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Checklist for Superfamily Scirtoidea Fleming, 1821 (Clambids)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
663
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
12
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821)Marsh Beetle41SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
12 Genera with 41 Species
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 197717SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Heterocyphon Armstrong, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Microcara C.G. Thomson, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Nyholmia Klausnitzer, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ora Clark, 1928Flea Marsh Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sacodes LeConte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1924Water beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Stenactyla Fairmaire, 19303SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Contacyphon obscurus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Contacyphon siculus Tournier, 1868
Contacyphon sulcicollis Mulsant & Rey, 1865
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cyphon australis (Klausnitzer, 1991)⇒ Hydrocyphon australis Lindner, 1864
Cyphon bromelius Klausnitzer, 1980
Cyphon caffer Boheman, 1851
Cyphon convexum Pic, 1929
Cyphon distans Klausnitzer, 1977
Cyphon facetus Klausnitzer, 1977
Cyphon gracilicornis Wollaston, 1864
Cyphon hamatus Klausnitzer, 1977
Cyphon lithophilus Hernando, Ag..., 2003
Cyphon marginipennis Boheman, 1851
Cyphon marocanus (Pic, 1934)⇒ Contacyphon sulcicollis Mulsant & Rey, 1865
Cyphon notatus Klausnitzer, 1977
Cyphon obscurellus Klausnitzer, 1976Ashen milkvetch
Cyphon ochraceus nyholmi Klausnitzer, 1991
Cyphon ochraceus ochraceus nyholmi Klau..., 1991
Cyphon plurisignatum Pic, 1955
Cyphon venustus Klausnitzer, 1977
Elodes grandis Pic, 1955
Elodes maculicollis G. Horn, 1880
Elodes spinidens Klausnitzer, 2001
Heterocyphon australis Erichson, 1842
Hydrocyphon australis Lindner, 1864
Hydrocyphon gereckei Hernando, Ag..., 2004
Hydrocyphon illiesi Klausnitzer, 1991
Hydrocyphon rectangulus Klausnitzer, 1991
Hydrocyphon uenoi Yoshitomi & ..., 2003
Microcara inexpecta Klausnitzer, 1977
Microcara inopinata Klausnitzer, 1977
Nyholmia confusa Brown, 1930
Ora multiguttata Pic, 1928
Prionocyphon discoideus Say, 1825
Sacodes pulchella Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Scirtes nickerli Pic, 1924
Scirtes perrieri Pic, 1931
Scirtes seychellensis Champion, 1924
Stenactyla jokoensis (Pic, 1931)⇒ Ptilodactyla jokoensis Pic, 1931
Stenactyla strangulata (Pic, 1928)⇒ Ptilodactyla strangulata Pic, 1928
Stenactyla striata (Pic, 1930)⇒ Ptilodactyla striata Pic, 1930

Subnodes of Scirtoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyScirtidae
Fleming, 1821
Marsh Beetle, Marsh Beetles
12
41
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scirtoidea at artfakta.se
Scirtoidea at dyntaxa.se
Scirtoidea at itis.gov