title: List of Elmidae genera
text: # List of Elmidae genera
  
  These 152 genera belong to the family Elmidae, riffle beetles. There are at least 1,500 described species in Elmidae.
  
  ## Elmidae genera
  
  * Aesobia Jäch, 1982
  * Amazonopsis Barr, 2018
  * Ampumixis Sanderson, 1954
  * Amrishelmis Makhan, 2007
  * Ancyronyx Erichson, 1847
  * Anommatelmis Spangler, 1981
  * Aspidelmis Delève, 1954
  * Atractelmis Chandler, 1954
  * Aulacosolus Jäch & Boukal, 1997
  * Austrelmis Brown, 1984
  * Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 1929
  * Bryelmis Barr, 2011
  * Cephalolimnius Delève, 1973
  * Cleptelmis Sanderson, 1954
  * Coxelmis Carter & Zeck, 1929
  * Ctenelmis Delève, 1964
  * Cuspidevia Jäch & Boukal, 1995
  * Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
  * Disersus Sharp, 1882
  * Dryopomorphus Hamilton, 1936
  * Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1954
  * Dupophilus Mulsant & Rey, 1872
  * Elachistelmis Maier, 2012
  * Elmidolia Fairmaire, 1879
  * Elmis Latreille, 1802
  * Elpidelmis Delève, 1964
  * Elpidemis Delève, 1964
  * Eonychius Jäch & Boukal, 1996
  * Epodelmis Hinton, 1973
  * Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 1872
  * Eumicrodinodes Delève, 1965
  * Exolimnius Delève, 1954
  * Gonielmis Sanderson, 1954
  * Graphelmis Delève, 1968
  * Graphosolus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
  * Grouvellinus Champion, 1923
  * Gyrelmis Hinton, 1940
  * Haraldaria Jäch & Boukal, 1996
  * Hedyselmis Hinton, 1976
  * Helminthocharis Grouvelle, 1906
  * Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 1906
  * Heterelmis Sharp, 1882
  * Heterlimnius Hinton, 1935
  * Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
  * Hexanchorus Sharp, 1882
  * Hintonelmis Spangler, 1966
  * Hispaniolara Brown, 1981
  * Holcelmis Hinton, 1973
  * Homalosolus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
  * Huleechius Brown, 1981
  * Hydora Broun, 1882
  * Hydrethus Fairmaire, 1889
  * Hypsilara Maier & Spangler, 2011
  * Ilamelmis Delève, 1973
  * Indosolus Bollow, 1940
  * Jaechomorphus Kodada, 1993
  * Jilanzhunychus Jäch & Boukal, 1995
  * Jolyelmis Spangler & Faitoute, 1991
  * Kingolus Carter & Zeck, 1929
  * Laorina Jäch, 1997
  * Lara LeConte, 1852
  * Lathridelmis Delève, 1965
  * Leielmis Delève, 1964
  * Lemalelmis Spangler, 1981
  * Leptelmis Sharp, 1888
  * Limnius Illiger, 1802
  * Lobelmis Fairmaire, 1898
  * Loxostirus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
  * Luchoelmis Spangler & Staines, 2004
  * Ludyella Reitter, 1899
  * Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1859
  * Macronevia Jäch & Boukal, 1996
  * Macronychoides Champion, 1923
  * Macronychus Mueller, 1806
  * Microcylloepus Hinton, 1935
  * Microdinodes Grouvelle, 1906
  * Microlara Jäch, 1993
  * Narpus Casey, 1893
  * Neblinagena Spangler, 1985
  * Neocylloepus Brown, 1970
  * Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
  * Neolimnius Hinton, 1939
  * Neoriohelmis Nomura, 1958
  * Nesonychus Jäch & Boukal, 1997
  * Nomuraelmis Satô, 1964
  * Normandia Pic, 1900
  * Notelmis Hinton, 1941
  * Notriolus Carter & Zeck, 1929
  * Ohiya Jäch, 1982
  * Okalia Kodada & Ciampor, 2003
  * Omotonus Delève, 1963
  * Onychelmis Hinton, 1941
  * Oolimnius Hinton, 1939
  * Optioservus Sanderson, 1954
  * Ordobrevia Sanderson, 1953
  * Orientelmis Shepard, 1998
  * Oulimnius des Gozis, 1886
  * Ovolara Brown, 1981
  * Pachyelmis Fairmaire, 1898
  * Pagelmis Spangler, 1981
  * Paramacronychus Nomura, 1958
  * Parapotamophilus Brown, 1981
  * Peloriolus Delève, 1964
  * Phanoceroides Hinton, 1939
  * Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
  * Pharceonus Spangler & Santiago-Fragoso, 1992
  * Pilielmis Hinton, 1971
  * Podelmis Hinton, 1941
  * Podonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1997
  * Portelmis Sanderson, 1953
  * Potamocares Grouvelle, 1920
  * Potamodytes Grouvelle, 1896
  * Potamogethes Delève, 1963
  * Potamolatres Delève, 1963
  * Potamophilinus Grouvelle, 1896
  * Potamophilops Grouvelle, 1896
  * Potamophilus Germar, 1811
  * Prionosolus Jäch & Kodada, 1997
  * Pseudamophilus Bollow, 1940
  * Pseudancyronyx Bertrand & Steffan, 1963
  * Pseudelmidolia Delève, 1963
  * Pseudodisersus Brown, 1981
  * Pseudomacronychus Grouvelle, 1906
  * Rhizelmis Chandler, 1954
  * Rhopalonychus Jäch & Kodada, 1996
  * Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1872
  * Roraima Kodada & Jäch, 1999
  * Rudielmis Jäch & Boukal, 1995
  * Simsonia Carter & Zeck, 1929
  * Sinelmis Satô & Kishimoto, 2001
  * Sinonychus Jäch & Boukal, 1995
  * Sphragidelmis Delève, 1964
  * Stegoelmis Hinton, 1939
  * Stenelmis Dufour, 1835
  * Stenhelmoides Grouvelle, 1908
  * Stethelmis Hinton, 1945
  * Stetholus Carter & Zeck, 1929
  * Taprobanelmis Delève, 1973
  * Tolmerelmis Hinton, 1972
  * Tolriolus Hinton, 1940
  * Trachelminthopsis Delève, 1965
  * Tropidelmis Delève, 1964
  * Tyletelmis Hinton, 1972
  * Typhloelmis Barr in Barr, Gibson & Diaz, 2015
  * Unguisaeta Jäch, 1982
  * Urumaelmis Satô, 1963
  * Vietelmis Delève, 1968
  * Xenelmis Hinton, 1936
  * Xenelmoides Hinton, 1936
  * Zaitzevia Champion, 1923
  * Zaitzeviaria Nomura, 1959
  * † Cretohypsilara Cai & al., 2018
  