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Taxonomy of Genus Limnius Illiger, 1802


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
52
4609
79150
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
9
493
5907
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, Riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
212
2683
Genera
Species
SubfamilyElminae
Curtis, 1830
140
2315
Genera
Species
TribeElmini
Curtis, 1830
110
2057
Genera
Species
GenusLimnius
Illiger, 1802
96Species
Subnodes of Limnius Illiger, 1802
SpeciesLimnius aegyptiacus Kuwert, 1890  ⇒ Oulimnius aegyptiacus
SpeciesLimnius aenea Muller, 1806  ⇒ Elmis aenea
SpeciesLimnius aeneus P.W.J.Müller, 1806
SpeciesLimnius angustatus Müller, 1821
SpeciesLimnius araneolus Mueller, 1806  ⇒ Cylloepus araneolus
SpeciesLimnius atomarius Fairmaire, 1898
SpeciesLimnius avalis LeConte, 1863  ⇒ Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis
SpeciesLimnius balcanicus Jäch and Brojer in Jäch et al, 2024
SpeciesLimnius bolivari
SpeciesLimnius bothrideres Fairmaire, 1902
SpeciesLimnius brevis Sharp, 1872
SpeciesLimnius canaliculata Gyllenhal, 1808  ⇒ Stenelmis canaliculata
SpeciesLimnius canaliculatus Gyllenhal, 1808
SpeciesLimnius carinatus Perez Arcas, 1865
SpeciesLimnius carreti Pic, 1895
SpeciesLimnius cecconii Reitter, 1906  ⇒ Limnius volckmari
SpeciesLimnius colchicus Delève, 1963
Wapiti
SpeciesLimnius cryophilus Musgrave, 1932  ⇒ Optioservus (Optioservus) immunis
SpeciesLimnius cupreus Muller, 1806  ⇒ Riolus cupreus
SpeciesLimnius damryi Fairmaire, 1881
SpeciesLimnius dissidens Alluaud, 1922
SpeciesLimnius elegans LeConte, 1852  ⇒ Promoresia elegans
SpeciesLimnius fastiditus LeConte, 1850  ⇒ Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus
SpeciesLimnius fluviatilis Stephens, 1928
SpeciesLimnius formosus Kuwert, 1890
SpeciesLimnius fuscipes Reiche, 1879
SpeciesLimnius gibbosus Jäch, 1984
SpeciesLimnius gigas Sharp, 1872
SpeciesLimnius horioni Illies, 1953
SpeciesLimnius ikopae Fairmaire, 1898
SpeciesLimnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimnius interrutus Fairmaire, 1884
SpeciesLimnius jahandiezi Alluaud, 1922
SpeciesLimnius kebir Alluaud, 1926
SpeciesLimnius lacustris Stephens, 1828  ⇒ Oulimnius troglodytes
SpeciesLimnius latinsculus LeConte, 1866  ⇒ Oulimnius latiusculus
SpeciesLimnius latiusculus Zaitzev, 1947  ⇒ Oulimnius latiusculus
SpeciesLimnius lepidopterus Kuwert, 1890
SpeciesLimnius letourneuxi Pic, 1894
SpeciesLimnius lineatus Kuwert, 1890
SpeciesLimnius lineicollis Fairmaire, 1902
SpeciesLimnius liouvillei Alluaud, 1922
SpeciesLimnius longior Pic, 1905
SpeciesLimnius major Rey, 1889
SpeciesLimnius mediocarinatus Berthélemy, 1964
SpeciesLimnius mexicanus Hinton, 1934  ⇒ Microcylloepus inaequalis
SpeciesLimnius muelleri Erichson, 1847  ⇒ Limnius intermedius
SpeciesLimnius neuter Kuwert, 1890
SpeciesLimnius nitens Müller, 1817
SpeciesLimnius oblongus Rey, 1889
SpeciesLimnius obscura Muller, 1806  ⇒ Elmis obscura
SpeciesLimnius obscurus P.W.J.Müller, 1806
SpeciesLimnius occidentalis
SpeciesLimnius opacus Müller, 1806
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimnius orientis
SpeciesLimnius ovalis LeConte, 1863  ⇒ Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis
SpeciesLimnius palaestinus Pic, 1901
SpeciesLimnius parallelepipedus Muller, 1806  ⇒ Esolus czwalinae
SpeciesLimnius perrini N. Theobald, 1937
SpeciesLimnius perrisi Dufour, 1843
Loriciferans
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimnius pygmaeus Müller, 1806
SpeciesLimnius quatuormaculatus King, 1865
SpeciesLimnius rambouseki Maran, 1939
SpeciesLimnius rivularis Rosenhauer, 1856
SpeciesLimnius rufiventris Kuwert, 1890
SpeciesLimnius satanus Jäch, 1982
SpeciesLimnius sinaiticus Crotch, 1872
SpeciesLimnius stygius Hernando, Aguilera & Ribera, 2001
SpeciesLimnius subarctica Brown, 1930
SpeciesLimnius subarcticus Brown, 1930
SpeciesLimnius subcarinatus Sharp, 1872
SpeciesLimnius subcrenatus Rey, 1889
SpeciesLimnius subopacus Ganglbauer, 1904
SpeciesLimnius subviolaceus Muller, 1817  ⇒ Riolus subviolaceus
SpeciesLimnius sulcipennis Fairmaire, 1881
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimnius surcoufi Pic, 1905
SpeciesLimnius swayambhu Jäch, 1982
SpeciesLimnius thermarius Sainte-Claire Deville, 1919
SpeciesLimnius trilineatus Grouvelle, 1906
SpeciesLimnius trivittatus Brown, 1930  ⇒ Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus
SpeciesLimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827  ⇒ Oulimnius troglodytes
SpeciesLimnius tuberculatus Muller, 1806  ⇒ Oulimnius tuberculatus tuberculatus
SpeciesLimnius ungulatus Hinton, 1934  ⇒ Tolriolus ungulatus
SpeciesLimnius variabilis
SpeciesLimnius villosocostata Reiche, 1879
SpeciesLimnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
SpeciesLimnius volkmari Panzer, 1793
SpeciesLimnius wewalkai Jäch, 1984

Synonyms
Latelmis (Reitter, 1883)
Lathelmis (Zaitzev, 1908)


Distribution of Limnius Illiger, 1802
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA


Distribution on islands
Orkney Islands


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