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Elmidae (riffle beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elmidae

Taxonomy
Elmidae was named by Curtis (1830). It is extant. Its type is Elmis.

It was assigned to Byrrhoidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Webster (2016); and to Dryopoidea by Crowson (1981), Cai et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Elmidae Curtis
1981Elmidae Crowson p. 695
1995Elmidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2011Elmidae Bouchard et al.
2016Elmidae Webster p. 449
2022Elmidae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyDryopoidea
familyElmidaeCurtis 1830
familyElmidaeCurtis 1830

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Elmidae Curtis 1830 [riffle beetle]
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G. Cleptelmis Sanderson 1953
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Invalid names: Cleptelmis ornata Schaeffer 1911 [synonym]
G. †Cretohypsilara Cai et al. 2018
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Cretohypsilara parva Cai et al. 2018
Subfm. Elminae Curtis 1830
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Tr. Elmini Curtis 1830
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Subtr. Elmina Curtis 1830
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G. Elmis Latreille 1802
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Elmis aenea Muller 1806
Elmis decoratus Statz 1939
G. Esolus Mulsant and Rey 1872
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G. Limnius Illiger 1802
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Limnius opacus Muller 1806
Limnius volckmari Panzer 1793
G. Riolus Mulsant and Rey 1872
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Riolus cupreus Muller 1806
Riolus nitens Muller 1817
Invalid names: Normandia Pic 1900 [synonym]
G. Heterlimnius Hinton 1935
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Invalid names: Heterlimnius koebelei Martin 1927 [synonym]
Heterlimnius samlandica Bollow 1940
Invalid names: Palaeoriohelmis Bollow 1940 [synonym]
G. Oulimnius Gozis 1886
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Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal 1827
Subtr. Stenelmina Mulsant and Rey 1872
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G. Stenelmis Dufour 1835
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Stenelmis canaliculata Gyllenhal 1808
Tr. Macronychini Gistel 1848
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G. Macronychus Muller 1806
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G. Zaitzevia Champion 1923
G. Heterelmis Sharp 1882
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Heterelmis groehni Bukejs et al. 2015
Invalid names: Larainae LeConte 1861 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available