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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
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cretohypsilara parva (161726)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Rajasthan) Elmidae indet. (198876)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Heterelmis groehni (110735) Palaeoriohelmis samlandica (123771)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Helmis decoratus (122010)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Zaitzevia sp. (165706)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Elmis aenea, Oulimnius troglodytes, Limnius volckmari, Normandia nitens, Macronychus quadrituberculatus (168265 168266 168270) Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Oulimnius troglodytes, Limnius volckmari, Normandia nitens, Macronychus quadrituberculatus (168267) Limnius volckmari (168273) Riolus cupreus, Stenelmis canaliculatus, Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Elmis aenea, Oulimnius troglodytes, Limnius volckmari, Normandia nitens, Macronychus quadrituberculatus (168271 168272) Riolus cupreus, Stenelmis canaliculatus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Oulimnius troglodytes, Limnius volckmari, Normandia nitens (168264) Stenelmis canaliculatus, Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Elmis aenea, Oulimnius troglodytes, Limnius volckmari, Normandia nitens, Macronychus quadrituberculatus (168269)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Limnius volkmari, Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius troglodytes (169392) Limnius volkmari, Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Elmis aenea, Oulimnius troglodytes (169389) Limnius volkmari, Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Elmis aenea, Oulimnius troglodytes, Limnius opacus (169391) Oulimnius troglodytes (169393 169398 169399 169400) Oulimnius tuberculatus (169394 169397 169401) Oulimnius tuberculatus, Elmis aenea, Oulimnius troglodytes (169396) Oulimnius tuberculatus, Oulimnius troglodytes, Normandia nitens (169395) Riolus sp., Esolus parallelepipedus, Oulimnius tuberculatus, Oulimnius troglodytes (169390)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Limnius volkmari (164903) Riolus cupreus (164905)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Cleptelmis ornata, Heterlimnius koebelei (167662) Elmidae indet. (157092)