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Subfamily Larainae

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Molecular phylogeny of Elmidae (Col.:Byrrhoidea) with a focus on Japanese species: implications for intrafamilial classification

By Kobayashi T., Hayashi M., Makite Y., Sota T.
Sys. Entomol. 46: 870–886, 2021

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Contributed by v belov on 21 October, 2025 - 1:38pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Dryopoidea » Riffle Beetles (Elmidae)

La familia Elmidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) en Colombia: riqueza taxonómica y distribución

By González-Córdoba M., Zúñiga M. del C., Manzo V.
Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Ex. Fis. Nat. 44(171): 522-553, 2020

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Contributed by v belov on 6 April, 2023 - 8:09pm

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Coleoptera: Elmidae and Protelmidae (World Catalogue of Insects) Vol. 14.

By Jäch et al. (editors)
Brill Academic Pub, 340 pg., 2016

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Manfred Jäch, Kodada Ján, Brojer Michaela, Shepard William, Čiampor Fedor. 2016. Coleoptera: Elmidae and Protelmidae. Brill Academic Pub, 340 pg.

Coleoptera: Elmidae and Protelmidae includes 151 extant genera and 1501 extant species as well as four fossil species described before 2015. Protelmidae are here elevated from tribal rank to family rank.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 March, 2016 - 4:14pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Dryopoidea » Riffle Beetles (Elmidae)

A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae (Coleoptera)

By Milton W. Sanderson
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 148-163, 1953

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 25 November, 2015 - 12:31pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Dryopoidea » Riffle Beetles (Elmidae)

A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae (Coleoptera) (Continued)

By Milton W. Sanderson
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 1954

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 25 November, 2015 - 12:29pm

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Notes on Texas riffle beetles (Coleoptera, Elmidae)

By Horace R. Burke
The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 111-114 , 1963

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 25 November, 2015 - 12:26pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Dryopoidea » Riffle Beetles (Elmidae)

A catalog of Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. Elmidae

By Brown H.P.
USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-143b. x + 23 pp., 1983

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Contributed by v belov on 12 March, 2011 - 7:24am

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Four new Coleoptera (Elateridae and Buprestidae).

By Knull, J.N.
Entomological News 49: 19-22., 1938

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Knull, J.N. 1938. Four new Coleoptera (Elateridae and Buprestidae). Entomological News 49: 19-22.

Conoderus browni n. sp.
Limonius flavomarginatus n. sp.
Paratyndaris tucsoni n. sp.
Paratyndaris quadrinotata n. sp.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 1 May, 2019 - 12:25pm

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