Paracymus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophilinae
Tribus: Anacaenini
Genus: Paracymus
Species: P. acutipenis – P. aeneus – P. alluaudianus – P. amplus – P. armatus – P. atomus – P. australiae – P. blandus – P. cariceti – P. chalceolus – P. chalceus – P. communis – P. confluens – P. confusus – P. corrinae – P. decolor – P. degener – P. delatus – P. despectus – P. diligens – P. dispersus – P. elegans – P. ellipsis – P. evanescens – P. exiguus – P. fuscatus – P. generosus – P. giganticus – P. gigas – P. gracilis – P. graniformis – P. granulum – P. gratus – P. incomptus – P. inconditus – P. indigens – P. insularis – P. lara – P. leechi – P. limbatus – P. lodingi – P. metallescens – P. maximus – P. melvae – P. mexicanus – P. mimicus – P. minor – P. mirus – P. monticola – P. nanus – P. opacus – P. orientalis – P. ornatus – P. ovum – P. pacatus – P. petiti – P. petulans – P. phalacroides – P. piaroa – P. pisanus – P. placidus – P. proprius – P. pusillus – P. pygmaeus – P. reductus – P. regularis – P. relaxus – P. restrictus – P. robustus – P. rufocinctus – P. scutellaris – P. seclusus – P. secretus – P. securus – P. sedatus – P. simulatus – P. spangleri – P. spenceri – P. subcupreus – P. tarsalis – P. toleratus – P. tomuso – P. vulgatus – P. wattsi – P. weiri – P. yaruro – P. zaitzevi – †P. excitatus

[sources: Hansen (1999), Gentili (2000, 2010)]
Name

Paracymus Thomson, 1867
Gender: masculine
Type species: Hydrophilus aeneus Germar, 1824
Placement in Laccobiini: Komarek & Beutel (2007)

Synonyms

Paracymorphus Kuwert, 1888
Eumetacymus Brèthes, 1922
Quasiparacymus Marjanian, 2009
Authority for current placement: Short & Fikáček, 2011: 87 ('syn. nov.')

References

Archangelsky, M.; Fikáček, M. 2004: Descriptions of the egg case and larva of Anacaena and a review of the knowledge and relationships between larvae of Anacaenini (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae). European journal of entomology, 101 (4): 629–636. ISSN: 1210-5759 PDF
Gentili, E. 1996: Notes on the Anacaenini from Australia and Melanesia with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia, 8: 177–189.
Gentili, E. 2000: The Paracymus of Australia (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). Records of the South Australian Museum, 33 (2): 101–122. PDF
Gentili, E. 2010: Hydrophilidae: The genus Paracymus Thomson (Coleoptera). Pp. 257-262 in: Jäch, M.A. & Balke, M. (eds.): Water beetles of New Caledonia (part 1). Monographs on Coleoptera, 3 . ISSN: 1027-8869
Hansen, M. 1999: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). World catalogue of insects, 2 . Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN 87-88757-31-5 ISSN: 1398-8700
Jia, F. 2005: Note on the genus Paracymus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia, 27 (3): 195−198. [not seen]
Komarek, A.; Beutel, R.G. 2007: Phylogenetic analysis of Anacaenini (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae) based on morphological characters of adults. Systematic entomology, 32 (2): 205–226. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00359.x
Leschen, R.A.B.; Lawrence, J.F.; Kuschel, G.; Thorpe, S.; Wang, Q. 2003: Coleoptera genera of New Zealand. New Zealand entomologist, 26: 15–28.
Macfarlane, R.P. et al. 2010: [Chapter] NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233-467 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3
Marjanian, M.A. 2009: On the hydrophilid genus Paracymus Thomson (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) of the fauna of Armenia. Entomologicheskoe obozrenie, 88 (1): 118–125. [not seen] [in Russian, English translation in Entomological review, 89 (1): 72–78. (2009) DOI: 10.1134/S0013873809010102]
Minoshima, Y.-N. 2014: The identity of the Japanese species of the genus Paracymus Thomson (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). Elytra (n.s.) 4(1): 143–149. [Not seen] Reference page.
Short, A.E.Z.; Fikáček, M. 2011: World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006–2010). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 51 (1): 83–122. abstract PDF
Wooldridge, D.P. 1976: Paracymus of the Australian faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 49 (3): 453–462. JSTOR
Wooldridge, D.P. 1977: Paracymus of the Oriental faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 50 (1): 119–128. JSTOR
Wooldridge, D.P. 1978: Paracymus of the Palearctic faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 51 (1): 123–130. JSTOR
Wooldridge, D.P. 1978: Paracymus seclusus, a new species from Mississippi (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 51 (3): 401–402. JSTOR

Links

BHL bibliography
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Paracymus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paracymus.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Paracymus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 81 species worldwide.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Species

Paracymus acutipenis Wooldridge, 1971
Paracymus amplus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus armatus (Sharp, 1882)
Paracymus blandus Wooldridge, 1976
Paracymus communis Wooldridge, 1966
Paracymus confluens Wooldridge, 1966
Paracymus confusus Wooldridge, 1966
Paracymus corrinae Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus delatus Wooldridge, 1971
Paracymus degener (Horn, 1890)
Paracymus desolatus Wooldridge, 19736
Paracymus despectus (LeConte, 1863)
Paracymus diligens Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus dispersus Wooldridge, 1966
Paracymus elegans (Fall, 1901)
Paracymus ellipsis (Fall, 1910)
Paracymus exiguus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus generosus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus giganticus Wooldridge, 1973
Paracymus incomptus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus indigens Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus insularis Wooldridge, 1973
Paracymus leechi Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus limbatus Wooldridge, 1973
Paracymus lodingi (Fall, 1910)
Paracymus metallescens Fauvel, 1883
Paracymus mexicanus Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus mimicus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus monticola Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus nanus (Fall, 1910)
Paracymus ornatus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus pacatus Wooldridge, 1976
Paracymus petulans Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus placidus Wooldridge, 1973
Paracymus propius Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus pusillus Wooldridge, 1977
Paracymus reductus (Fall, 1910)
Paracymus regularis Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus restrictus Wooldridge, 1966
Paracymus robustus Wooldridge, 1973
Paracymus seclusus Wooldridge, 1978
Paracymus scutellaris (Rosenhauer, 1856)
Paracymus simulatus Wooldridge, 1976
Paracymus spangleri Wooldridge, 1969
Paracymus subcupreus (Say, 1825)
Paracymus tarsalis Miler, 1963
Paracymus vulgatus Wooldridge, 1977

References
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Short, Andrew E.Z.; Fikacek, Martin (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
"Paracymus Thomson, 1867". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
Wooldridge, David P. (1966). "Notes on Nearctic Paracymus with descriptions of new species". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 39 (4): 712–725.
Wooldridge, David P. (1978). "Paracymus of the Palearctic faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 51 (1): 123–130.
Wooldridge, David P. (1973). "New Paracymus from South America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 46 (1): 116–123.
Wooldridge, David P. (1971). "Two new Paracymus from the West Indies". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 44 (3): 400–403.
Wooldridge, David P. (1977). "Paracymus of the Oriental faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 50 (1): 119–128.
Wooldridge, David P. (1977). "The Paracymus of the Ethiopian faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 50 (3): 375–388.
Wooldridge, David P. (1969). "New species of Paracymus from Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 42 (4): 413–421.
Wooldridge, David P. (1976). "Paracymus of the Australian faunal region (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 49 (3): 453–462.