Amphiopini is a tribe in the subfamily Hydrophilinae of aquatic beetles,[1][2] which was first described in 1890 by August Ferdinand Kuwert,[3][4] and which has been synonymised with Chaetarthriini.[5]

Amphiopini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Hydrophilinae
Tribe: Amphiopini
Kuwert, 1890

Members of this tribe are from 3 to 5 mm long.[6]

Genera

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(source Short & Fikacek, 2013)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Amphiopini". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  2. ^ a b ANDREW EDWARD Z. SHORT; MARTIN FIKÁČEK (12 July 2013). "Molecular phylogeny, evolution and classification of the Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 38 (4): 723–752. doi:10.1111/SYEN.12024. ISSN 0307-6970. Wikidata Q54541329.
  3. ^ "Amphiopini Kuwert, 1890 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  4. ^ Kuwert, A. (1890). "Bestimmungs-Tabelle der Hydrophiliden Europas, Westasiens und Nordafrikas" (PDF). Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn: 3–121 [28].
  5. ^ Hansen, Michael (1991). The Hydrophiloid Beetles: Phylogeny, Classification and a Revision of the Genera (Coleoptera, Hydrophiloidea). Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. ISBN 978-87-7304-226-7.
  6. ^ Beutel, Rolf G.; Leschen, Richard A. B. (2016-03-21). Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-038622-6.