Limnichidae

Limnichidae Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Limnichus pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Superfamily:	Byrrhoidea
Family:	Limnichidae Erichson, 1846
Subfamilies
Cephalobyrrhinae Champion, 1925 Hyphalinae Britton, 1971 Limnichinae Erichson, 1846 Thaumastodinae Champion, 1924

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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} 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. ^[5] The oldest fossils of the family are known from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber from Myanmar. ^[6]

Genera

• 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

References

1. "Limnichidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
2. "Limnichidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
3. "Limnichidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
4. "Browse Limnichidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
5. Hernando, Carles and Ribera, Ignacio. "Limnichidae Erichson, 1846: Coleoptera, Beetles". Handbook of Zoology Online, edited by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2016.
6. Li, Yan-Da; Yu, Ya-Li; Jäch, Manfred A.; Huang, Di-Ying; Cai, Chen-Yang (2022). "Anomocephalobus, a new genus of minute marsh-loving beetles from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)". Zoologia (Curitiba). 39: e21030. doi: 10.1590/s1984-4689.v39.e21030 . ISSN   1984-4689.

Further reading

• Shepard, William D. "Limnichidae". In Arnett, Ross H., Jr.; Thomas, Michael C.; Skelley, Paul E.; Frank, J. Howard (eds.). American Beetles. Vol. 2, Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 125–126. ISBN   9781420041231.
• Kellogg, Vernon L. (1905). American insects. H. Holt.
• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN   0-8493-0212-9.
• Leng, Charles W. (1920). Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr.
• Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN   978-1402062421.
• Gillott, Cedric (1980). Entomology . Plenum Press. ISBN   0-306-40366-8.
• Donald J. Borror; Roger Tory Peterson; Richard E. White (1998). A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin.
• Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.
• Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
• White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.