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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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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