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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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Coleoptera

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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 Cygnocyphon Zwick, 2015
  21. Genus Cyphanodes Broun, 1893
  22. Genus Cyphanus Sharp, 1878
  23. Genus Cyphonogenius Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  24. Genus Cyphotelus Sharp, 1878
  25. Genus Cyprobius Sharp, 1878
  26. Genus Daploeuros Watts, 2011
  27. Genus Dasyscyphon Watts, 2011
  28. Genus Elodes Latreille, 1796
  29. Genus Eohelodites Hong, 2002 †
  30. Genus Eurycyphon Watts, 2011
  31. Genus Exagonthus Waterhause, 1900
  32. Genus Eximiocyphon Zwick, 2015
  33. Genus Exochomoscirtes Pic, 1916
  34. Genus Fratercyphon Watts, Hamon & Bradford, 2025
  35. Genus Furcacyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  36. Genus Helodes auct., non Paykull, 1799
  37. Genus Helodopsis Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  38. Genus Herthania Klausnitzer, 2006
  39. Genus Heterocyphon Armstrong, 1953
  40. Genus Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 1857
  41. Genus Indiocyphon Pic, 1918
  42. Genus Latuscara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  43. Genus Leptocyphon Zwick, 2015
  44. Genus Macrocyphon Pic, 1918
  45. Genus Macrodascillus Carter, 1935
  46. Genus Macrohelodes Blackburn, 1892
  47. Genus Meatopida Kialka & Ruta, 2018
  48. Genus Memorocyphon Pic, 1918
  49. Genus Mescirtes Motschoulsky, 1863
  50. Genus Mesocyphon Sharp, 1878
  51. Genus Microcara Thomson, 1859
  52. Genus Miocyphon Wickham, 1914
  53. Genus Mucronotus Ruta, 2021
  54. Genus Nanocyphon Zwick, 2013
  55. Genus Nasutuscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  56. Genus Nektriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  57. Genus Neocyphon Ruta, Libonatti, Epler & Klausnitzer, 2026
  58. Genus Nipponocyphon Lawrence & Yoshitomi, 2007
  59. Genus Nothocyphon Zwick, 2015
  60. Genus Nyholmia Klausnitzer, 2013
  61. Genus Ora Clark, 1864
  62. Genus Pachycyphon Zwick, 2013
  63. Genus Paneveronatus Armstrong, 1953
  64. Genus Papuacyphon Zwick, 2014
  65. Genus Paracyphon Zwick, 2015
  66. Genus Parelodes Redtenbacher, 1868
  67. Genus Peneveronatus Armstrong, 1953
  68. Genus Perplexacara Watts, Bradford & Cooper, 2021
  69. Genus Petrocyphon Watts, 2011
  70. Genus Pictacara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  71. Genus Plagiocyphon Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1961 †
  72. Genus Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
  73. Genus Prionoscirtes Champion, 1897
  74. Genus Pseudomicrocara Armstrong, 1953
  75. Genus Pseudoscirtes Pic, 1938
  76. Genus Pumiliocara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  77. Genus Ruborcara Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  78. Genus Saltuscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  79. Genus Saprocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  80. Genus Sarabandus Leech, 1955
  81. Genus Scirtes Illiger, 1807
  82. Genus Serracyphon Li, Ruta, Huang & Cai, 2025 †
  83. Genus Sisyracyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  84. Genus Solierodes Ruta, 2021
  85. Genus Spaniosdascillus Watts, 2011
  86. Genus Spilotocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  87. Genus Spumacinctus Jorge, Libonatti, Benetti & Hamada, 2026
  88. Genus Stenactyla Fairmaire, 1896
  89. Genus Stenocyphon Lawrence, 2001
  90. Genus Tasmanocyphon Zwick, 2013
  91. Genus Tectocyphon Zwick, 2015
  92. Genus Tenebriocyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  93. Genus Vadumcyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
  94. Genus Veronatus Sharp, 1878
  95. Genus Yoshitomia Klausnitzer, 2013
  96. Genus Ypsiloncyphon Klausnitzer, 2009
  97. Genus Acrogonus Gistl, 1848 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  98. Genus Byrrhodes Sharp, 1878 accepted as Byrrhopsis Champion, 1913
  99. Genus Calvariellum Zwick, 2014 accepted as Calvarium Pic, 1918
  100. Genus Cyphon Paykull, 1799 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  101. Genus Exneria Klausnitzer, 2013 accepted as Hemicyphon Leconte, 1866 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  102. Genus Flavohelodes Klausnitzer, 1980 accepted as Sacodes Leconte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  103. Genus Hellodes Redtenbacher, 1845 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  104. Genus Helodes Du Val, 1861 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  105. Genus Helodes Paykull, 1799 accepted as Prasocuris Latreille, 1802
  106. Genus Hemicyphon Leconte, 1866 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  107. Genus Himacyphon Ruta, Yoshitomi & Klausnitzer, 2013 accepted as Dermestocyphon Pic, 1918
  108. Genus Lacodes Le Conte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  109. Genus Lacodes Pic, 1914 accepted as Sacodes Leconte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  110. Genus Odeles Klausnitzer, 2004 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  111. Genus Oreocyphon Klausnitzer, 2009 accepted as Dermestocyphon Pic, 1918
  112. Genus Oreocyphon Klausnitzer, 2008 accepted as Contacyphon Des Gozis, 1886 (proposed as subgenus (of Cyphon, the latter is an invalid name))
  113. Genus Orientoprionocyphon Klausnitzer, 2009 accepted as Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
  114. Genus Pictarboreus Ruta, 2011 accepted as Chilarboreus Ruta, 2011
  115. Genus Sacodes Leconte, 1853 accepted as Elodes Latreille, 1796
  116. Genus Scyrtes Latreille, 1829 accepted as Scirtes Illiger, 1807
  117. Genus Austrohelodes (uncertain, unassessed)
  118. Genus Curtoscirtes Pic, 1924 (uncertain, unassessed)
  119. 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 2026-09-18
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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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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