Hydrobiomorpha

Blackburn, 1888

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Hydrobiomorpha casta

Hydrobiomorpha is a of water scavenger beetles in the Hydrophilidae, established by Blackburn in 1888. The genus contains 56 extant described distributed across tropical and subtropical regions, with additional fossil species known from the Cenozoic. Members are aquatic beetles associated with freshwater .

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Hydrobiomorpha casta by (c) Arturo Santos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Arturo Santos. Used under a CC-BY license.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hydrobiomorpha: /ˌhaɪdroʊbaɪoʊˈmɔrfə/

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Habitat

Freshwater aquatic environments. Specific microhabitat preferences for most are not well documented in available sources.

Distribution

Tropical and subtropical regions including South America (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina), Central America, Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Cambodia), and Australia. Fossil are known from European deposits (Germany, Poland) dating to the Eocene and Oligocene.

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Taxonomic Note

The iNaturalist summary stating "about six described " is outdated; current recognizes 56 extant species plus several fossil species.

Fossil Record

Five extinct are known: H. braunii (Eocene, Germany), H. enspelense (Oligocene, Germany), H. eopalpalis (Eocene, Germany), H. fraterna (Eocene, Germany), and H. heeri (Eocene, Poland).