Scirtidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s (
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.
More than an estimated 600
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are known worldwide, distributed among at least 60
genera.
Genera
These 81 genera belong to the family Scirtidae:
* ''
Accolabass''
Watts, 2009
* ''
Alpestriscyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Amplectopus''
Sharp, 1886
* ''
Anocyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Anthocara''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Anticyphon''
Ruta, 2016
* ''
Atopida''
White, 1846
* ''
Austrocyphon''
Zwick, 2013
* ''
Brachelodes''
Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961
* ''
Brachycyphon''
Fairmaire, 1896
* ''
Byrrhopsis''
Champion, 1913
* ''
Calvariopsis''
Ruta, 2019
* ''
Calvarium
The calvaria is the top part of the skull. It is the upper part of the neurocranium and covers the cranial cavity containing the brain. It forms the main component of the skull roof.
The calvaria is made up of the superior portions of the fron ...
''
Pic, 1918
* ''
Chameloscyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Chilarboreus''
Ruta, 2011
* ''
Contacyphon''
Des Gozis, 1886
* ''
Copiacyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Cygnocyphon''
Zwick, 2015
* ''
Cyphanodes''
Broun, 1893
* ''
Cyphanus''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Cyphon''
Paykull, 1799
* ''
Cyphonogenius''
Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961
* ''
Cyphotelus''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Cyprobius''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Daploeuros''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Dasyscyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Elodes''
Latreille, 1796
* ''
Eurycyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Exneria''
Klausnitzer, 2013
* ''
Exochomoscirtes''
Pic, 1916
* ''
Furcacyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Herthania''
Klausnitzer, 2006
* ''
Heterocyphon''
Armstrong, 1953
* ''
Hydrocyphon''
Redtenbacher, 1858
* ''
Indiocyphon''
Pic, 1918
* ''
Latuscara''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Leptocyphon''
Zwick, 2015
* ''
Macrocyphon''
Pic, 1918
* ''
Macrodascillus''
Carter, 1935
* ''
Meatopida''
Kialka & Ruta, 2018
* ''
Memorocyphon''
Pic, 1918
* ''
Mescirtes''
Motschulsky, 1863
* ''
Mesocyphon''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Microcara''
Thomson, 1859
* ''
Miocyphon''
Wickham, 1914
* ''
Nanocyphon''
Zwick, 2013
* ''
Nasutuscyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Nektriscyphon ''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Nipponocyphon''
Lawrence & Yoshitomi, 2007
* ''
Nothocyphon''
Zwick, 2015
* ''
Nyholmia''
Klausnitzer, 2013
* ''
Odeles''
Klausnitzer, 2004
* ''
Ora''
Clark, 1865 (flea marsh beetles)
* ''
Papuacyphon''
Zwick, 2014
* ''
Paracyphon''
Zwick, 2015
* ''
Peneveronatus''
Armstrong, 1953
* ''
Perplexacara''
Watts, Bradford & Cooper, 2021
* ''
Petrocyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Pictacara''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Plagiocyphon''
Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961
* ''
Prionocyphon''
Redtenbacher, 1858
* ''
Prionoscirtes''
Champion, 1897
* ''
Pseudomicrocara''
Armstrong, 1953
* ''
Pumiliocara''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Ruborcara''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Sacodes''
LeConte, 1853
* ''
Saltuscyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Saprocyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Sarabandus''
Leech, 1955
* ''
Scirtes''
Illiger, 1807
* ''
Sisyracyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Spaniosdascillus''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Spilotocyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Stenocyphon''
Lawrence, 2001
* ''
Tasmanocyphon''
Zwick, 2013
* ''
Tectocyphon''
Zwick, 2015
* ''
Tenebriocyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Vadumcyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Veronatus''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Yoshitomia''
Klausnitzer, 2013
* ''
Ypsiloncyphon''
Klausnitzer, 2009
Fossil genera
* †''
Mesernobius'' Engel 2010
Burmese amber
Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...
, Myanmar,
Cenomanian
* †''
Miocyphon'' Wickham 1914
Florissant Formation
The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado. The formation is noted for the abundant and exceptionally preserved insect and plant fossils that are found in the mudstones an ...
, Colorado,
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...
References
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Scirtoidea
Polyphaga families
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