Limnichidae

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| taxon = Limnichidae

| oldest_fossil = Cenomanian

| image = Limnichus pygmaeus (Sturm, 1807) (21810640943).png

| image_caption = Limnichus pygmaeus

| display_parents = 3

| authority = Erichson, 1846

| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies

| subdivision = * Cephalobyrrhinae Champion, 1925

Hyphalinae Britton, 1971
Limnichinae Erichson, 1846
Thaumastodinae Champion, 1924

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Limnichidae, commonly called minute marsh-loving beetles, is a family of beetles belonging to Byrrhoidea. There are at least 30 genera and 350 described species in Limnichidae.{{Cite web| title=Limnichidae Family Information| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/17712| website=BugGuide.net| access-date=2018-02-23}}{{Cite web| title=Limnichidae Report| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114030| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System| access-date=2018-02-23}}{{Cite web| title=Limnichidae Overview| url=http://eol.org/pages/379/overview| website=Encyclopedia of Life| access-date=2018-02-23}}{{Cite web| title=Browse Limnichidae| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/0e49d90ac3dde2c36a48d44205c5d33b| website=Catalogue of Life| access-date=2018-02-23| archive-date=2018-02-24| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113043/http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/0e49d90ac3dde2c36a48d44205c5d33b| url-status=dead}} They are found worldwide, with the greatest diversity in tropical regions. Most species seem to be associated with water-adjacent habitats, such as riparian and coastal locations, though many species are likely fully terrestrial, with some species being associated with leaf litter and arboreal habitats. Species with known diets feed on moss or algae.Hernando, Carles and Ribera, Ignacio. "Limnichidae Erichson, 1846: Coleoptera, Beetles". Handbook of Zoology Online, edited by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2016. The oldest fossils of the family are known from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber from Myanmar.{{Cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Yan-Da |last2=Yu |first2=Ya-Li |last3=Jäch |first3=Manfred A. |last4=Huang |first4=Di-Ying |last5=Cai |first5=Chen-Yang |date=2022 |title=Anomocephalobus, a new genus of minute marsh-loving beetles from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) |journal=Zoologia (Curitiba) |volume=39 |pages=e21030 |doi=10.1590/s1984-4689.v39.e21030 |issn=1984-4689|doi-access=free }}

Genera

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Acontosceles Champion, 1924
Afrolimnichus Delève, 1968
Babalimnichus Satô, 1994
Bothriophorus Mulsant and Rey, 1852
Byrrhinus Motschulsky, 1858
Caccothryptus Sharp, 1902
Cephalobyrrhinus Pic, 1922
Cephalobyrrhus Pic, 1923
Chibidoronus Satô, 1966
Corrinea Wooldridge, 1980
Cyclolimnichus Delève, 1968
Erichia Reitter, 1895
Ersachus Erichson, 1847
Eulimnichus Casey, 1889
Euthryptus Sharp, 1902
Geolimnichus Hernando and Ribera, 2003
Hyphalus Britton, 1971
Lichminus Casey, 1889
Limnichites Casey, 1889
Limnichoderus Casey, 1889
Limnichomorphus Pic, 1922
Limnichus Latreille, 1829
Mandersia Sharp, 1902
Martinius Spilman, 1959
Mexico Spilman, 1972
Palaeoersachus Pütz, Hernando and Ribera, 2004
Paralimnichus Delève, 1973
Parathroscinus Wooldridge, 1984
Pelochares Mulsant and Rey, 1869
Phalacrichus Sharp, 1902
Physemus LeConte, 1854
Platypelochares Champion, 1923
Pseudeucinetus Heller, 1921
Pseudothryptus Hernando and Ribera, 2005
Resachus Delève, 1968
Simplocarina Pic, 1922
Throscinus LeConte, 1874
Tricholimnichus Hernando and Ribera, 2001}}

Limnichidae

Genera

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