Helophorus brevipalpis Bedel, 1881
(a scavenger water beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelophorus brevipalpis (a scavenger water beetle)
GenusHelophorus (a genus of scavenger water beetles)
FamilyHELOPHORIDAE (a family of scavenger water beetles)
SuperfamilyHYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Helophorus brevipalpis (a scavenger water beetle) :
1: Helophorus brevipalpis (a scavenger water beetle)
18 May 2013 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, under pebble near edge of small concrete pond
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - magnified - grey background
2: Helophorus brevipalpis (a scavenger water beetle)
18 May 2013 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, under pebble near edge of small concrete pond
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Genital capsule - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Genital capsule - microscope low magnification (2)

Helophorus brevipalpis (a scavenger water beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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