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Paracymus Thomson, 1867

1396357 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1396357)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Hydrophilidae (Family)
  8. Paracymus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802
Escotadus García, 2021 · unaccepted (Treated as subgenus)
Lineolu García, 2022 · unaccepted (Treated as subgenus)

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  1. Species Paracymus alticola Fall
  2. Species Paracymus armatus Sharp
  3. Species Paracymus australiae Gentili, 2000
  4. Species Paracymus cariceti Gentili, 2000
  5. Species Paracymus communis Wooldridge, 1966
  6. Species Paracymus confluens Wooldridge
  7. Species Paracymus confusus Wooldridge, 1966
  8. Species Paracymus debilis Sharp
  9. Species Paracymus degener Horn
  10. Species Paracymus despectus (Leconte, 1863)
  11. Species Paracymus digestus LeConte, 1855
  12. Species Paracymus dispersus Wooldridge
  13. Species Paracymus elegans Fall
  14. Species Paracymus ellipsis Fall
  15. Species Paracymus eremita Blackburn, 1896
  16. Species Paracymus gigas Gentili, 1996
  17. Species Paracymus horni Blackburn, 1896
  18. Species Paracymus lodingi Fall
  19. Species Paracymus longulus Fall
  20. Species Paracymus nanus (Fall)
  21. Species Paracymus opacus Gentili, 2000
  22. Species Paracymus ovum Gentili, 2000
  23. Species Paracymus phalacroides (Wollaston, 1867)
  24. Species Paracymus pygmaeus (W.J. Macleay, 1871)
  25. Species Paracymus reductus Fall
  26. Species Paracymus restrictus Wooldridge
  27. Species Paracymus rufiventris Horn
  28. Species Paracymus seriellus Fall
  29. Species Paracymus spenceri Blackburn, 1896
  30. Species Paracymus subcupreus Say, 1825
  31. Species Paracymus suturalis Leconte, 1866
  32. Species Paracymus tarsalis Miller
  33. Species Paracymus wattsi Gentili, 2000
  34. Species Paracymus weiri Gentili, 2000
  35. Species Paracymus desolatus Wooldridge, 1976 accepted as Paracymus pygmaeus (W.J. Macleay, 1871)
  36. Species Paracymus lindi Blackburn, 1888 accepted as Paranacaena lindi (Blackburn, 1888)
  37. Species Paracymus metallescens Fauvel, 1883 accepted as Paracymus pygmaeus (W.J. Macleay, 1871)
  38. Species Paracymus nigerrimus Blackburn, 1891 accepted as Chaetarthria nigerrima (Blackburn, 1891)
  39. Species Paracymus punctillatus Rey, 1885 accepted as Paracymus phalacroides (Wollaston, 1867)
  40. Species Paracymus sublineatus Blackburn, 1888 accepted as Paranacaena sublineata (Blackburn, 1888)
marine, brackish
recent only
Skand. Coleopt., 9
page(s): 120 [details] 
IRMNG (2025). Paracymus Thomson, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1396357 on 2026-10-11
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

original description Skand. Coleopt., 9
page(s): 120 [details] 

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Quasiparacymus Marjanian, 2009) Article title: On the hydrophilid genus Paracymus Thomson (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) of the fauna of Armenia. [details] 

original description (of Eumetacymus Brèthes, 1922) Brèthes, J. (1922). Descripción de varios coleópteros de Buenos Aires. <em>Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina.</em> 94(5- 6): 263-305., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4526145
page(s): 263 [details] 

original description (of Quasiparacymus Marjanian, 2009) Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 88.
page(s): 124 [details] 

original description (of Escotadus García, 2021) García, M. (2021). New species of Paracymus Thomson, 1867, Part III. Escotadus new subgenus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Laccobiini). <em>Anartia.</em> 33: 27-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5855058 [details] 

original description (of Lineolu García, 2022) García, M. (2022). Paracymus de Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Laccobiini). Parte V: Lineolu, nuevo subgénero con siete especies nuevas, tres especies nuevas de Escotadus García, 2021 y una de Paracymus Thomson, 1867. <em>Anartia.</em> 34: 43-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7131342 [details] 

original description (of Paracymorphus Kuwert, 1889) Natural. Sicil., 8
page(s): 39 [details] 
Unreviewed
Nomenclatural status available [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Eumetacymus Brèthes, 1922)
To BioNames database 
To BioNames database (from synonym Quasiparacymus Marjanian, 2009)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Eumetacymus Brèthes, 1922)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Quasiparacymus Marjanian, 2009)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) 
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