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Scirtidae Fleming, 1821

104846  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104846)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Scirtidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Accolabass Watts, 2009
  2. Genus Alpestriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  3. Genus Amplectopus Sharp, 1886
  4. Genus Anocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  5. Genus Anthocara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  6. Genus Anticyphon Ruta, 2016
  7. Genus Argelodes Ruta, 2021
  8. Genus Atopida White, 1846
  9. Genus Austrocyphon Zwick, 2013
  10. Genus Brachelodes Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  11. Genus Brachycyphon Fairmaire, 1896
  12. Genus Byrrhopsis Champion, 1913
  13. Genus Calvariomorphus Ruta & Yoshitomi, 2022
  14. Genus Calvariopsis Ruta, 2019
  15. Genus Calvarium Pic, 1918
  16. Genus Chameloscyphon Watts, 2011
  17. Genus Chilarboreus Ruta, 2011
  18. Genus Contacyphon Des Gozis, 1886
  19. Genus Copiacyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  20. Genus Cyphanodes Broun, 1893
  21. Genus Cyphanus Sharp, 1878
  22. Genus Cyphonogenius Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  23. Genus Cyphotelus Sharp, 1878
  24. Genus Cyprobius Sharp, 1878
  25. Genus Daploeuros Watts, 2011
  26. Genus Dasyscyphon Watts, 2011
  27. Genus Elodes Latreille, 1796
  28. Genus Eohelodites Hong, 2002 †
  29. Genus Eurycyphon Watts, 2011
  30. Genus Exagonthus Waterhause, 1900
  31. Genus Exochomoscirtes Pic, 1916
  32. Genus Fratercyphon Watts, Hamon & Bradford, 2025
  33. Genus Furcacyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  34. Genus Helodes auct., non Paykull, 1799
  35. Genus Helodopsis Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  36. Genus Herthania Klausnitzer, 2006
  37. Genus Heterocyphon Armstrong, 1953
  38. Genus Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 1857
  39. Genus Indiocyphon Pic, 1918
  40. Genus Latuscara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  41. Genus Macrocyphon Pic, 1918
  42. Genus Macrodascillus Carter, 1935
  43. Genus Macrohelodes Blackburn, 1892
  44. Genus Meatopida Kialka & Ruta, 2018
  45. Genus Memorocyphon Pic, 1918
  46. Genus Mescirtes Motschoulsky, 1863
  47. Genus Mesocyphon Sharp, 1878
  48. Genus Microcara Thomson, 1859
  49. Genus Miocyphon Wickham, 1914
  50. Genus Mucronotus Ruta, 2021
  51. Genus Nanocyphon Zwick, 2013
  52. Genus Nasutuscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  53. Genus Nektriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  54. Genus Nipponocyphon Lawrence & Yoshitomi, 2007
  55. Genus Nyholmia Klausnitzer, 2013
  56. Genus Ora Clark, 1864
  57. Genus Pachycyphon Zwick, 2013
  58. Genus Paneveronatus Armstrong, 1953
  59. Genus Papuacyphon Zwick, 2014
  60. Genus Parelodes Redtenbacher, 1868
  61. Genus Peneveronatus Armstrong, 1953
  62. Genus Perplexacara Watts, Bradford & Cooper, 2021
  63. Genus Petrocyphon Watts, 2011
  64. Genus Pictacara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  65. Genus Plagiocyphon Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  66. Genus Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
  67. Genus Prionoscirtes Champion, 1897
  68. Genus Pseudomicrocara Armstrong, 1953
  69. Genus Pseudoscirtes Pic, 1938
  70. Genus Pumiliocara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  71. Genus Ruborcara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  72. Genus Saltuscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  73. Genus Saprocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  74. Genus Sarabandus Leech, 1955
  75. Genus Scirtes Illiger, 1807
  76. Genus Serracyphon Li, Ruta, Huang & Cai, 2025 †
  77. Genus Sisyracyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  78. Genus Solierodes Ruta, 2021
  79. Genus Spaniosdascillus Watts, 2011
  80. Genus Spilotocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  81. Genus Stenactyla Fairmaire, 1896
  82. Genus Stenocyphon Lawrence, 2001
  83. Genus Tasmanocyphon Zwick, 2013
  84. Genus Tenebriocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  85. Genus Vadumcyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  86. Genus Veronatus Sharp, 1878
  87. Genus Yoshitomia Klausnitzer, 2013
  88. Genus Ypsiloncyphon Klausnitzer, 2009
  89. Genus Acrogonus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  90. Genus Byrrhodes Sharp, 1878 accepted as Byrrhopsis Champion, 1913
  91. Genus Calvariellum Zwick, 2014 accepted as Calvarium Pic, 1918
  92. Genus Cyphon Paykull, 1799 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  93. Genus Exneria Klausnitzer, 2013 accepted as Hemicyphon Leconte, 1866 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  94. Genus Flavohelodes Klausnitzer, 1980 accepted as Sacodes Leconte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  95. Genus Hellodes Redtenbacher, 1845 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  96. Genus Helodes Du Val, 1861 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  97. Genus Helodes Paykull, 1799 accepted as Prasocuris Latreille, 1802
  98. Genus Hemicyphon Leconte, 1866 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  99. Genus Himacyphon Ruta, Yoshitomi & Klausnitzer, 2013 accepted as Dermestocyphon Pic, 1918
  100. Genus Lacodes Le Conte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  101. Genus Lacodes Pic, 1914 accepted as Sacodes Leconte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  102. Genus Odeles Klausnitzer, 2004 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  103. Genus Oreocyphon Klausnitzer, 2009 accepted as Dermestocyphon Pic, 1918
  104. Genus Oreocyphon Klausnitzer, 2008 accepted as Contacyphon Des Gozis, 1886 (proposed as subgenus (of Cyphon, the latter is an invalid name))
  105. Genus Orientoprionocyphon Klausnitzer, 2009 accepted as Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
  106. Genus Pictarboreus Ruta, 2011 accepted as Chilarboreus Ruta, 2011
  107. Genus Sacodes Leconte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  108. Genus Scyrtes Latreille, 1829 accepted as Scirtes Illiger, 1807
  109. Genus Austrohelodes (uncertain, unassessed)
  110. Genus Curtoscirtes Pic, 1924 (uncertain, unassessed)
  111. Genus Languriomorpha Gorham, 1887 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Synonym of Helodidae in CoL. Authority given as Fleming, 1921 in Hallan, 2000-.  
Taxonomic remark Synonym of Helodidae in CoL. Authority given as Fleming, 1921 in Hallan, 2000-. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Scirtidae Fleming, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104846 on 2026-01-20
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Slipinski, A.; Smith, A. (2011). Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 88: 1-972., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.88.807 [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Holometabola (Superorder) > Coleoptera (Order) > Polyphaga (Suborder) > Eucinetoidea (Superfamily) > Scirtidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Beetles, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Aptian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Synonym of Helodidae in CoL. Authority given as Fleming, 1921 in Hallan, 2000-. [details]
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