Scirtes oblongus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scirtidae |
Genus: | Scirtes |
Species: | S. oblongus |
Binomial name | |
Scirtes oblongus Guérin-Méneville, 1861 | |
Scirtes oblongus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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 cooperi is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America.
Prionocyphon limbatus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in eastern North America.
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.
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.
Scirtes tibialis is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America.
Scirtes is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are more than 80 described species in Scirtes.
Scirtes plagiatus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in North America.
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.
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 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.
Agrilus oblongus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Hydrocanthus oblongus is a species of burrowing water beetle in the family Noteridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Cophes oblongus is a species of hidden snout weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Ora hyacintha is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is only known to occur in Florida.