Genus Paracymus Thomson, 1867
- Paracymus Thomson, C.G. 1867. Skandinaviens Coleoptera synoptiskt bearbetade. Lund : Berlingska Boktryckeriet Vol. 9 407 pp. [120].
Type species:
Hydrophilus aeneus Germar, 1824 by monotypy. - Paracymorphus Kuwert, A. 1888. Tre nuovi coleotteri di Sicilia. Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di Scienze Naturali. Palermo 8: 38-39 [39].
Type species:
Paracymorphus globuloides Kuwert, 1888 (=Hydrobius scutellaris Rosenhauer, 1856) by monotypy. - Eumetacymus Brèthes, J. 1922. Descripción de varios Coleópteros de Buenos Aires. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina 94: 263-305 [263].
Type species:
Eumetacymus virescens Brèthes, 1922 (=Paracymus rufocinctus Bruch, 1915) by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hansen, M. 1991. The Hydrophiloid beetles. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 40: 1-367 [289]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide.
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), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), 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), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), 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)
Distribution References
General References
Short, A.E.Z. & Fikacek, M. 2013. Molecular phylogeny, evolution and classification of the Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 38: 723-752 [738] (herein transferred from former position in tribe Anacaenini)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | HYDROPHILIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 03-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |