Scirtidae

Scirtidae is a family of beetles (Coleoptera). These beetles are commonly referred to as marsh beetles, as the larvae are typically associated with stagnant water, but can be found in flowing water. Adults prefer decomposing plant material near the water's edge.[2] More than an estimated 600 species are known worldwide, distributed among at least 60 genera.[3]

Scirtidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Cyphon padi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Scirtoidea
Family: Scirtidae
Fleming, 1821
Subfamilies
Synonyms[1]
  • Elodiidae Shuckard, 1839
Scirtes hemisphaericus, North Wales

Genera

These 60 genera belong to the family Scirtidae:

  • Amplectopus Sharp, 1886 g
  • Anticyphon g
  • Atopida White, 1846 g
  • Austrocyphon Zwick, 2013 g
  • Brachelodes Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 g
  • Brachycyphon Fairmaire, 1896 g
  • Byrrhopsis Champion, 1913 g
  • Calvarium Pic, 1918 g
  • Chameloscyphon Watts, 2011 g
  • Chilarboreus Ruta, 2011 g
  • Contacyphon Des Gozis, 1886 i c g b
  • Cygnocyphon g
  • Cyphanodes Broun, 1893 g
  • Cyphanus Sharp, 1878 g
  • Cyphon c g
  • Cyphonogenius Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 g
  • Cyphotelus Sharp, 1878 g
  • Cyprobius Sharp, 1878 g
  • Daploeuros Watts, 2011 g
  • Dasyscyphon Watts, 2011 g
  • Elodes Latreille, 1796 i c g b
  • Eurycyphon Watts, 2011 g
  • Exneria Klausnitzer, 2013 i c g b
  • Exochomoscirtes Pic, 1916 g
  • Herthania Klausnitzer, 2006 i c g b
  • Heterocyphon Armstrong, 1953 g
  • Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858 g
  • Indiocyphon Pic, 1918 g
  • Leptocyphon Zwick, 2015 g
  • Macrocyphon Pic, 1918 g
  • Macrodascillus Carter, 1935 g
  • Memorocyphon Pic, 1918 g
  • Mescirtes Motschulsky, 1863 g
  • Mesocyphon Sharp, 1878 g
  • Microcara Thomson, 1859 i c g b
  • Miocyphon Wickham, 1914 g
  • Nanocyphon Zwick, 2013 g
  • Nipponocyphon Lawrence & Yoshitomi, 2007 g
  • Nothocyphon g
  • Nyholmia Klausnitzer, 2013 i c g b
  • Odeles Klausnitzer, 2004 g
  • Ora Clark, 1865 i c g b (flea marsh beetles)
  • Papuacyphon g
  • Paracyphon g
  • Peneveronatus Armstrong, 1953 g
  • Petrocyphon Watts, 2011 g
  • Plagiocyphon Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 g
  • Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858 i c g b
  • Prionoscirtes Champion, 1897 i c g
  • Pseudomicrocara Armstrong, 1953 g
  • Sacodes LeConte, 1853 i c g b
  • Sarabandus Leech, 1955 i c g b
  • Scirtes Illiger, 1807 i c g b
  • Spaniosdascillus Watts, 2011 g
  • Stenocyphon Lawrence, 2001 g
  • Tasmanocyphon Zwick, 2013 g
  • Tectocyphon g
  • Veronatus Sharp, 1878 g
  • Yoshitomia Klausnitzer, 2013 i c g
  • Ypsiloncyphon Klausnitzer, 2009 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

Fossil genera

References
  1. "Scirtidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. Epler, J.H. (2010). The Water Beetles of Florida - an identification manual for the families Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Helophoridae, Hydraenidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae and Scirtidae. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Environmental Protection. p. 414.
  3. Thomas, Michael C. (2002). Arnett, Ross H.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; et al. (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 0849309549.
  4. "Browse Scirtidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. "Scirtidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. "Scirtidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.



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