Tropisternus is a genus of hydrophilid beetles with 63 species in five subgenera in North and South America.
Species
- Subgenus Homostethus
- Tropisternus cordieri <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Tropisternus falli <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Tropisternus metallescens <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Subgenus Pleurhomus
- Tropisternus sahlbergi <small>(Sharp, 1883)</small>
- Subgenus Pristoternus
- Tropisternus acaragua <small>Bachmann, 1970</small>
- Tropisternus apicipalpis <small>(Chevrolat, 1834)</small>
- Tropisternus azurescens <small>Orchymont, 1921</small>
- Tropisternus baeri <small>Orchymont, 1921</small>
- Tropisternus breviceps <small>Sharp, 1883</small>
- Tropisternus brevicollis <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
- Tropisternus bruchi <small>Orchymont, 1921</small>
- Tropisternus chalybeus <small>Castelnau, 1840</small>
- Tropisternus chontalensis <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
- Tropisternus crassus <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
- Tropisternus dilatatus <small>Bruch, 1915</small>
- Tropisternus ebenus <small>(Klug, 1829)</small>
- Tropisternus flavipalpis <small>Sharp, 1883</small>
- Tropisternus gaeae <small>Bachmann, 1969</small>
- Tropisternus laevis <small>(Sturm, 1826)</small>
- Tropisternus latus <small>(Brullé, 1837)</small>
- Tropisternus mergus <small>Say, 1835</small>
- Tropisternus missionum <small>Fernández & Bachmann, 2000</small>
- Tropisternus mutatus <small>Orchymont, 1921</small>
- Tropisternus noa <small>Fernández & Bachmann, 2000</small>
- Tropisternus obesus <small>Bruch, 1915</small>
- Tropisternus oculatus <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
- Tropisternus ovalis <small>Castelnau, 1840</small>
- Tropisternus paredesi <small>Leech, 1943</small>
- Tropisternus phyllisae <small>Spangler & Short, 2008</small>
- Tropisternus regimbarti <small>Orchymont, 1921</small>
- Tropisternus robustus <small>Sharp, 1883</small>
- Tropisternus sanapana <small>Bachmann, 1970</small>
- Tropisternus variolosus <small>Hansen, 1999</small>
- Subgenus Strepitornus
- Tropisternus collaris <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Tropisternus niger <small>Orchymont, 1938</small>
- Tropisternus parananus <small>Sharp, 1883</small>
- Subgenus Tropisternus
- Tropisternus affinis <small>Motschulsky, 1859</small>
- Tropisternus blatchleyi <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Tropisternus burmeisteri <small>Fernández & Bachmann, 1980</small>
- Tropisternus californicus <small>(LeConte, 1855)</small>
- Tropisternus carinispina <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Tropisternus columbianus <small>Brown, 1931</small>
- Tropisternus flavescens <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Tropisternus fuscitarsis <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
- Tropisternus glaber <small>(Herbst, 1797)</small>
- Tropisternus ignoratus <small>Knisch, 1921</small>
- Tropisternus jolyi <small>Spangler, 1981</small>
- Tropisternus knischi <small>Orchymont, 1943</small>
- Tropisternus lancifer <small>Sharp, 1883</small>
- Tropisternus lateralis <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Tropisternus longispina <small>Fernández & Bachmann, 1980</small>
- Tropisternus mixtus <small>(LeConte, 1855)</small>
- Tropisternus natator <small>Orchymont, 1938</small>
- Tropisternus obscurus <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
- Tropisternus orvus <small>Leech, 1945</small>
- Tropisternus quadristriatus <small>(Horn, 1871)</small>
- Tropisternus richmondi <small>Spangler & Short, 2008</small>
- Tropisternus salsamentus <small>Fall, 1901</small>
- Tropisternus setiger <small>(Germar, 1824)</small>
- Tropisternus sharpi <small>Orchymont, 1922</small>
- Tropisternus sublaevis <small>(LeConte, 1855)</small>
- Tropisternus surinamensis <small>Spangler & Short, 2008</small>
- Tropisternus tinctus <small>Sharp, 1882</small>
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