Allocotocerus
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| Allocotocerus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Tribe: | Berosini |
| Genus: | Allocotocerus Kraatz, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Allocotocerus bedeli[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Globaria Latreille, 1829 | |
Allocotocerus is a genus of water beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Ernst Gustav Kraatz in 1883.[1][2] The decision for synonymy is based on Hansen (1999).[1][3]
The Australian beetles of this genus are found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1]
Watts[4] separates the three genera of Hydrophilidae (Amphiops, Allocotocerus, and Regimbartia) which occur in Australia, by describing species from the genus Allocotocerus as being black, of length 3.5—4.5 mm, having meso- and meta-tibiae with swimming hairs, normal eyes, and elytra as long as high and having almost no striae.
