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Checklist for Subfamily Amydetinae E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
234
35522
419905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
189
32170
363924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
40
2553
37188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
18
1525
21940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
189
3262
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAmydetinae
E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
14
224
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
14 Genera with 224 Species
Amydetes Hoffmansegg, 201429SpeciesTaxom
Amydreades Campello-Gon..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Dandaria Campello-Gon..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Dodacles E. Olivier, 191119SpeciesTaxom
Dryptelytra Laporte de C..., 189515SpeciesTaxom
Ethra Laporte de C..., 192930SpeciesTaxom
Ledocas E. Olivier, 189411SpeciesTaxom
Magnoculus McDermott, 193728SpeciesTaxom
Marighellia Campello-Gon..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Memoan Silveira and..., 19423SpeciesTaxom
Photoctus McDermott, 20253SpeciesTaxom
Pollaclasis Newman, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Psilocladus Blanchard, 192546SpeciesTaxom
Vesta Laporte de C..., 188638SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
224 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amydetes agnita E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Amydetes alexi Campello, Va..., 2022
Amydetes apicalis Germar, 1824
Amydetes bellorum Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes bolivari Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes brasiliensis Pic, 1925
Amydetes caetite Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes detrusa E. Olivier, 1907
Amydetes discissa E. Olivier, 1908
Amydetes fastigiata Hoffmannsegg, 1807
Amydetes flavicollis E.Olivier, 1888
Amydetes fucata Motschulsky, 1854
Amydetes goiana Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes gorhami Kuntzen, 1912
Amydetes itatiaia Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes lucernula Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes lucioloides E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Amydetes luzecu Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes manezinha Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes marajoara Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes marolae Campello, Va..., 2022
Amydetes plaumanni Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes praeusta Blanchard, 1846
Amydetes preaustus Blanchard, 1846
Amydetes solaris Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes suturalis Pic, 1925
Amydetes vagalume Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes vigorsi Westwood, 1830
Amydetes vivianii Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydreades invidens Campello-Gon..., 2025
Dandaria flabellata Campello-Gon..., 2025
Dodacles atrimembris Pic, 1927
Dodacles attenuata E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Dodacles basalis Pic, 1927
Dodacles bicoloricornis Pic, 1927
Dodacles dubitans E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Dodacles elegans E. Olivier, 1885
Dodacles emissa E. Olivier, 1908
Dodacles erebea E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Dodacles grandjeani E. Olivier, 1912
Dodacles interfusa E. Olivier, 1912
Dodacles lateralis Pic, 1931
Dodacles niger Pic, 1931
Dodacles nigricollis Gorham, 1880
Dodacles nigricornis Pic, 1937
Dodacles noireli E. Olivier, 1910
Dodacles obscuricollis E. Olivier, 1909
Dodacles plumosa Gorham, 1880
Dodacles quadrinotata Pic, 1927
Dodacles remixta E. Olivier, 1911
Dryptelytra apicalis Pic, 1929
Dryptelytra atricollis Pic, 1911
Dryptelytra atriventris Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra basithorax Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra brevelineata Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra calocera Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Dryptelytra cayennensis Laporte de C..., 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Dryptelytra fulvibasis E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Dryptelytra fulvipennis Pic, 1912
Dryptelytra grandjeani E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Dryptelytra inops E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Dryptelytra longipennis Pic, 1927
Dryptelytra pampahermosae Bocakova, Ca..., 2021
Dryptelytra plorans E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Dryptelytra vittipennis E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Ethra addita E. Olivier, 1907
Ethra apicalis Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Ethra axillaris Motschulsky, 1854
Ethra cervina E. Olivier, 1907
Ethra conserta E. Olivier, 1909
Ethra costata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Ethra decorata E. Olivier, 1888
Ethra dejeani E. Olivier, 1909
Ethra elegantula E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Ethra festiva E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Ethra flavipennis E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Ethra gratiosa Blanchard, 1846
Ethra inculta E. Olivier, 1908
Ethra inexpectata E. Olivier, 1886
Ethra interrupta Laporte, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Ethra laportei Guérin-Mén..., 1830
Ethra latefenestrata Pic, 1931
Ethra lateralis Guérin-Mén..., 1831
Ethra latreillei E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Ethra lauta E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Ethra limbicollis Pic, 1938
Ethra limbipennis E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Ethra maculata Pic, 1929
Ethra maledicta E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Ethra marginalis Pic, 1938
Ethra marginata Gray, 1832
Ethra modesta Laporte, 1833
Ethra olivieri Pic, 1938
Ethra operosa E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Ethra testaceicollis Pic, 1929
Ledocas ambiguus E. Olivier, 1894
Ledocas carbonarius E. Olivier, 1894
Ledocas detectus E. Olivier, 1908
Ledocas emissus E Olivier, 1908Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Ledocas luscus E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Ledocas parallelus E. Olivier, 1885
Ledocas pikillactanus Bocakova, Ca..., 2021
Ledocas proteus E. Olivier, 1894
Ledocas remixtus E Olivier, 1911Dark-winged Trumpeter
Ledocas scutellatus E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Ledocas xanthomus E. Olivier, 1894
Magnoculus bahianus Campello-Gon..., 2025
Magnoculus bennetti Gray, 1832
Magnoculus bicolor Pic, 1911Barred Buttonquail
Magnoculus brulei Constantin, 2011
Magnoculus cinctus Motschulsky, 1853
Magnoculus collaris Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Magnoculus confusus E. Olivier, 1888
Magnoculus costatus Laporte, 1833
Magnoculus decorus E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Magnoculus elongaticollis Pic, 1937
Magnoculus fluminensis Campello-Gon..., 2025
Magnoculus gentilis Blanchard, 1846
Magnoculus godmani Gorham, 1881
Magnoculus goianensis Campello-Gon..., 2025
Magnoculus gorhami E. Olivier, 1909Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Magnoculus guatemalae Gorham, 1880
Magnoculus hickeri Pic, 1932
Magnoculus humeralis Pic, 1930
Magnoculus jocosus E. Olivier, 1909Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Magnoculus major Pic, 1927
Magnoculus marginatus Guérin-Mén..., 1885
Magnoculus obscurus E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Magnoculus olivieri Pic, 1930
Magnoculus ptiliniformis Bourgeois, 1904Little Buttonquail
Magnoculus spiloceras E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Magnoculus testaceonotatus Pic, 1932
Magnoculus tlaloque Zaragoza-Cab..., 2024
Magnoculus wittmeri Pic, 1937
Marighellia serrata Campello-Gon..., 2025
Memoan ciceroi Silveira & M..., 2013
Memoan conani Campello, Va..., 2022
Memoan fruhstorferi Pic, 1942
Photoctus boliviae McDermott, 1961
Photoctus galbinus Campello-Gon..., 2025
Photoctus tenebrosus Campello-Gon..., 2025
Pollaclasis bifaria Say, 1835
Psilocladus albomarginatus Pic, 1937
Psilocladus apicalis Kirsch, 1865
Psilocladus atricornis Pic, 1925
Psilocladus atromaculatus Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Psilocladus aztecus Gutiérrez-Ca..., 2025
Psilocladus basalis Pic, 1925
Psilocladus bicoloripes Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Psilocladus blanchardi E. Olivier, 1909
Psilocladus bogotensis Pic, 1911
Psilocladus boliviensis Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Psilocladus breveramulosus Pic, 1937
Psilocladus calvus Kirsch, 1871
Psilocladus cancinoi Gutiérrez-Ca..., 2025
Psilocladus capillatus E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Psilocladus claveri Pic, 1925
Psilocladus costae Vaz, Silveir..., 2020
Psilocladus fasciatus Pic, 1927
Psilocladus formosus E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus grandis E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Psilocladus guerini E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus guyanensis Pic, 1927
Psilocladus haemorrhoidalis E. Olivier, 1909
Psilocladus impexus E. Olivier, 1907
Psilocladus inauditus E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus lemoulti Pic, 1937
Psilocladus lineolatus E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus marginatus Nakane, 1947
Psilocladus marginellus E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Psilocladus melas E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus miltoderus Blanchard, 1846
Psilocladus minutus Pic, 1937
Psilocladus nebulosus E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus nevermanni Pic, 1937
Psilocladus noveloi Gutiérrez-Ca..., 2025
Psilocladus peruvianus Kirsch, 1874
Psilocladus pici E. Olivier, 1907
Psilocladus pulcher E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus ruficollis Nakane, 1947
Psilocladus scutellaris Gorham, 1881
Psilocladus setosus E. Olivier, 1907
Psilocladus sigillatus E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Psilocladus silphoides Gorham, 1880
Psilocladus stolatus Gorham, 1881
Psilocladus suppletus E. Olivier, 1909
Psilocladus suturalis E. Olivier, 1885
Psilocladus testaceus Pic, 1925
Vesta arcta E. Olivier, 1907
Vesta aurantiaca E. Olivier, 1886
Vesta basalis Gorham, 1880
Vesta brunnipennis Gorham, 1880
Vesta chevrolati Laportede Ca..., 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Vesta chevrolatii Laporte, 1833
Vesta cincticollis Blanchard, 1846
Vesta colonica E. Olivier, 1909
Vesta concolor Gorham, 1880
Vesta davidis (Fairmaire, 1878)⇒ Vesta chevrolati Laportede Ca..., 1833
Vesta despecta Gorham, 1880
Vesta discrepans E. Olivier, 1910
Vesta elongata Pic, 1944
Vesta fimbriata E. Olivier, 1907
Vesta flavicollis Motschulsky, 1854
Vesta flaviventris Fairmaire, 1878Common Coot
Vesta formosana (Pic, 1944)⇒ Vesta scutellonigra Olivier, 1913
Vesta impressicollis Fairmaire, 1891
Vesta latastei E. Olivier, 1894
Vesta media E. Olivier, 1909
Vesta melanura Laporte, 1833
Vesta menetriesi Motschulsky, 1854
Vesta pecticornis Pic, 1938
Vesta proxima Gorham, 1880
Vesta proxima minor E Olivier, 1886
Vesta proxima proxima Gorham, 1880
Vesta rotundata E. Olivier, 1885
Vesta rufiventris Motschulsky, 1854
Vesta rustica E. Olivier, 1909
Vesta saturnalis Gorham, 1880
Vesta scutellonigra Olivier, 1913
Vesta sinuata Yiu, 2017
Vesta sumatrensis Gorham, 1882
Vesta thoracica G. Olivier, 1790
Vesta urens Gorham, 1883
Vesta vitalisi Pic, 1923
Vesta xanthopyga E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Vesta xanthura E. Olivier, 1886

Subnodes of Amydetinae with occurrences in Continents
TribeAmydetini
Olivier, 1907
7
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePsilocladini
3
77
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVestini
McDermott, 1964
4
81
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Amydetinae at itis.gov