Hydrophilidae
Sign in to saveHydrophilidae, 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 have recently been removed and elevated to family rank; Epimetopidae, Georissidae (= Georyssidae), Helophoridae, Hydrochidae, and Spercheidae. While the majority of hydrophilids are aquatic, around a third of described species are terrestrial, mostly belonging to the subfamily Sphaeridiinae.
Species
silver water beetles
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyHydrophilidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Hydrous piceus Hydrophilus sp. 化石種 ガムシ（牙虫）は、甲虫目ガムシ科（Hydrophilidae）の昆虫の総称。またはその中の大型種 Hydrophilus acuminatus Montschulsky, 1853 の和名。 ガムシ類は一般的に沼や池など小さな止水系に住む水生昆虫で、外観からゲンゴロウ類と混同されることがしばしばあるが、系統的には遠く、エンマムシ類と近縁のグループである。 ゲンゴロウ類同様、付属肢には水かきの役割をする細毛が発達するが、付属肢、特に後肢の形態はゲンゴロウ類ほど特殊化が進んでいないため、ゲンゴロウほど流麗な遊泳は行わず、どの種類もまるで水中で体を小刻みに震わせながら早く歩くといった感じの遊泳方法である。小型種では、遊泳毛を欠くものも少なくない。 ガムシ亜族（大型種）では胸部下に後方に向かって、1つの尖った突起があり、これを獣の牙に例えて、牙虫と呼ぶようになったと言われる。 名前の由来の突起
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16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Evolutionary history
- Habitat
- Physiology
- Reproduction
- Life stages
- Diet
- Predators
- Behavior
- Acoustic behavior
- Predatory behavior
- Subfamilies
- See also
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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 have recently been removed and elevated to family rank; Epimetopidae, Georissidae (= Georyssidae), Helophoridae, Hydrochidae, and Spercheidae. While the majority of hydrophilids are aquatic, around a third of described species are terrestrial, mostly belonging to the subfamily Sphaeridiinae.
With rare exceptions, the larvae are predatory while the adults may be herbivores or predators in addition to scavenging. Many species are able to produce sounds.