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.[2] More than an estimated 600
species are known worldwide, distributed among at least 60
genera.[3]
Genera
These 81 genera belong to the family Scirtidae:[1][4][5][6]
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ab"Scirtidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
^Epler, J.H. (2010). The Water Beetles of Florida – an identification manual for the families Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Helophoridae, Hydraenidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae and Scirtidae. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Environmental Protection. p. 414.
^Thomas, Michael C. (2002). Arnett, Ross H.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; et al. (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
ISBN0-8493-0954-9.
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.[2] More than an estimated 600
species are known worldwide, distributed among at least 60
genera.[3]
Genera
These 81 genera belong to the family Scirtidae:[1][4][5][6]
^
ab"Scirtidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
^Epler, J.H. (2010). The Water Beetles of Florida – an identification manual for the families Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Helophoridae, Hydraenidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae and Scirtidae. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Environmental Protection. p. 414.
^Thomas, Michael C. (2002). Arnett, Ross H.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; et al. (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
ISBN0-8493-0954-9.