Species Hydrochus australis Motschulsky, 1860
- Hydrochus parallelus Macleay, W.J. 1871. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 79-205 [133].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM K204391, Gayndah, QLD [25° 38' S 151° 37' E]. - Hydrochus regularis Blackburn, T. 1888. Notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 3: 805-875 [833].
- Hydrochus diversiceps Blackburn, T. 1898. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXIV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 22: 221-233 [228].
- Hydrochus brunneonitens Lea, A.M. 1926. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 50: 45-84 [Date published 23 Dec. 1926] [46].
- Hydrochus serricollis Lea, A.M. 1926. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part VI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 50: 45-84 [Date published 23 Dec. 1926] [45].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Watts, C.H.S. 1999. Revision of the Australian Hydrochus (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 32(1): 1-43 [37]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia: N coastal, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: aquatic, lentic freshwater, volant.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 20-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |