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Family Scirtidae - Marsh Beetles

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon Series Elateriformia
Superfamily Scirtoidea
Family Scirtidae - Marsh Beetles

Genus Elodes
Species apicalis - Elodes apicalis
Species impressa - Elodes impressa
Species maculicollis - Elodes maculicollis
Genus Microcara
Species explanata - Microcara explanata
Genus Ora - Flea Marsh Beetles
Species discoidea - Ora discoidea
Species hyacintha - Ora hyacintha
Species texana - Ora texana
Species trobertii - Ora trobertii
Genus Prionocyphon
Species discoideus - Prionocyphon discoideus
Species limbatus - Prionocyphon limbatus
Genus Sacodes
Species fuscipennis - Sacodes fuscipennis
Species pulchella - Sacodes pulchella
Species thoracica - Sacodes thoracica
Genus Sarabandus
Species robustus - Sarabandus robustus
Genus Scirtes
Species goliai - Scirtes goliai
Species oblongus - Scirtes oblongus
Species orbiculatus - Scirtes orbiculatus
Species plagiatus - Scirtes plagiatus
Species tibialis - Scirtes tibialis
No Taxon Contacyphon-group genera
Genus Contacyphon
Species americanus - Contacyphon americanus
Species cooperi - Contacyphon cooperi
Species modestus - Contacyphon modestus
Species neovariabilis - Contacyphon neovariabilis
Species obscurellus - Contacyphon obscurellus
Species perplexus - Contacyphon perplexus
Species pubescens - Contacyphon pubescens
Species punctatus - Contacyphon punctatus
Species pusillus - Contacyphon pusillus
Species setulipennis - Contacyphon setulipennis
Species variabilis - Contacyphon variabilis
No Taxon Undescribed species "craigi"
No Taxon variabilis complex
Genus Hemicyphon
Species ruficollis - Hemicyphon ruficollis
Genus Herthania
No Taxon concinna complex
Species obscura - Herthania obscura
Genus Hiekecyphon
Species brevicollis - Hiekecyphon brevicollis
Genus Nyholmia
Species collaris - Nyholmia collaris
Species confusa - Nyholmia confusa
No Taxon Unidentified immatures