Taxonavigation

Familia: Hydrochidae
Genus: Hydrochus (Leach)
Species:: Hydrochus spangleri

Name

• Hydrochus spangleri Hellman in Steiner et al., 2003
  • Authority for current placement: Makhan et al., 2012
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Hydrochus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: USNM
  • Type locality: 'MARYLAND, Talbot Co[unty]., Seth St[ate]. Forest'

• Status:   invalid   CURRENt STATUS Hydrochus yadavi

Primary references

• Steiner, W.E.; Staines, C.L.; McCann, J.M.; Hellman, J.L. 2003: The Seth Forest water scavenger beetle, a new species of Hydrochus (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea: Hydrochidae) from the Chesapeake-Delmarva region. Coleopterists bulletin, 57(4): 433–443. DOI: 10.1649/581 JSTOR PDF [first availability, see p. 434, and figs. 1-6]

References

• Makhan, D.; Hawkeswood, T.J.; Khani, M.; Ezzatpanah, S. 2012: On the synonymy of Hydrochus spangleri Hellman, 2003 (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae) with a checklist of the species of Rishihydroius Makhan, 2001. Calodema, 196: 1–6.
• McIntosh, C.E. IV; Short, A.E.Z. 2012: New Delaware, U.S.A. records and notes about the endangered Seth Forest water scavenger beetle (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae). Coleopterists bulletin, 66(3): 294–296. DOI: 10.1649/072.066.0319