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Marsh Beetles
Scirtidae
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. More than an estimated 600 species are known worldwide, distributed among 30 genera.
32 branches of this family, most-observed first
Contacyphon
genusContacyphon
Scirtes
genusScirtes
Ora
genusOra
Sacodes
genusSacodes
Prionocyphon
genusPrionocyphon
Microcara
genusMicrocara
Scirtinae
subfamilyScirtinae
Elodes
genusElodes
Odeles
genusOdeles
Nyholmia
genusNyholmia
Hemicyphon
genusHemicyphon
Pseudomicrocara
genusPseudomicrocara
Hydrocyphon
genusHydrocyphon
Mucronotus
genusMucronotus
Sarabandus
genusSarabandus
Hiekecyphon
genusHiekecyphon
Copiacyphon
genusCopiacyphon
Calvarium
genusCalvarium
Ypsiloncyphon
genusYpsiloncyphon
Brachycyphon
genusBrachycyphon
Prionoscirtes
genusPrionoscirtes
Dasyscyphon
genusDasyscyphon
Anthocara
genusAnthocara
Vadumcyphon
genusVadumcyphon
Neocyphon
genusNeocyphon
Mescirtes
genusMescirtes
Nothocyphon
genusNothocyphon
Anticyphon
genusAnticyphon
Austrocyphon
genusAustrocyphon
Perplexacara
genusPerplexacara
Nipponocyphoninae
subfamilyNipponocyphoninae
Stenocyphoninae
subfamilyStenocyphoninae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47595.