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Limnius

Limnius is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elmidae.

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Limnius
Limnius volckmari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Limnius
Illiger, 1802
Synonyms
  • Latelmis Reitter, 1883
  • Lathelmis Zaitzev, 1908

Limnius is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elmidae.1

Species

The following species are recognised n the genus Limnius:1

  • Limnius aegyptiacus Kuwert, 1890
  • Limnius bolivari Bollow
  • Limnius colchicus Delève, 1963
  • Limnius fastiditus Leconte, 1850
  • Limnius gibbosus Jäch, 1984
  • Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
  • Limnius latinsculus Leconte, 1866
  • Limnius latiusculus (Zaitzev, 1947)
  • Limnius letourneuxi (Pic, 1894)
  • Limnius muelleri (Erichson, 1847)
  • Limnius occidentalis Bollow
  • Limnius opacus Müller, 1806
  • Limnius orientis Bollow
  • Limnius perrisi (Dufour, 1843)
  • Limnius satanus Jäch, 1982
  • Limnius stygius Hernando, Aguilera & Ribera, 2001
  • Limnius sulcipennis Fairmaire, 1881
  • Limnius surcoufi (Pic, 1905)
  • Limnius swayambhu Jäch, 1982
  • Limnius volckmari (Panzer, 1793)
  • Limnius wewalkai Jäch, 1984
References

References

  1. "IRMNG - Limnius Illiger, 1802". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 7 March 2021.