Aciliini is a tribe of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are 7 genera and at least 69 described extant species in Aciliini, along with 5 fossil species.[1][2][3]
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| Acilius canaliculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Dytiscinae |
| Tribe: | Aciliini Thomson, 1867 |
Genera edit
These seven genera belong to the tribe Aciliini:[4]
- Acilius Leach, 1817 i c g b
- Aethionectes Sharp, 1882 i c g
- Graphoderus Dejean, 1833 i c g b
- Rhantaticus Sharp, 1880 i c g
- Sandracottus Sharp, 1882 i c g
- Thermonectus Dejean, 1833 i c g b
- Tikoloshanes Omer-Cooper, 1956 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Aciliini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b "Aciliini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ Miller, K.B.; J. Bergsten (2016). Diving Beetles of the World: Systematics and Biology of the Dytiscidae. JHU Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-1-4214-2054-7.
- ^ Nilsson, Anders N.; Hájek, Jiří (2021). "A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga)" (PDF) (1.I.2021 ed.).
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Further reading edit
- Larson, D. J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R. E. (2001). "Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 94 (5): 769–770. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0769:PDBCDO]2.0.CO;2.
External links edit
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