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Checklist for Family Elmidae Curtis, 1830 (Drive beetles)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
169
9191
59961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
143
8084
50035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
31
762
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
7
96
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, Riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
48
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
48 Genera with 166 Species
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Ampumixis Sanderson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ancyronyx Erichson, 1824Spider riffle beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Atractelmis Chandler, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Bryelmis Barr, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Cleptelmis Sanderson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Coxelmis Carter &, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenelmis Delève, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Dupophilus Mulsant & Rey, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 191025SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 19827SpeciesTaxom
Grouvellinus Champion, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Helmis Latreille, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Heterlimnius Hinton, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexanchorus Sharp, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Hintonelmis Spangler, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Kingolus Carter & Zeck, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Lara LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lathelmis Zaitzev, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 198423SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Microdinodes Grouvelle, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Narpus Casey, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Notriolus Carter & Zeck, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 20119SpeciesTaxom
Ordobrevia Sanderson, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 180614SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnus4SpeciesTaxom
Pachyelmis Fairmaire, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Pharceonus Spangler & S..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilus Germar, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Promoresia Sanderson, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1869Riffle beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Stegoelmis Hinton, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 199235SpeciesTaxom
Xenelmis Hinton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Zaitzevia Champion, 19632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
166 Species and 22 Subspecies
Ampumixis dispar Fall, 1925
Ancyronyx variegata Germar, 1824
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Bryelmis rivularis Barr, 2011Tepui Tinamou
Cleptelmis addenda Fall, 1907
Dubiraphia bivittata LeConte, 1852
Dubiraphia brevipennis Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Dubiraphia brunnescens Fall, 1925Brownish dubiraphian riffle beetle
Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Say, 1825
Dubiraphia vittata Melsheimer, 1844
Dupophilus brevis Mulsant & Rey, 1872
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elmis bosnica Zaitzev, 1908Cebu Black Shama
Elmis bosnica assyriae Olmi, 1981
Elmis bosnica bosnica assyriae Olmi, 1981
Elmis bosnica tenuis Berthélemy, 1979
Elmis brodiei Westwood, 1854
Elmis decoratus Statz, 1939
Elmis latreillei (Bedel, 1878)⇒ Elmis aenea Müller, 1806
Elmis latrellei Bedel, 1878
Elmis maugei (Bedel, 1878)⇒ Elmis aenea Müller, 1806
Elmis maugetii Latreille, 1802Peony
Elmis maugetii fossulata Kuwert, 1890
Elmis maugetii lousisi Maran, 1939
Elmis maugetii maugetii Latreille, 1798
Elmis minuta (Knie, 1975)⇒ Elmis rioloides Kuwert, 1870
Elmis obscura Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Elmis perezi Heyden, 1870
Elmis quadricollis Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Elmis rietscheli Steffan, 1958Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Elmis rioloides Kuwert, 1870Seychelles White-eye
Elmis robusta Jäch, 1984
Elmis syriaca Allard, 1869Seychelles White-eye
Elmis syriaca syriaca syriaca Allard, 1869
Elmis syriaca zoufali Reitter, 1910
Elmis zoufali Reitter, 1910
Esolus angustatus Müller, 1821
Esolus berthelemyi Olmi, 1975
Esolus brevis Kuwert, 1890
Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Esolus pygmaeus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Esolus taurus Jäch, 1982
Grouvellinus andrekuipersi Freitag, Pan..., 2018
Grouvellinus caucasicus Motschulsky, 1839
Grouvellinus chinensis Maran, 1939Choctawhatchee beach mouse
Grouvellinus rioloides Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Helminthopsis bifida Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Helminthopsis ciliata Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Helmis decoratus G. Statz, 1939
Heterelmis obscura Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Heterlimnius ennearthrus Kamite, 2009Mexican grizzly bear
Heterlimnius gapyeongensis Jung Kamite ..., 2011
Heterlimnius hasegawai Nomura, 1958Key Largo cotton mouse
Heterlimnius koebelei Martin, 1927
Heterlimnius samlandica Bollow, 1940
Heterlimnius satoi Kamite and J..., 2024
Heterlimnius trachys Janssens, 1959Brown bear
Hexanchorus caraibus Coquerel, 1851
Kingolus tinctus Carter & Zeck, 1929Barred Tinamou
Lara avara LeConte, 1852Wood-eating beetle
Limnius balcanicus Jäch and Bro..., 2024
Limnius colchicus Delève, 1963Wapiti
Limnius gibbosus Jäch, 1984
Limnius horioni Illies, 1953
Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius intermedius horioni Illies, 1953
Limnius intermedius intermedius
Limnius letourneuxi Pic, 1894
Limnius muelleri (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius opacus Müller, 1806
Limnius opacus opacus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Limnius perrini N. Theobald, 1937
Limnius perrisi Dufour, 1843Loriciferans
Limnius perrisi carinatus Pérez-Arcas, 1865
Limnius perrisi perrisi Dufour, 1843
Limnius satanus Jäch, 1982
Limnius sulcipennis Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius sulcipennis damryi Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius sulcipennis sulcipennis Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius troglodytes (Gyllenhal, 1827)⇒ Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827
Limnius tuberculatus (Muller, 1806)⇒ Oulimnius tuberculatus tuberculatus Müller, 1806
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Limnius wewalkai Jäch, 1984
Macrelmis isis Hinton, 1946
Macrelmis jureceki Roubal, 1940
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Macronychus levanidovae Lafer, 1980
Macronychus quadrituberculatus Müller, 1806
Microcylloepus pusillus LeConte, 1852
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Microcylloepus steffani Bug, 1973
Microdinodes (Elmidoliana) transvaalicus Grouvelle, 1895
Microdinodes pillistriatus Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Narpus concolor LeConte, 1881
Neoelmis anytis Hinton, 1972Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Normandia sodalis (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Notriolus simsoni Grouvelle, 1896
Optioservus (Optioservus) castanipennis Fall, 1925
Optioservus (Optioservus) divergens LeConte, 1874
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis LeConte, 1863
Optioservus (Optioservus) quadrimaculatus Horn, 1870
Optioservus (Optioservus) sandersoni Collier, 1972
Optioservus (Optioservus) seriatus LeConte, 1874
Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930
Optioservus gapyeongensis Jung, Kamite..., 2011
Oulimnius aegyptiacus Kuwert, 1890Seychelles White-eye
Oulimnius bertrandi Berthélemy, 1964
Oulimnius cyneticus Berthélemy &..., 1980
Oulimnius echiinatus Berthélemy, 1979Cebu Black Shama
Oulimnius echinatus Berthélemy, 1979
Oulimnius fuscipes Reiche, 1879Foxtail cactus
Oulimnius latiusculus LeConte, 1866
Oulimnius major Rey, 1889
Oulimnius perezi Sharp, 1872
Oulimnius rivularis Rosenhauer, 1856
Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827
Oulimnius tuberculatus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Oulimnius tuberculatus perezi Sharp, 1872
Oulimnius tuberculatus tuberculatus Müller, 1806
Oulimnus major
Oulimnus rivularis
Oulimnus troglodytes
Oulimnus tuberculatus
Pachyelmis convexa Grouvelle, 1911Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat
Pachyelmis rufomarginata Delève, 1964Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat
Phanocerus claricornis
Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Phanocerus rufus Maier, 2013Florida panther
Pharceonus grandis Maier, 2013Florida panther
Potamodytes africanus Boheman, 1851
Potamodytes subrotundatus Pic, 1939
Potamophilus acuminatus Fabricius, 1792
Promoresia elegans LeConte, 1852
Promoresia tardella Fall, 1925
Riolus apfelbecki (Ganglbauer, 1904)⇒ Riolus subviolaceus Müller, 1817
Riolus cupreus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Riolus fontinalis Jäch, 1984
Riolus illiesi Steffan, 1958Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Riolus nitens Ph. Müller, 1817Goldenaster
Riolus sodalis Erichson, 1847
Riolus somcheticus Kolenati, 1846Maryland goldenaster
Riolus subviolaceus Müller, 1817Goldenaster
Riolus syriacus Allard, 1869
Stenelmis aria Janssens, 1961
Stenelmis beameri Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852
Stenelmis bollovotiva (Steffan, 1961)⇒ Stenelmis canaliculata Gyllenhal, 1808
Stenelmis canaliculata Gyllenhal, 1808
Stenelmis canaliculatus (Gyllenhal, 1808)⇒ Stenelmis canaliculata Gyllenhal, 1808
Stenelmis cheryl Brown, 1987Cheryl´s Riffle Beetle
Stenelmis clavareaui Grouvelle, 1900
Stenelmis concinna Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis consobrina Dufour, 1835
Stenelmis consobrina consobrina Dufour, 1835
Stenelmis consobrina peropaca Reitter, 1907
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis decorata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis fursovi Zaitzev, 1951
Stenelmis fuscata Blatchley, 1925
Stenelmis gades Hinton, 1941
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis iranensis Delève, 1970Hudson Bay flying squirrel
Stenelmis koreana Satô, 1978California rimula
Stenelmis lateralis Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis lignicola Schmude & Brown, 1992Bartlett's Tinamou
Stenelmis mera Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis musgravei Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis nematodes Janssens, 1959
Stenelmis noblei Delève, 1966Eastern woodrat
Stenelmis peropaca Reitter, 1907
Stenelmis puberula Reitter, 1887
Stenelmis quadrimaculata G. Horn, 1870
Stenelmis sandersoni Musgrave, 1940Solitary Tinamou
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis subtilis Zaitzev, 1951
Stenelmis szechuanensis Maran, 1939Choctawhatchee beach mouse
Stenelmis thusa Hinton, 1941
Stenelmis xylonastis Schmude & Barr, 1992Slaty-breasted Tinamou
Xenelmis bufo Sharp, 1882
Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) parvula G. Horn, 1870Tinamous
Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) tsushimana Nomura, 1963Alabama beach mouse

Subnodes of Elmidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyElminae
Curtis, 1830
39
152
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLarainae
Böving & Craighead, 1930
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elmidae at artfakta.se
Elmidae at dyntaxa.se
Elmidae at gbif.org
Elmidae at irmng.org
Elmidae at itis.gov