Hygrobia
| Hygrobia | |
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| Hygrobia hermanni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hygrobiidae |
| Genus: | Hygrobia Latreille, 1804 |
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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. These are known commonly as squeak beetles or screech-beetles.
There are six known living species, with a highly disjunct distribution, and one extinct species, Hygrobia cretzschmari.
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