Scirtidae(=Helodidae) - Marsh Beetles

Information contained in this list must be considered preliminary, being based on literature citations of Downie and Arnett (1996), with no other literature reviewed or museum specimens examined.

Cyphon Paykull, 1799

Cyphon collaris (Guérin-Meneville), 1843 Elodes - IN, ON
Cyphon obscurus (Guérin-Meneville), 1843 Elodes - IN, OH, ON
Cyphon padi (Linnaeus), 1758 Chrysomela - IN, ON
Cyphon ruficollis (Say), 1825 Lampyris - IN (widespread east and central)
Cyphon variabilis (Thunberg), 1785 Cantharis - Downie and Arnett (1996)

Elodes Latreille, 1796

Elodes fuscipennis Guérin-Meneville 1843 - IN
Elodes maculicollis (Horn), 1880 Helodes - ON
Elodes pulchella Guérin-Meneville, 1843 - IN
Elodes thoracica Guérin-Meneville, 1843 - IN, ON

Microcara Thomson 1859

Microcara explanata LeConte, 1866 Helodes - Downie and Arnett (1996), shores of Lake Michigan

Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858

Prionocyphon discoideus (Say), 1825 Cyphon - Downie and Arnett (1996)

Scirtes Illiger, 1807

Scirtes orbiculatus (Fabricius), 1801 Cyphon - IN, OH
Scirtes tibialis (Guérin-Meneville), 1843 Scirtes - IN, ON, WI

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