Subfamily of beetles
Elminae is a subfamily of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae . There are at least 120 genera and more than 1,300 described species in Elminae.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Genera
These genera belong to the subfamily Elminae.[ 1] [ 4]
Aesobia Jäch, 1982
Amazonopsis Barr, 2018
Ampumixis Sanderson, 1954
Ancyronyx Erichson, 1847
Anommatelmis Spangler, 1981
Aspidelmis Delève, 1954
Atractelmis Chandler, 1954
Aulacosolus Jäch & Boukal, 1997
Austrelmis Brown, 1984
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 1929
Bryelmis Barr, 2011
Cephalolimnius Delève, 1973
Cleptelmis Sanderson, 1954
Coxelmis Carter & Zeck, 1929
Ctenelmis Delève, 1964
Cuspidevia Jäch & Boukal, 1995
Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1954
Dupophilus Mulsant & Rey, 1872
Elachistelmis Maier, 2012
Elmidolia Fairmaire, 1879
Elmis Latreille, 1802
Elpidemis Delève, 1964
Eonychius Jäch & Boukal, 1996
Epodelmis Hinton, 1973
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 1872
Eumicrodinodes Delève, 1965
Exolimnius Delève, 1954
Gonielmis Sanderson, 1954
Graphelmis Delève, 1968
Graphosolus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
Grouvellinus Champion, 1923
Gyrelmis Hinton, 1940
Haraldaria Jäch & Boukal, 1996
Hedyselmis Hinton, 1976
Helminthocharis Grouvelle, 1906
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 1906
Heterelmis Sharp, 1882
Heterlimnius Hinton, 1935
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
Hintonelmis Spangler, 1966
Holcelmis Hinton, 1973
Homalosolus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
Huleechius Brown, 1981
Ilamelmis Delève, 1973
Indosolus Bollow, 1940
Jilanzhunychus Jäch & Boukal, 1995
Jolyelmis Spangler & Faitoute, 1991
Kingolus Carter & Zeck, 1929
Lathridelmis Delève, 1965
Leielmis Delève, 1964
Lemalelmis Spangler, 1981
Leptelmis Sharp, 1888
Limnius Illiger, 1802
Lobelmis Fairmaire, 1898
Loxostirus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
Luchoelmis Spangler & Staines, 2004
Ludyella Reitter, 1899
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1859
Macronevia Jäch & Boukal, 1996
Macronychoides Champion, 1923
Macronychus Mueller, 1806
Microcylloepus Hinton, 1935
Microdinodes Grouvelle, 1906
Narpus Casey, 1893
Neocylloepus Brown, 1970
Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
Neolimnius Hinton, 1939
Neoriohelmis Nomura, 1958
Nesonychus Jäch & Boukal, 1997
Nomuraelmis Satô, 1964
Notelmis Hinton, 1941
Notriolus Carter & Zeck, 1929
Ohiya Jäch, 1982
Okalia Kodada & Ciampor, 2003
Onychelmis Hinton, 1941
Oolimnius Hinton, 1939
Optioservus Sanderson, 1954
Ordobrevia Sanderson, 1953
Orientelmis Shepard, 1998
Oulimnius des Gozis, 1886
Pachyelmis Fairmaire, 1898
Pagelmis Spangler, 1981
Paramacronychus Nomura, 1958
Peloriolus Delève, 1964
Pilielmis Hinton, 1971
Podelmis Hinton, 1941
Podonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1997
Portelmis Sanderson, 1953
Prionosolus Jäch & Kodada, 1997
Pseudamophilus Bollow, 1940
Pseudancyronyx Bertrand & Steffan, 1963
Pseudelmidolia Delève, 1963
Pseudomacronychus Grouvelle, 1906
Rhizelmis Chandler, 1954
Rhopalonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1872
Rudielmis Jäch & Boukal, 1995
Simsonia Carter & Zeck, 1929
Sinelmis Satô & Kishimoto, 2001
Sinonychus Jäch & Boukal, 1995
Sphragidelmis Delève, 1964
Stegoelmis Hinton, 1939
Stenelmis Dufour, 1835
Stenhelmoides Grouvelle, 1908
Stethelmis Hinton, 1945
Taprobanelmis Delève, 1973
Tolmerelmis Hinton, 1972
Tolriolus Hinton, 1940
Trachelminthopsis Delève, 1965
Tropidelmis Delève, 1964
Tyletelmis Hinton, 1972
Typhloelmis Barr in Barr, Gibson & Diaz, 2015
Unguisaeta Jäch, 1982
Urumaelmis Satô, 1963
Vietelmis Delève, 1968
Xenelmis Hinton, 1936
Xenelmoides Hinton, 1936
Zaitzevia Champion, 1923
Zaitzeviaria Nomura, 1959
References
Further reading
Brown, Harley P. (1983). "Family: Elmidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico . USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
Hinton, H. E. (1940). "A monographic revision of the Mexican water beetles of the family Elmidae" . Novitates Zoologicae . 42 (2): 217– 396.
LeConte, J. L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America . Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi :10.5962/bhl.title.38459 . ISBN 978-0665100550 .
Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea . Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2 .
Sanderson, M. W. (1953). "A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society . 26 (4): 148– 163. JSTOR 25082074 .
Shepard, William D. (2002). "Family 43: Elmidae Curtis, 1830". In Arnett, Ross H. Jr.; Thomas, Michael C.; Skelley, Paul E.; Frank, J. Howard (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea . CRC Press. pp. 117– 120. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0 .
External links
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