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Elmidae  Curtis, 1830
Taxonomic Serial No.: 114093

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Helmidae
 
  Common Name(s): riffle beetles [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2005   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
       SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
          ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
             SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                   OrderColeoptera Linnaeus, 1758 – beetles, coléoptères, besouro  
                      SuborderPolyphaga Emery, 1886  
                         InfraorderElateriformia Crowson, 1960  
                            SuperfamilyByrrhoidea Latreille, 1804  
                               FamilyElmidae Curtis, 1830 – riffle beetles  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Genus Ampumixis Sanderson, 1954  
                                  Genus Ancyronyx Erichson, 1847  
                                  Genus Atractelmis Chandler, 1954  
                                  Genus Cleptelmis Sanderson, 1954  
                                  Genus Cylloepus Erichson, 1847  
                                  Genus Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1954  
                                  Genus Elmis Latreille, 1802  
                                  Genus Elsianus Sharp  
                                  Genus Gonielmis Sanderson, 1954  
                                  Genus Heterelmis Sharp, 1882  
                                  Genus Heterlimnius Hinton, 1935  
                                  Genus Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940  
                                  Genus Lara   
                                  Genus Limnius Erichson  
                                  Genus Macrelmis   
                                  Genus Macronychus Mueller, 1806  
                                  Genus Microcylloepus Hinton, 1935  
                                  Genus Narpus Casey  
                                  Genus Neocylloepus Brown, 1970  
                                  Genus Neoelmis Musgrave  
                                  Genus Optioservus Sanderson, 1954  
                                  Genus Ordobrevia Sanderson  
                                  Genus Oulimnius   
                                  Genus Phanocerus Sharp, 1882  
                                  Genus Promoresia Sanderson  
                                  Genus Rhizelmis Chandler  
                                  Genus Simsonia Carter and Zeck  
                                  Genus Stenelmis Dufour, 1835  
                                  Genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923  
                                  Subfamily Elminae Curtis, 1830  
                                  Subfamily Larainae LeConte, 1861  
       

 References
       
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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: riffle beetles[French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elmidae, riffle beetles [French]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence, J. F., and A. F. Newton, Jr. / Pakaluk, James, and Stanislaw Adam Slipinski, eds.  
  Publication Date: 1995   
  Article/Chapter Title: Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson, vol. 2   
  Page(s): 779-1006   
  Publisher: Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN   
  Publication Place: Warszawa, Poland   
  ISBN/ISSN: 83-85192-34-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elmidae   
       

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