Epimetopidae

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Epimetopidae
Eumetopus flavidulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Superfamily: Hydrophiloidea
Family: Epimetopidae
Zaitzev, 1908
Genera

Epimetopidae is a family of semi-aquatic beetles belonging to the

Oriental species. Females carry their eggcases on the underside of the abdomen. The larvae are probably carnivorous based on their mouthparts and likely live in the same habitats as the adults.[1]

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  3. ^ Ji, L.; Jäch, M.A. (1998). "Epimetopidae: Synopsis of the genus Eumetopus Balfour-Browne (Coleoptera)". In Jäch, M.A.; Ji, L. (eds.). Water Beetles of China. Volume 2 (PDF). Vienna: Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Österreich, Wiener Coleopterologenverein. pp. 195–205.