Horelophus
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| Horelophus walkeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Horelophus d'Orchymont, 1902 |
| Species: | H. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Horelophus walkeri d'Orchymont, 1913 | |
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| Observations on iNaturalist | |
Horelophus is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, which was erected in 1913 by d'Orchymont and named for Commander J. J. Walker.[1][2] It is monotypic as its sole species is Horelophus walkeri, endemic to New Zealand.[3][4]