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Tropisternus

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Tropisternus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 63 species in five subgenera in North and South America.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropisternus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1034198	https://www.gbif.org/species/1034198
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	206962	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=206962

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : Tropisternus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Staphyliniformia	Lameere 1900
superfamily	Hydrophiloidea	Latreille 1802
family	Hydrophilidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Hydrophilinae	Latreille 1802
tribe	Hydrophilini	Latreille 1802
genus	Tropisternus	Solier 1834

Common Name

water scavenger beetle

Scientific Name

Tropisternus Solier, 1834

Name Published In

Solier, Antoine J. J. 1834. Observations sur la tribu des Hydrophiliens, et principalement sur le genre Hydrophilus de Fabricius. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Séries 1-6 t.3: 299-318.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Tropisternus	genus	belongs to Hydrophilidae	stated with evidence	Scudder, 1878
Tropisternus	genus	belongs to Hydrophilina	stated with evidence	Fikacek et al., 2010
Tropisternus	genus	belongs to Hydrophilini	stated without evidence	Short and Fikacek, 2013

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (20%)

First Recorded Appearance

50.3 - 46.2 Ma
Eocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

S. H. Scudder. 1878. The Fossil Insects of the Green River Shales. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4(4):747-776

Common Name(s)

Water Scavenger Beetle

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropisternus

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Tropisternus acaragua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus apicipalpis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus azurescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus baeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus blatchleyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus breviceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus brevicollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus bruchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus burmeisteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus californicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus carinispina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus chalybeus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus chontalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus collaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus columbianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus cordieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus crassus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus dilatatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus ebenus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus falli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus flavescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus flavipalpis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus fuscitarsis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus gaeae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus glaber species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus ignoratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus jolyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus knischi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus lancifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus lateralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus latus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus limitatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Tropisternus longispina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus mergus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus metallescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus missionum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus mixtus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus mutatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus natator species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus niger species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus noa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus obesus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus obscurus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus oculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus orvus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus ovalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus parananus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus paredesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus phyllisae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus quadristriatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus regimbarti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus richmondi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus robustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus sahlbergi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus salsamentus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus sanapana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus saxialis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	50.3 Ma Eocene	50.3 Ma Eocene
Tropisternus sculptilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	50.3 Ma Eocene	50.3 Ma Eocene
Tropisternus scutellaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus setiger species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus sharpi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus sublaevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus surinamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus tinctus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropisternus vanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Tropisternus variolosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Cyphostethus Orchymont, 1919	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : *Cyphostethus*
Strepitornus Hansen, 1989	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : *Strepitornus*
Pristoternus d'Orchymont, 1936	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : *Pristoternus*
Pleurhomus Sharp, 1883	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : *Pleurhomus*
Homostethus d'Orchymont, 1921	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : *Homostethus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1834	Tropisternus Solier
1878	Tropisternus Scudder p. 759
1900	Tropisternus Scudder p. 39
2010	Tropisternus Fiká?ek et al. p. 9
2013	Tropisternus Short and Fiká?ek

References

Scudder S. H. The Fossil Insects of the Green River Shales, Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4 4, 747-776

Scudder S. H. Adephagous and clavicorn Coleoptera from the Tertiary deposits at Florissant, Colorado with descriptions of a few other forms and a systematic list of the non-rhynchophorus Tertiary Coleoptera of North America, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 40, 1-148

Fikacek M., Wedmann S., et al (2010) Diversification of the greater hydrophilines clade of giant water scavenger beetles dated back to the Middle Eocene (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilina), Invertebrate Systematics 24, 9-22

Short A. E. Z., Fikacek M. (2013) Molecular phylogeny, evolution and classification of the Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera), Systematic Entomology 38, 723-752

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Brusca & Brusca, 1990 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Cheng, L. (Ed.). (1976). Marine insects. North-Holland Publishing Company: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-11213-8. XII, 581 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 3 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hansen, Michael, 1999: null. World Catalogue of Insects, volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). 416. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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