| Sacodes pulchella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scirtidae |
| Genus: | Sacodes |
| Species: | S. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Sacodes pulchella (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Sacodes pulchella, the beautiful marsh beetle, is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in the eastern and central United States and southeastern Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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 at least 60 genera.
Contacyphon is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are over 100 described species in Contacyphon, all of which were formerly treated under the deprecated name Cyphon, which was recognized as an objectively invalid name.
Prionocyphon limbatus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Contacyphon pusillus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia east to Quebec and south to Florida. Contacyphon neopadi was synonymized with C. pusillus and all previously documented occurrences of C. padi in North America are now considered to be this species.
Sacodes is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about seven described species in Sacodes.
Ora texana, the Texas flea marsh beetle, is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found from Virginia to Texas in the United States south to Costa Rica.
Ora discoidea is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in Central America and North America from Texas to Florida.
Prionocyphon discoideus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Nyholmia is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about five described species in Nyholmia.
Herthania is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are at least seven described species in Herthania.
Ora troberti is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in Florida and Texas in the United States south through Central America.
Sacodes fuscipennis is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in the eastern United States.
Scirtes orbiculatus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America.
Contacyphon perplexus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America.
Scirtes goliai is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It was described based on specimens from southern Florida, the Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas and is expected to generally occur in the Caribbean bioregion.
Contacyphon padi is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia.
Contacyphon variabilis is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in Europe, Northern Asia, and North America.
Sacodes thoracica is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in eastern and central United States and southeastern Canada.
Hemicyphon is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There is one described species in Hemicyphon, H. ruficollis, which occurs in eastern North America. The species was previously placed in Exneria and Cyphon. Hemicyphon was originally described as a subgenus of Cyphon by LeConte in 1866.
Ora hyacintha is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is only known to occur in Florida.
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