Hygrobia
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Hygrobia is a genus of aquatic beetles native to Europe, North Africa, China and Australia. It is the only genus in the family Hygrobiidae, also known as the Paelobiidae.[1] These are known commonly as squeak beetles[2] or screech-beetles.[3]
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Hygrobia | |
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Hygrobia hermanni | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Hygrobiidae |
Genus: | Hygrobia Latreille, 1804 |
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There are six known living species, with a highly disjunct distribution, and one extinct species, Hygrobia cretzschmari.