Macronychus Explained

Macronychus is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are about 11 described species in Macronychus.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Macronychus:

• Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
• Macronychus indicus Hinton, 1940
• Macronychus jaechi Ciampor & Kodada, 1998
• Macronychus jendeki Ciampor & Kodada, 1998
• Macronychus kubani Ciampor & Kodada, 1998
• Macronychus levanidovae Lafer, 1980
• Macronychus quadrituberculatus Müller, 1806
• Macronychus reticulatus Ciampor & Kodada, 1998
• Macronychus sulcatus Ciampor & Kodada, 1998
• Macronychus ultimus Ciampor & Kodada, 1998
• Macronychus vietnamensis Delève, 1968

Further reading

• A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae. 1953. Sanderson . M. W.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 26. 4. 148–163. 25082074.
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• Web site: 2019-07-02. World Elmidae. 2019. Čiampor . Fedor Jr. Čiamporová-Zaťovičová . Zuzana. Slovak Academy of Sciences.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.