''Contacyphon'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family
Scirtidae
Scirtidae is a family of beetles (Coleoptera). These beetles are commonly referred to as marsh beetles, as the larvae are typically associated with stagnant water, but can be found in flowing water. Adults prefer decomposing plant material near ...
. There are over 100 described species in ''Contacyphon'', all of which were formerly treated under the deprecated name ''Cyphon'', which was recognized as an
objectively invalid name.
[Zwick, P., Klausnitzer, B., & Ruta, R. (2013). ''Contacyphon'' Gozis, 1886 removed from synonymy (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) to accommodate species so far combined with the invalid name, ''Cyphon'' Paykull, 1799.. Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera. 109. 337-353.]
Selected species
* ''
Contacyphon americanus''
(Pic, 1913)
* ''
Contacyphon arcuatus''
(Hatch, 1962)
* ''
Contacyphon coarctatus''
(Paykull, 1799)
* ''
Contacyphon cooperi''
(Schaeffer, 1931)
* ''
Contacyphon exiguus''
(Horn, 1880)
* ''
Contacyphon fuscescens''
(Klausnitzer, 1976)
* ''
Contacyphon johni''
(Klausnitzer, 1976)
* ''
Contacyphon kongsbergensis''
(Munster, 1923)
* ''
Contacyphon modestus''
(LeConte, 1853)
* ''
Contacyphon neovariabilis
''Contacyphon'' is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are over 100 described species in ''Contacyphon'', all of which were formerly treated under the deprecated name ''Cyphon'', which was recognized as an Valid_name_(zoology)# ...
''
(Klausnitzer, 1976)
* ''
Contacyphon obscurellus''
(Klausnitzer, 1976)
* ''
Contacyphon ochreatus''
(Klausnitzer, 1976)
* ''
Contacyphon padi''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Contacyphon perplexus''
(Blatchley, 1914)
* ''
Contacyphon pubescens''
(Fabricius, 1792)
* ''
Contacyhphon punctatus''
(LeConte, 1853)
* ''
Contacyphon pusillus''
(LeConte, 1853)
* ''
Contacyphon setulipennis''
(Klausnitzer, 1976)
* ''
Contacyphon variabilis''
(Thunberg, 1785)
References
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Scirtoidea
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