Eulimnichus

Eulimnichus
Eulimnichus ater, Texas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Limnichidae
Subfamily: Limnichinae
Genus: Eulimnichus
Casey, 1889

Eulimnichus is a genus of minute marsh-loving beetles in the family Limnichidae. There are more than 20 described species in Eulimnichus, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3]

Species

These 28 species belong to the genus Eulimnichus:

  • Eulimnichus acutus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus analis (LeConte, 1879)
  • Eulimnichus ater (Leconte, 1854)
  • Eulimnichus californicus (Leconte, 1879)
  • Eulimnichus coheni Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus corrineae Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus epistemus Sharp, 1902
  • Eulimnichus evanescens Casey, 1912
  • Eulimnichus expeditus Wooldridge, 1984
  • Eulimnichus impostus Wooldridge, 1978
  • Eulimnichus improcerus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus incultus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus langleyae Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus montanus (LeConte, 1879)
  • Eulimnichus nitidulus (LeConte, 1854)
  • Eulimnichus obscurus (LeConte, 1854)
  • Eulimnichus optatus Sharp, 1902
  • Eulimnichus pellucidus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus perpolitus (Casey, 1889)
  • Eulimnichus plebius Sharp, 1902
  • Eulimnichus rugulosus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus rusticus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus sharpi Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus sordidus Sharp, 1902
  • Eulimnichus spangleri Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus subitus Wooldridge, 1979
  • Eulimnichus sublaevis Sharp, 1902
  • Eulimnichus visendus Wooldridge, 1979

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Eulimnichus". Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  2. ^ "BugGuide.net, Eulimnichus genus Information". Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Eulimnichus Casey, 1889". Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  • Citizen science observations for Eulimnichus at iNaturalist
  • Media related to Eulimnichus at Wikimedia Commons