Scirtinae
Rafal Ruta
- Accolabass Watts, 2009
- Amplectopus Sharp, 1886
- Atopida White, 1846
- Atopidocyphon Pic, 1917
- Biroguineus Pic, 1956
- Brachycyphon Fairmaire, 1896
- Byrrhopsis Champion, 1913
- Calvarium Pic, 1918
- Costatocyphon Pic, 1925
- Curtoscirtes Pic, 1924
- Cyphanodes Broun, 1893
- Cyphanus Sharp, 1878
- Cyphon Paykull, 1799
- Cyphotelus Sharp, 1878
- Cyprobius Sharp, 1878
- Exagonthus Waterhouse, 1900
- Exochomoscirtes Pic, 1916
- Herthania Klausnitzer, 2006
- Heterocyphon Armstrong, 1953
- Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
- Macrocyphon Pic, 1918
- Macrodascillus Carter, 1935
- Macrohelodes Blackburn, 1892
- Memorocyphon Pic, 1918
- Mescirtes Motschulsky, 1863
- Mesocyphon Sharp, 1878
- Microcara Thomson, 1859
- Odeles Klausnitzer, 2004
- Ora Clark, 1865
- Pantheon Pic, 1918
- Parelodes Redtenbacher, 1868
- Peneveronatus Armstrong, 1953
- Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
- Prionoscirtes Champion, 1897
- Pseudomicrocara Armstrong, 1953
- Sacodes LeConte, 1853
- Sarabandus Leech, 1955
- Scirtes Illiger, 1807
- Sulcatoscirtes Pic, 1952
- Veronatus Sharp, 1878
- Ypsiloncyphon Klausnitzer, 2009
Introduction
The largest subfamily of Scirtidae, comprising all but two described genera of the family.Characteristics
The most important characters of Scirtinae are:- outer edges of tibiae with paired, longitudinal carinae (only in Amplectopus with a single carina, in Nipponocyphonidae and Stenocyphoninae carinae are absent);
- frontoclypeal suture absent or subtly marked;
- lacinia without apical hook in vast majority of genera;
- metatibiae often with well developed apical spurs.
References
Klausnitzer B. 2009. Insecta: Coleoptera: Scirtidae. Süsswasserfauna von Mitteleuropa 20/17: 1-326.
Lawrence J. F. 2005. Scirtidae Fleming, 1821. in Handbook of Zoology, Vol. IV Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Coleoptera, Vol. 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga (partim)). Walter De Gruyter, Berlin, New York: 443-450.
Ruta R. 2009. Brachycyphon Fairmaire, 1896, a neglected genus of Afrotropical Scirtidae (Coleoptera). Annales Zoologici 59, 4: 621-628.
Ruta R. 2010. Revision of the genus Calvarium Pic, 1918 (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) Part 1. Redescription of the genus and catalogue of described taxa. Annales Zoologici 60, 3: 341-350.
Ruta R., Yoshitomi H. 2010. Revision of the genus Exochomoscirtes Pic (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Scirtinae). Zootaxa (Monograph) 2598: 1-80.
Watts C.H.S. 2004. Revision of Australian Scirtes Illiger and Ora Clark (Coleoptera: Scirtidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 128, 1: 131-168.
Watts C.H.S. 2007. Revision of Australian Pseudomicrocara Armstrong (Coleoptera: Scirtidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 131, 1: 1-82.
Watts C.H.S. 2009. Revision of Heterocyphon Armstrong, Peneveronatus Armstrong and Accolabass gen. nov. (Scirtidae: Coleoptera). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 133, 1: 108-149.
Yoshitomi H. 2005. Systematic Revision of the Family Scirtidae of Japan, with phylogeny, morphology and bionomics (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scirtoidea). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, Monographic Series 3: 1-212.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Scirtes |
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| Location | USA: Arizona: Aravaipa Canyon |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Calvarium notabile (Yoshitomi et Sato, 2004) |
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| Type | Holotype |
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| Scientific Name | Cyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799 |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Cyphotelus angustifrons Sharp |
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| Location | New Zealand |
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| Scientific Name | Exochomoscirtes picturatus Ruta et Yoshitomi, 2010 |
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| Location | Borneo |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Type | Holotype |
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| Scientific Name | Prionocyphon macrodascilloides Ruta, 2010 |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Type | Holotype |
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| Scientific Name | Sacodes sp. |
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| Location | Japan |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
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| Scientific Name | Scirtes japonicus Kiesenwetter, 1874 |
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| Location | Japan |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
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