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Checklist for Family Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 (Marsh Beetle)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3906
14945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
3435
12710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
256
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScirtidae
Fleming, 1821
Marsh Beetle, Marsh Beetles
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
7 Genera with 9 Species
Contacyphon des Gozis, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nyholmia Klausnitzer, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sacodes LeConte, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
9 Species
Contacyphon obscurus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Cyphon caffer Boheman, 1851
Cyphon marginipennis Boheman, 1851
Cyphon obscurellus Klausnitzer, 1976Ashen milkvetch
Elodes maculicollis G. Horn, 1880
Hydrocyphon uenoi Yoshitomi & ..., 2003
Nyholmia confusa Brown, 1930
Prionocyphon discoideus Say, 1825
Sacodes pulchella Guérin-Ménev..., 1843

Subnodes of Scirtidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyScirtinae
Fleming, 1821
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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