Scirtidae is a
family
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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
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 ...
). These beetles are commonly referred to as marsh beetles, as the
larvae
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T ...
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
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are known worldwide, distributed among at least 60
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial ...
.
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''
Pic, 1918
* ''
Chameloscyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Chilarboreus''
Ruta, 2011
* ''
Contacyphon
''Contacyphon'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family 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 b ...
''
Des Gozis, 1886
* ''
Copiacyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Cygnocyphon''
Zwick, 2015
* ''
Cyphanodes''
Broun, 1893
* ''
Cyphanus''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Cyphon
''Cyphon'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scirtidae.
Species:
* ''Cyphon albanicus''
* ''Cyphon coarctatus''
* ''Cyphon corsicus
''Cyphon'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scirtidae.
Species:
* ''Cyphon albanic ...
''
Paykull, 1799
* ''
Cyphonogenius''
Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961
* ''
Cyphotelus''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Cyprobius''
Sharp, 1878
* ''
Daploeuros''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Dasyscyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Elodes
''Elodes'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Elodes''.
Species
These 69 species belong to the genus ''Elodes'':
* ''Elodes abeillei'' Klausnitzer, 1990
* ''Elodes amamiensis'' Sa ...
''
Latreille, 1796
* ''
Eurycyphon''
Watts, 2011
* ''
Exneria
''Exneria'' is a genus of marsh beetles
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. ...
''
Klausnitzer, 2013
* ''
Exochomoscirtes''
Pic, 1916
* ''
Furcacyphon''
Watts, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
* ''
Herthania
''Herthania'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are at least four described species in ''Herthania''.
Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Herthania'':
* '' Herthania cherokee'' Zwick, 2010
* '' Herthania co ...
''
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
''Microcara'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about 10 described species in ''Microcara''.
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus ''Microcara'':
* ''Microcara dispar'' Seidlitz, 1872
* ''Microcara dufaui'' Le ...
''
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
''Nyholmia'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about five described species in ''Nyholmia''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Nyholmia'':
* ''Nyholmia bicolor'' (LeConte, 1853)
* ''Nyholmia collaris'' ...
''
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
''Prionocyphon'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are at least 20 described species in ''Prionocyphon''.
Species
These 20 species belong to the genus ''Prionocyphon'':
* ''Orientoprionocyphon herthae'' Klausnitzer, 200 ...
''
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
''Sarabandus'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are at least two described species in ''Sarabandus''.
Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Sarabandus'':
* '' Sarabandus monticola'' Nakane, 1963
* '' Saraband ...
''
Leech, 1955
* ''
Scirtes
''Scirtes'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are more than 80 described species in ''Scirtes''.
Species
These 84 species belong to the genus ''Scirtes'':
* '' Scirtes adustus'' Boheman, 1858
* '' Scirtes affinis'' Mo ...
''
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. ...
, 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 and ...
, 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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