Superfamily

Hydrophiloidea (Water scavenger and clown beetles)

Hydrophilus triangularis. Photo: (c) danielmhsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrophiloidea is a superfamily of beetles. Until recently it was only a single family, the water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae), but several of the subfamilies have been removed and raised to family rank.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Staphyliniformia (Staphyliniform beetles)
        Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea (Water scavenger and clown beetles)
        Family: Hydrophilidae (Water scavenger beetles) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Hydrophilidae (Water scavenger beetles)

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