Temporal range: Early Miocene–Recent
Helophorus sibiricus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Helophoridae
Genus: Helophorus
Species:
H. sibiricus
Binomial name
Helophorus sibiricus
(Motschulsky, 1860)
Helophorus sibiricus distribution.jpg

Helophorus sibiricus is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Northern Europe, Northern Asia, and Alaska.[1][5] Fossils from Early Miocene sediments of the Irtysh River in western Siberia have been reliably assigned to this species, which means that Helophorus sibiricus existed already 16-23 million years ago.[5]

References

Further reading

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14931418 entry