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Haliplus

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Haliplus is a genus of crawling water beetles in the family Haliplidae. There are at least 180 described species in Haliplus. They are found worldwide, except for Antarctica, living among algae and aquatic vegetation at edges of ponds, lakes, and streams. They range in size from 1.75 to 5 mm.

01Species

These species are members of the genus Haliplus.

Haliplus abbreviatus Wehncke, 1880^g
Haliplus africanus Aubé, 1838
Haliplus alastairi Watts, 1988
Haliplus aliae Vondel, 2003^g
Haliplus allisonae Brigham^{i c g}
Haliplus alluaudi Régimbart, 1903
Haliplus andalusicus Wehncke, 1872^g
Haliplus angusi Vondel, 1991
Haliplus angustifrons Regimbart, 1892^g
Haliplus annulatus Roberts, 1913^{i c g}
Haliplus apicalis (Thomson)^{g b} (saltmarsh crawler)
Haliplus apostolicus Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus arrowi Guignot, 1936
Haliplus aspilus Guignot, 1957
Haliplus astrakhanus Vondel, 1991^g
Haliplus australis Clark, 1862
Haliplus bachmanni Vidal, Sarmiento & Grosso, 1970
Haliplus basinotatus Zimmermann, 1924^g
Haliplus bierigi Guignot, 1936^{i c g}
Haliplus bistriatus Wehncke, 1883^g
Haliplus blanchardi Roberts, 1913^{i c g}
Haliplus bonariensis Steinheil, 1869
Haliplus borealis LeConte, 1850^{i c g}
Haliplus brandeni Wehncke, 1888^{i c g}
Haliplus brasiliensis Zimmermann, 1924
Haliplus camposi Guignot, 1948
Haliplus canadensis Wallis, 1933^{i c g b}
Haliplus carinatus Guignot, 1936^{i c g}
Haliplus chinensis Falkenstroem, 1932^g
Haliplus columbiensis Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus concolor Leconte, 1852^{i c g b}
Haliplus confinis Stephens, 1828^g
Haliplus confluentus Roberts, 1913^{i c g}
Haliplus connexus Matheson, 1912^{i c g b}
Haliplus crassus Chapin, 1930^{i c g}
Haliplus cribrarius Leconte, 1950^{i c g b}
Haliplus cubensis Chapin, 1930^{i c g}
Haliplus curtulus Sharp, 1887^{i c g}
Haliplus cylindricus Roberts, 1913^{i c g}
Haliplus dalmatinus Muller, 1900^g
Haliplus davidi Vondel, 1991^g
Haliplus deceptus Matheson, 1912^{i c g}
Haliplus diopus Guignot, 1955
Haliplus diruptus J.Balfour-Browne, 1947^g
Haliplus discessus Guignot, 1936
Haliplus distinctus Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus dorsomaculatus Zimmermann, 1924^{i c g b}
Haliplus ebolovensis Guignot, 1955
Haliplus eremicus Wells, 1989
Haliplus excoffieri Vondel, 1991^g
Haliplus eximius Clark, 1863^g
Haliplus exsecratus Guignot, 1936
Haliplus falli Mank, 1940^{i c g}
Haliplus fasciatus Aubé, 1838^{i c g b}
Haliplus ferruginipes Régimbart, 1892
Haliplus figuratus J.Sahlberg, 1908
Haliplus fiorentini Benetti and Hamada, 2017^g
Haliplus flavicollis Sturm, 1834^g
Haliplus fluviatilis Aubé, 1836^g
Haliplus fulvicollis Erichson, 1837^g
Haliplus fulvus (Fabricius, 1801)^{g b}
Haliplus furcatus Seidlitz, 1887^g
Haliplus fuscatus Clark, 1862
Haliplus fuscicornis Holmen, Vondel & Petrov, 2006
Haliplus fuscipennis Germain, 1855
Haliplus gafnyi Vondel, 1991^g
Haliplus garambanus Guignot, 1958
Haliplus gibbus Clark, 1862
Haliplus gracilis Roberts, 1913^{i c g b}
Haliplus gravidoides Vondel & Spangler, 2008^g
Haliplus gravidus Aube, 1836^{i c g}
Haliplus guttatus Aubé, 1836^g
Haliplus harminae Vondel, 1990
Haliplus havaniensis Wehncke, 1880^{i c g}
Haliplus heydeni Wehncke, 1875^g
Haliplus holmeni Vondel, 1991^g
Haliplus hoppingi Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus hydei Vondel, 1995
Haliplus immaculatus Gerhardt, 1877^g
Haliplus immaculicollis Harris, 1828^{i c g b}
Haliplus incrassatus Régimbart, 1899
Haliplus indicus Régimbart, 1899
Haliplus indistinctus Zimmermann, 1928
Haliplus insularis Guignot, 1960
Haliplus interjectus Lindberg, 1937^g
Haliplus japonicus Sharp, 1873^g
Haliplus javanicus Vondel, 1993
Haliplus kamiyai Nakane, 1963
Haliplus kapuri Vazirani, 1975
Haliplus kirgisiensis Holmen & Vondel, 2006
Haliplus kotoshonis Kano & Kamiya, 1932^g
Haliplus kulleri Vondel, 1988^g
Haliplus laminatus (Schaller, 1783)^g
Haliplus lamottei Legros, 1954
Haliplus latiusculus Nakane, 1985
Haliplus leechi Wallis, 1933^{i c g b}
Haliplus leopardus Roberts, 1913^{i c g b}
Haliplus lewisii Crotch, 1873^b
Haliplus lewsii Crotch, 18733^{i c g}
Haliplus lineatocollis (Marsham, 1802)^g
Haliplus lineolatus Mannerheim, 1844^g
Haliplus longulus Leconte, 1950^{i c g b}
Haliplus maculatus Motschulsky, 1860^g
Haliplus maculicollis Zimmermann, 1924
Haliplus maculipennis Schaum, 1864
Haliplus manipurensis Vazirani, 1966
Haliplus methneri Zimmermann, 1926
Haliplus mimeticus Matheson, 1912^{i c g}
Haliplus mimulus Guignot, 1956
Haliplus minor Zimmermann, 1924^{i c g}
Haliplus mucronatus Stephens, 1828^g
Haliplus mutchleri Wallis^{i c g}
Haliplus nanus Guignot, 1936^{i c g}
Haliplus napolovi Vondel, 2003
Haliplus natalensis Wehncke, 1880^g
Haliplus nedungaduensis Vondel, 1993
Haliplus nitens LeConte, 1850^{i c g}
Haliplus oberthuri Guignot, 1935^g
Haliplus obliquus (Fabricius, 1787)^g
Haliplus oblongus Zimmermann, 1921
Haliplus ohioensis Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus oklahomensis Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus ornatipennis Zimmermann, 1921
Haliplus ovalis Sharp, 1884
Haliplus panamanus Chapin, 1930^{i c g}
Haliplus pantherinus Aube, 1938^{i c g b}
Haliplus perroti Guignot, 1950
Haliplus peruanus Zimmermann, 1924
Haliplus philippinus Chapin, 1930
Haliplus pruthii Vazirani, 1966
Haliplus pseudofasciatus Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus pulchellus Clark, 1863^g
Haliplus punctatus Aube, 1838^{i c g}
Haliplus regili Benetti and Hamada, 2017^g
Haliplus regimbarti Zaitzev, 1907^g
Haliplus rejseki Stastny & Boukal, 2003^g
Haliplus robertsi Zimmermann, 1924^{i c g b}
Haliplus rubidus Perris, 1857^g
Haliplus rufescens Régimbart, 1894
Haliplus ruficeps Chevrolat, 1861^g
Haliplus ruficollis (De Geer, 1774)^g
Haliplus rugosus Roberts, 1913^{i c g}
Haliplus salinarius Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus salmo Wallis, 1933^{i c g b}
Haliplus samojedorum J.Sahlberg, 1880
Haliplus samosirensis Vondel, 1993
Haliplus sharpi Wehncke, 1880^g
Haliplus sibiricus Motschulsky, 1860^g
Haliplus signatipennis Régimbart, 1892
Haliplus signatus Sharp, 1882
Haliplus simplex Clark, 1863^g
Haliplus sindus Watts, 1988
Haliplus solitarius Sharp, 1882^{i c g}
Haliplus srilankanus Vondel, 1993
Haliplus stagninus Leech, 1948^{i c g b}
Haliplus stepheni Watts, 1988
Haliplus steppensis Guignot, 1954^g
Haliplus storeyi Vondel, 1995
Haliplus strigatus Roberts, 1913^{i c g}
Haliplus subguttatus Roberts, 1913^{i c g b}
Haliplus subseriatus Zimmermann, 1921
Haliplus testaceus Zimmermann, 1924
Haliplus testudo Clark, 1862
Haliplus thoracicus Zimmermann, 1923
Haliplus timmsi Vondel, 1995
Haliplus tortilipennis Brigham & Sanderson, 1972^{i c g}
Haliplus triopsis Say, 1825^{i c g b}
Haliplus tumidus Leconte, 1880^{i c g b}
Haliplus turkmenicus Vondel, 2006
Haliplus ungularis Wallis, 1933^{i c g}
Haliplus uniformis Zimmermann, 1920
Haliplus valdiviensis Moroni, 1980
Haliplus vancouverensis Matheson, 1912^{i c g}
Haliplus varicator Guignot, 1954
Haliplus variegatus Sturm, 1834^g
Haliplus variomaculatus Brigham and Sanderson^{i c g}
Haliplus varius Nicolai, 1822^g
Haliplus venustus Régimbart, 1894
Haliplus wallisi Hatch^{i c g}
Haliplus wattsi Vondel, 1995
Haliplus zacharenkoi Gramma & Prisny, 1973^g

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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Haliplus flavicollis (Haliplidae), De Groene Heuvels, the Netherlands - 3.jpg by This image is created by user Dick Belgers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands., CC BY 3.0
Haliplus mucronatus.jpg by Edmund Reitter, Public domain

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