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Elmidae

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Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. There are more than 150 genera and 1,500 described species in Elmidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7826	https://www.gbif.org/species/7826
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	69322	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=69322

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elmidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Elateriformia	Crowson 1960
superfamily	Byrrhoidea	Latreille 1804
family	Elmidae	Curtis 1830

Common Name

riffle beetle

Scientific Name

Elmidae

Name Published In

British entomology, vol. 7, pl. 294

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Elmidae	family	belongs to Dryopoidea	stated without evidence	Crowson, 1981
Elmidae	family	belongs to Byrrhoidea	stated without evidence	Lawrence and Newton, 1995
Elmidae	family	belongs to Byrrhoidea	stated with evidence	Bouchard et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

30 (86%)

First Recorded Appearance

99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. A. Crowson. 1981. The Biology of the Coleoptera. Academic Press, New York

Common Name(s)

Echte Beekkevers, Beekkevers, Riffle Beetles, Riffle Beetle, Bäckbaggar, Drive Beetles

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Elminae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		80	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Larainae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Aesobia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Amazonopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampumixis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ancyronyx genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Anommatelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aspidelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Atractelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aulacosolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Austrelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Austrolimnius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bryelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cephalolimnius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cleptelmis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Coxelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cretohypsilara ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ctenelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cuspidevia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cylloepus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Disersus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dryopomorphus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dubiraphia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dupophilus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elachistelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elatodiscophrya genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elmidolia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elmis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Elpidelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elpidemis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Epodelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Esolus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Eumicrodinodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Exolimnius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gonielmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Graphelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Graphosolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Grouvellinus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gyrelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Haraldaria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hedyselmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Helminthocharis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Helminthopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Heterelmis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Heterlimnius genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Hexacylloepus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hexanchorus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hintonelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hispaniolara genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Holcelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Homalosolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Huleechius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hydora genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hydrethus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hypsilara genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ilamelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Indosolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Jaechomorphus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Jilanzhunychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Jolyelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Kingolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Laorina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lara genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lathridelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Leielmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lemalelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Leptelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Limnius genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Lobelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Loxostirus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Luchoelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ludyella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macronychoides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macronychus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Microcylloepus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Microdinodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Microlara genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Narpus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neblinagena genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neocylloepus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolimnius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoriohelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nesonychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nomuraelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Normandia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Notelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Notriolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ohiya genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Okalia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Omotonus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Onychelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oolimnius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Optioservus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ordobrevia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Orientelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oulimnius genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Ovolara genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pachyelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pagelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paramacronychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parapotamophilus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Peloriolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phanoceroides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phanocerus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pharceonus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pilielmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Podelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Podonychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Portelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamocares genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamodytes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamogethes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamolatres genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamophilinus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamophilops genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Potamophilus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Prionosolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Promoresia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudamophilus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudancyronyx genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudelmidolia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudodisersus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudomacronychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhizelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhopalonychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Riolus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Roraima genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rudielmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Simsonia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sinelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sinonychus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sphragidelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stegoelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stenelmis genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Stenhelmoides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stethelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stetholus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Taprobanelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tolmerelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tolriolus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Trachelminthopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropidelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tyletelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Typhloelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Unguisaeta genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Urumaelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Vietelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Xenelmis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Xenelmoides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Zaitzevia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Zaitzeviaria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Austrolimnus hintoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tytetelmis mila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Helmidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Helmidae
Elminthidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elminthidae
Elmididae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elmididae
Limniidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Limniidae
Helminthidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Helminthidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1830	Elmidae Curtis
1981	Elmidae Crowson p. 695
1995	Elmidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2011	Elmidae Bouchard et al.
2016	Elmidae Webster p. 449

References

Crowson R. A. (1981) The Biology of the Coleoptera, Academic Press, New York

Lawrence J. F., Newton, Jr. A. F. (1995) Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera, Biology, Phylogeny and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A Crowson, 779-1006

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Webster R. P. (2016) Checklist of the Coleoptera of New Brunswick, Canada, ZooKeys 573, 387-512

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1812 Elmidae Curtis, 1830 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved as the correct original spelling, and the gender of Elmis Latreille, 1802 ruled to be Feminine.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 52, 217-218 (1995) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gärdenfors, Ulf, Hall, Ragnar, Hallingbäck, Tomas, Hansson, Hans G. & Hedström, Lars (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. ArtDatabanken Rapporterar 5, ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. (reviderad excelfil med svenska djurfamiljer). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

CoL2006/ITIS - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1995: OPINION 1812: Elmidae Curtis, 1830: Conserved as the correct original spelling, and the gender of Elmis Latreille, 1802 ruled to be feminine. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 52, part 2. 217-218. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Lawrence, J. F., and A. F. Newton, Jr. / Pakaluk, James, and Stanislaw Adam Slipinski, eds., 1995: Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson, vol. 2. 779-1006. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Jäch, Manfred A., Ján Kodada, Michaela Brojer, William D. Shepard, and Fedor Ciampor, Jr., 2016: Coleoptera: Elmidae and Protelmidae. World Catalogue of Insects, volume 14. xxi + 318. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.; Lawrence, J.; Lyal, C.; Newton, A.; Reid, C.; Schmitt, M.; Slipinski, A.; Smith, A. (2011). Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. 88: 1-972. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al., 2011: Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys, vol. 88. 1-972. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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