Canthydrus Sharp 1880-1882:269, 838
Guignot (1957:42) created the subgenus Liocanthydrus for the New World species of Canthydrus.
Checklist of Species
Subgenus sen. str.
- Canthydrus alluaudi Regimbart 1906:247
- Canthydrus apicicornis Regimbart 1895:127
- Canthydrus arabicus Sharp 1880-1882:275
- Canthydrus bakeri Peschet 1921:693
- Canthydrus guttula auctt., nec Aube 1838:410
- Canthydrus guttata auctt., nec Aube 1838:410
- Canthydrus bellus Regimbart 1895:124
- Canthydrus bifasciatus Regimbart 1889:148
- Canthydrus biguttatus Regimbart 1895:188
- Canthydrus bisignatus Wehncke 1883:148
- Canthydrus bovillae Blackburn 1889:446
- Canthydrus concolor Sharp 1880-1882:274
- Canthydrus diophthalmus (Reiche and Saulcy 1855:641)
- Hydrocanthus diophthalmus Reiche and Saulcy 1855:641
- Hydrocanthus badenii Wehncke 1876:223
- Hydrocanthus notula Sharp 1880-1882:275 (part)
- Hydrocanthus notula badenii Wehncke 1876:223, incorrect listing by Guignot (1959:498). Wehncke described H. badenii as
a new species, not as a subspecies of H. notula Erichson.
- Canthydrus notula badeni Zimmermann 1920:12, incorrect
listing by Guignot (1959:498). Zimmermann (1920:12 listed Canthydrus badeni (Wehncke) as a synonym of C. notula (Erichson).
- Canthydrus notula var. siculus Ragusa 1882:249
- Canthydrus notula var. numidicus Bedel 1925:375
- Hydrocanthus diophtalmus Reiche and Saulcy 1855:641, mis-spelled in Guignot (1959:498)
- Canthydrus edanus Guignot 1953:3
- Canthydrus festivus Regimbart 1888:610
- Canthydrus flammulatus Sharp 1880-1882:278
- Canthydrus flavomaculatus Gschwendtner 1930:81
- Canthydrus flavosignatus Regimbart 1903:13
- Canthydrus flavus (Motschulsky 1856:83)
- Hydrocanthus flavus Motschulsky 1856:83
- Canthydrus fulvescens Regimbart 1889:149
- Canthudrys ritsemae Regimbart 1880:212, by Regimbart (1889:150, but not followed by subsequent authors
- Canthydrus gibberosus Guignot 1951:24
- Canthydrus gibberosus var. quinquemaculatus Guignot 1956:78
- Canthydrus gracilis Bilardo and Rocchi 1990:175
- Canthydrus guttula (Aube 1838:410)
- Hydrocanthus guttula Aube 1838:410
- Canthydrus guttula var. kolbei Zimmermann 1920:11
- Canthydrus guttula var. frontalis Kolbe 1883:399, name pre-occupied
- Canthydrus guttula var. macularis Kolbe 1883:399
- Canthydrus haagi (Wehncke 1876:222)
- Hydrocanthus haagii Wehncke 1876:222
- Canthydrus imitator Guignot 1942:15
- Canthydrus irenicus Guignot
- Canthydrus koppi Wehncke 1883:148
- Canthydrus laccophiloides Gschwendtner 1930:82
- Canthydrus laetabilis (Walker 1858:205)
- Hydrocanthus laetabilis Walker 1858:205
- Hydrocanthus orientalis Wehncke 1876:222
- Canthydrus amiculus Guignot 1848:9
- Canthydrus luctuosus (Aube 1838:408)
- Hydrocanthus luctuosus Aube 1838:408
- Canthydrus frontalis Sharp 1880-1882:276
- Canthydrus luctuosus frontalis Sharp 1880-1882:276
- Canthydrus ornatus Sharp 1880-1882:276, by Regimbart 1899:249
- Canthydrus luctuosus ornatus Sharp 1880-1882:276
- Canthydrus sexpunctatus Sharp 1880-1882:276
- Canthydrus luctuosus sexpunctatus Sharp 1880-1882:276
- Canthydrus maculatus Wehncke 1883:148
- Canthydrus marshalli Balfour-Browne 1939:98
- Canthydrus minutus Regimbart 1895:123
- Canthydrus morsbachi (Wehncke 1876:222)
- Hydrocanthus morsbachi Wehncke 1876:222
- Canthydrus angularis Sharp 1880-1882:277
- Canthydrus morsbachi var. angularis Sharp 1880-1882:277, in Regimbart (1899)
- Canthydrus scapharius Guignot 1948:52
- Canthydrus morulus Omer-Cooper 1931:755
- Canthydrus natalensis Balfour-Browne 1939:98
- Canthydrus nigerrimus Omer-Cooper 1957:5
- Canthydrus nitidulus Sharp 1880-1882:278
- Canthydrus notula (Erichson 1843:220)
- Hydrocanthus notula Erichson 1843:220
- Canthydrus biguttatus Regimbart 1895:188
- Canthydrus politus (Sharp 1873:51)
- Hydricanthus politus Sharp 1873:51
- Canthydrus procurvatus Guignot 1942:14
- Canthydrus proximus Sharp 1880-1882:278
- Canthydrus quadrivittatus (Boheman 1848:247)
- Noterus quadrivittatus Boheman 1848:247
- Canthydrus quadrivittatus (Boheman 1848:247), by Sharp 1880-1882:277
- Canthydrus quadrivittatus var. contractosignatus Gschwendtner 1935:15
- Canthydrus quadrittatus Sharp 1880-1882:277, typographical error in Guignot (1959:506)
- Canthydrus rasilis Guignot 1942:15
- Canthydrus ritsemae (Regimbart 1880:212)
- Hydrocanthus ritsemae Regimbart 1880:212
- Canthydrus flavus Sharp 1880-1882:279
- Canthydrus javanus Wehncke 1883:145
- Canthydrus ritsemai (Regimbart 1880:213), in Vazirani 1968:228)
- Canthydrus pseudoflavus Rocchi 1987:31
- Canthydrus rossanae Bilardo and Rocchi 1987:102
- Canthydrus rubropictus Regimbart 1895:126
- Canthydrus ruficollis Regimbart 1895:126
- Canthydrus sedilloti Regimbart 1895:125
- Canthydrus sedilloti var. gutticollis Regimbart 1895:125
- Canthydrus sellatus Regimbart 1895:122
- Canthydrus semperi (Wehncke 1876:223)
- Hydrocanthus semperi Wehncke 1876:223
- Hydrocanthus auritus Regimbart 1877:359
- Canthydrus sepulcralis Guignot 1956:51
- Canthydrus serialis Fauvel 1883:336
- Canthydrus testaceus (Boheman 1858:19)
- Hydrocanthus testaceus Boheman 1858:19
- Canthydrus testaceus Boheman 1858:19, by Sharp 1880-1882:784
- Canthydrus ugandae Balfour-Browne 1939:478
- Canthydrus weisei (Wehncke 1876:222)
- Hydrocanthus weisei Wehncke 1876:222
- Canthydrus xanthinus Regimbart 1895:188
Canthydrus xanthinus subsp. gratiosus Guignot
Subgen. Liocanthydrus Guignot 1957:42.
Literature Cited
Guignot, F.
- 1957. Contribution a la connaissance de Dytiscides sud-americains [Coleopt.]. Rev. franc. Entomol., Paris 24(1):33-45.
Regmibart, M.
- 1889. Contributions a la faune Indo-Chinoise. 2. Hydrocanthares. Ann. Soc. Entomol. France 58:147-156.
- 1899. Revision des Dytiscidae de la region Indo-Sino-Malaise. Ann.
Soc. Entomol. France 68:186-367.
Revised 30 May 1996
Warren U. Brigham
brigham@wub.igis.uiuc.edu