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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
751
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
634
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
51
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
10 Families width 92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers19SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle44SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae (Curtis, 1830)Drive beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
51 Genera with 92 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Athousius Reitter, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Bilyesta Bellamy, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Cardiohypnus Fleutiaux, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chastanus Dolin & Gurjeva, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Craspedostethus Schwarz, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Filiolus Lehr, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Grouvellinus Champion, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Karumia Escalera, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Lomopneus Gurjeva, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Micilus Mulsant & Rey, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1887Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Neoathousius Schimmel & P..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pakabsidia Wittmer, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Parahelichus Bollow, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pleonomus Ménétriés, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Podosilis Wittmer, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilus Germar, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Praehelichus Bollow, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1927metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Trachypteris Kirby, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) amplicollis LeConte, 1866
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) kabakovi Volkovitsh, 1990
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) mirabilis Volkovitsh, 1990
Acmaeodera cyanescens Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera instabilis Cobos, 1966
Acmaeoderella (Euacmaeoderella) villosula Steven, 1830
Acmaeoderella glasunovi Semenov, 1895
Adelocera afghana Platia & Gud..., 2002
Agriotes (Agriotes) caspicus Heyden, 1883
Agriotes (Agriotes) meticulosus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) oxianus Iablokoff-Kh..., 1970
Agrypnus ellipticus Candeze, 1857
Agrypnus thibetanus Reitter, 1913
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) armeniaca Obenberger, 1929
Athousius decorus (Gurjeva, 1975)⇒ Neoathousius decorus Gurjeva, 1975
Augyles (Augyles) alpestris Mascagni, 1998
Cantharis (Cantharis) annularis Menetriez, 1836
Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Capnodis indica Thomson, 1879
Capnodis miliaris Klug, 1829
Cardiohypnus kabakovi Dolin, 1992
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) eximius Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) hauseri Schwarz, 1900
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) klapperichi Gurjeva, 1974
Cautires blaps
Chastanus afghanus Platia & Gud..., 2002
Chrysobothris kabakovi Alexeev, 1991Noumea river prawn
Chrysobothris nana Fairmaire, 1892
Craspedostethus antennalis Cate, Platia..., 2002
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) afghanicus Putz, 1990
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) klapperichi Puetz, 2000
Dryops fuscipennis Solsky, 1876
Dryops goidanichi Olmi, 1975
Dryops lutulentus Erichson, 1847
Dryops rufipes Krynicki, 1832
Elmis quadricollis Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Filiolus tugajorum Lehr, 1961
Grouvellinus rioloides Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Heteroderes heydeni Reitter, 1891
Hydrocyphon nuristanicus Klausnitzer, 2004
Hypnoidus afghanus Prosvirov, 2017
Julodis euphratica Laporte & Gory, 1835
Julodis kabakovi Alexeev, 1990
Julodis variolaris Pallas, 1773
Julodis variolaris badakschanicus Cobos, 1966
Karumia eberti Mandl, 1967
Karumia spinigera Mandl, 1967
Lacon caeruleus Schimmel, 1998
Lacon elegantissimus
Lacon funebris Solsky, 1881
Lacon kabakovi
Lacon mekrani Candeze, 1889
Ligmargus kabakovi Prosvirov, 2017
Liotrichus (Acteniceromorphus) kabakovi Gurjeva, 1986
Lomopneus gracilis Gurjeva, 1976
Lomopneus kasyi Platia & Gud..., 2000
Melanotus (Melanotus) afghanicus Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) barbatus Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) blumenthali Platia & Gud..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) kabakovi Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) kasyi Platia & Gud..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) longus Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) loudai Platia & Gud..., 2005
Melanotus (Melanotus) notabilis Dolin, 1994
Melanotus (Melanotus) pulvinatus Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) rectus Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) stegnus Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) sugonjaevi Gurjeva, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) vartiani Platia & Gud..., 2002
Meristhus (Sulcimerus) afghanus Platia & Gud..., 2002
Micilus minutissimus Sahlberg, 1900
Mulsanteus turanicus Reitter, 1887
Negastrius pagmanus Nakane, 1966
Negastrius yosiii Nakane, 1966
Neoathousius decorus Gurjeva, 1975
Optioservus (Optioservus) trachys Janssens, 1959
Pakabsidia testaceitincta Wittmer, 1979
Parahelichus angulicollis Reitter, 1887Net-winged beetles
Paraphotistus (Mosotalesus) kabakovi Gurjeva, 1989
Pleonomus laticornis Reitter, 1900
Podosilis afghana Wittmer, 1978
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta afghanica Volkovitsh, 1990
Potamophilus acuminatus Fabricius, 1792
Praehelichus solskyi Zaitzev, 1908
Sphenoptera boisduvali Obenberger, 1927
Stenelmis aria Janssens, 1961
Stenelmis nematodes Janssens, 1959
Stenelmis puberula Reitter, 1887
Stenelmis trachys (Janssens, 1959)⇒ Optioservus trachys Janssens, 1959
Themus (Themus) kabakovi Wittmer, 1979
Themus (Themus) safedkohensis Wittmer, 1973
Trachypteris picta Pallas, 1773

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Afghanistan
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
11
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
3
26
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov