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Scirtidae

{{short description|Family of beetles}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| oldest_fossil = Cenomanian

| image = Cyphon.padi.jpg

| image_caption = Contacyphon padi

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Scirtidae

| authority = Fleming, 1821

| synonyms = {{Taxon list

| Elodiidae | Shuckard, 1839

}}

| synonyms_ref =

| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies

| subdivision = *Nipponocyphoninae

}}

File:Scirtes hemisphaericus, Whistling Sands, North Wales, August 2012 (34258544076).jpg

Scirtidae is a family of beetles (Coleoptera). These beetles are commonly referred to as marsh beetles, as the larvae are typically associated with stagnant water, but can be found in flowing water. Adults prefer decomposing plant material near the water's edge.{{cite book|last1=Epler|first1=J.H.|title=The Water Beetles of Florida – an identification manual for the families Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Helophoridae, Hydraenidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae and Scirtidae|date=2010|publisher=Florida Department of Environmental Protection|location=Tallahassee|page=414}} More than an estimated 600 species are known worldwide, distributed among at least 60 genera.{{cite book|first1=Michael C. |last1=Thomas|editor1-last=Arnett|editor1-first=Ross H.|editor2-last=Thomas|editor2-first=M. C.|editor3-last=Skelley|editor3-first=P. E.|display-editors = 3 |editor4-last=Frank|editor4-first=J. H.|title=American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea|date=2002|publisher=CRC Press|location=Boca Raton|isbn=0-8493-0954-9}}

Genera

These 81 genera belong to the family Scirtidae:

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= Fossil genera =

References

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{{Cite web| title=Scirtidae Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=113924

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| access-date=2018-04-28

}}

{{Cite web| title=Browse Scirtidae

| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/4903dec33cb91fbece025cd131ee4ebc

| website=Catalogue of Life

| access-date=2018-04-28

}}

{{Cite web| title=Scirtidae

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/7849

| website=GBIF

| access-date=2018-04-28

}}

{{Cite web| title=Scirtidae Family Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/16991

| website=BugGuide.net

| access-date=2018-04-28

}}

}}

External links

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Category:Scirtoidea

Category:Polyphaga families

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