Water Scavenger Beetle Tropisternus lateralis

Classification

Hydrophilidae [family]

Tropisternus [genus] (3)

lateralis [species]

Classification

Hydrophilidae [family]

Tropisternus [genus] (3)

lateralis [species]

Names

English name	Water Scavenger Beetle
Valid name	Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Coleoptera [order] Beetles
        
        Polyphaga [suborder] Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles
        
        Hydrophiloidea [superfamily] Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles
        
        Hydrophilidae [family] Water Scavenger Beetles
        
        Tropisternus Solier, 1834 [genus]
        
        Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775) [species] Water Scavenger Beetle