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Scirtoidea
Taxonomy
Scirtoidea was named by Fleming (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Elateriformia by Lawrence and Newton (1995) and Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Scirtiformia by Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Elateriformia by Lawrence and Newton (1995) and Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Scirtiformia by Cai et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Scirtoidea Fleming p. 50 |
| 1995 | Scirtoidea Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2011 | Scirtoidea Bouchard et al. p. 272 |
| 2022 | Scirtoidea Cai et al. |
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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.
Superfm. Scirtoidea Fleming 1821
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Fm. †Boleopsidae Kirejtshuk and Nel 2013
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Fm. †Elodophthalmidae Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
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G. †Elodophthalmus Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
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†Elodophthalmus gracilis Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
†Elodophthalmus harmonicus Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
Fm. Scirtidae Fleming 1821 [marsh beetle]
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Subfm. Scirtinae Fleming 1821
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G. Contacyphon Des Gozis 1886
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†Contacyphon groehni Klausnitzer 2004
†Contacyphon herthae Klausnitzer 2004
†Contacyphon hoffeinsorum Klausnitzer 2011
†Contacyphon insularis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Contacyphon involutus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Contacyphon keilbachi Klausnitzer 2004
†Contacyphon kozlovi Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Contacyphon wichardi Heuss 2008
Invalid names: Cyphon Paykull 1799 [replaced]
G. Elodes Latreille 1796
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†Elodes beigeli Klausnitzer 2012
†Elodes egregia Klausnitzer 1976
†Elodes minax Klausnitzer 1976
†Elodes modesta Klausnitzer 1976
†Elodes mysticopalpalis Klausnitzer 2012
†Elodes setosa Klausnitzer 1976
†Elodes transversa Klausnitzer 1976
G. Microcara Thomson 1859
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†Microcara dokhturovi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1960
†Microcara kusnezovi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1960
†Microcara znojkoi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1960
†Microcara zubkovi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1960
G. Scirtes Illiger 1807
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†Scirtes calcariferens Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Scirtes circumcisus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2013
†Scirtes khnzoryani Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Scirtes metepisternalis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Scirtes wightensis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
Invalid names: Eohelodites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Scirtes orbiculatus Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Cyphoninae Stephens 1829 [synonym], Cyphonini Stephens 1829 [invalid subgroup], Helodinae Shuckard 1839 [synonym], Helodopsini Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961 [invalid subgroup], Microcarini Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Elodiidae Shuckard 1839 [synonym], Sinodryopitidae Hong 2002 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Decliniidae Nikitsky et al. 1994 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 130.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Elodophthalmus harmonicus, Elodophthalmus gracilis (122471) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Australia (Victoria) | Helodidae indet. (77192) | |
| Albian | Jordan | Scirtidae indet. (124847) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Mesernobius anawrahtai (123116) Molinernobius fuentesi (187030) Varcalium lawrencei (161726) | |
| Ypresian | China (Liaoning) | Sinodryopites ovalifemorales, Eohelodites orbiculatus (124820) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Cyphon gallicus, Cyphon lobanovi, Scirtes circumcisus, Boleopsis polinae (123850) | |
| Priabonian | Denmark | Helodes sp., Helodes transversa, Helodes setosa (123762) | |
| Priabonian | Lithuania | Brachelodes motschulskyi, Cyphonogenius zakhvatkini, Helodopsis solskyi, Plagiocyphon plavilschikovi, Cyphon pallasi, Cyphon krynickyi, Cyphon shevyrevi, Microcara kusnezovi, Microcara dokhturovi, Microcara zubkovi, Microcara znojkoi (113470) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Cyphon keilbachi, Cyphon groehni, Elodes mysticopalpalis (110735) Cyphon wichardi (120814) Elodes beigeli (120816) Helodes minax (123870) Helodes modesta (123221) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation | Cyphon sp., Cyphon wichardi, Helodes sp., Cyphon keilbachi, Cyphon hoffeinsorum (123419) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Scirtinae indet., Scirtes calcariferens, Contacyphon involutus (21976) Scirtinae indet., Scirtes sp., Scirtes calcariferens, Scirtes khnzoryani, Contacyphon insularis (123960) Scirtinae indet., Scirtes sp., Scirtes calcariferens, Scirtes khnzoryani, Scirtes metepisternalis, Scirtes wightensis, Contacyphon sp., Contacyphon insularis, Contacyphon involutus, Contacyphon kozlovi (123959) Scirtinae indet., Scirtes wightensis (127743) | |
| Priabonian | Germany | Cyphon sp., Scirtidae indet. (123769) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kalingrad) | Helodes egregia, Cyphon keilbachi, Cyphon herthae (156572) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Miocyphon punctulatus (106384) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Scirtes sp. (21977) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Colorado) | Cyphon sp. (169345 169353) |