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Oosternum

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Oosternum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Tribe: Megasternini
Genus: Oosternum
Sharp, 1882
Synonyms[1]
  • Pemelus Horn, 1890

Oosternum is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are more than 20 described species in Oosternum.[1][2][3]

Species

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These 23 species belong to the genus Oosternum:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oosternum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Oosternum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.