Heterlimnius

Heterlimnius
Larva of Heterlimnius corpulentus on fig N.0 185-188
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Tribe: Elmini
Genus:
Hinton, 1935
Synonyms

Gonielmis
Optioservus

Heterlimnius is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae.[1][2][3][4] When Optioservus and Gonielmis are synonymized with Heterlimnius in 2021, there are around 30 described species in Heterlimnius.[5] Sources that recognize these genera as valid list fewer species.[1][2]

Species

These species belong to the genus Heterlimnius:

  • Heterlimnius amabilis Kamite, 2011
  • Heterlimnius ater (Nomura, 1958)
  • Heterlimnius browni (White, 1978)
  • Heterlimnius canus (Chandler, 1954)
  • Heterlimnius castanipennis (Fall, 1925)
  • Heterlimnius corpulentus (LeConte, 1874)
  • Heterlimnius dietrichi (Sanderson, 1954)
  • Heterlimnius divergens (LeConte, 1874)
  • Heterlimnius ennearthrus Kamite, 2009
  • Heterlimnius fastiditus (LeConte, 1850)
  • Heterlimnius hasegawai (Nomura, 1958)
  • Heterlimnius heteroclitus (White, 1978)
  • Heterlimnius hisamatsui Kamite, 2009
  • Heterlimnius horii Kamite, 2012
  • Heterlimnius ikedai Kamite, 2011
  • Heterlimnius immunis (Fall, 1925)
  • Heterlimnius jaechi Kamite, 2009
  • Heterlimnius koebelei (Martin, 1927)
  • Heterlimnius ovalis (LeConte, 1863)
  • Heterlimnius phaeus (White, 1978)
  • Heterlimnius quadrigibbus Kamite, 2012
  • Heterlimnius quadrimaculatus (Horn, 1870)
  • Heterlimnius samlandica (Bollow, 1940)
  • Heterlimnius sandersoni (Collier, 1972)
  • Heterlimnius seriatus (LeConte, 1874)
  • Heterlimnius shepardi Kamite, 2009
  • Heterlimnius trachys (Janssens, 1959)
  • Heterlimnius trivittatus (Brown, 1930)
  • Heterlimnius vietnamensis Kamite, 2011
  • Heterlimnius yokoii Kamite, 2012

References

  1. ^ a b "Heterlimnius Hinton, 1935". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Heterlimnius Hinton, 1935". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Heterlimnius Hinton, 1935". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ^ Kobayashi, Takuya; Hayashi, Masakazu; Kamite, Yuuki; Sota, Teiji (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of Elmidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) with a focus on Japanese species: implications for intrafamilial classification". Systematic Entomology. 46 (4): 870–886. doi:10.1111/syen.12499.

Further reading

  • Martin, J. O. (1927). "A new Helmis (Coleoptera-Helmidae) from the northwest". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 4 (2). ISSN 0031-0603.
  • Sanderson, M. W. (1953). "A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 26 (4): 148–163. JSTOR 25082074.
  • Brown, Harley P. (1983). "Family: Elmidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
  • Čiampor, Fedor Jr; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Zuzana (2019). "World Elmidae". Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.