Biology:Limnichites

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Limnichites
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Limnichidae
Subfamily: Limnichinae
Genus: Limnichites
Casey, 1889

Limnichites is a genus of minute marsh-loving beetles in the family Limnichidae. There are about 15 described species in Limnichites.[1][2][3]

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Limnichites:

  • Limnichites austinianus Casey
  • Limnichites browni Wooldridge, 1977
  • Limnichites confertus (Sharp, 1902)
  • Limnichites densissimus Casey
  • Limnichites foraminosus Casey, 1912
  • Limnichites huronicus Casey, 1912
  • Limnichites imparatus Wooldridge, 1977
  • Limnichites nebulosus (LeConte, 1879)
  • Limnichites olivaceus (LeConte, 1854)
  • Limnichites perforatus (Casey, 1889)
  • Limnichites porrectus Wooldridge, 1977
  • Limnichites punctatus (LeConte, 1854)
  • Limnichites rudis Wooldridge, 1977
  • Limnichites simplex Wooldridge, 1977
  • Limnichites virginicus Casey


References

Further reading

  • Wooldridge, David P. (1977). "New World Limnichinae III. A revision of Limnichites Casey (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)". The Great Lakes Entomologist 10: 179–189. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14932669 entry