Contacyphon

Contacyphon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Contacyphon
Des Gozis, 1886
Synonyms
  • Cyphon of authors, not of Paykull, 1799 (junior synonym of Elodes Latreille, 1796)

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 objectively invalid name.