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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Albania (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2795
6736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2794
6735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
298
2770
6699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
2299
5842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
776
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
652
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
68
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Albania
13 Families width 157 Species and 9 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle111SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers15SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids10SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Albania
68 Genera with 157 Species
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Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17855SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 177613SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Armidia Mulsant, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 187512SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1900Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 17615SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 185910SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dascillus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dima Charpentier, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1825Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Microcoleus Hong, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1916Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pedilophorus Steffahny, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Poemnites Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1832metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Albania
157 Species and 9 Subspecies
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Aeolus curtipennis Schwarz, 1906
Aeolus minor Schwarz, 1903
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agriotes (Agriotes) corsicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) aethiops (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) forticornis Schwarz, 1900
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Anchastus (Anchastus) signaticollis Germar, 1844
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) hypomelaena Illiger, 1803
Anthaxia lucens lucens Kuster, 1852
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) hungarica Scopoli, 1772
Anthaxia hungarica hungarica Scopoli, 1772
Anthaxia millefolii millefolii Fabricius, 1801
Armidia signata Ahrens, 1814
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) neacanthus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) ornatipennis LeConte, 1863
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) vittatoides Reitter, 1905
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Orthathous) albanicus Csiki, 1940
Athous (Orthathous) durazzoi Platia, 1985
Athous (Orthathous) epirus Stierlin, 1875
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Buprestis novemmaculata gravida Abeille de P..., 1900
Cantharis (Cantharis) liburnica Depoli, 1912
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Capnodis cariosa Pallas, 1776
Capnodis miliaris Klug, 1829
Capnodis tenebricosa Olivier, 1790
Capnodis tenebricosa tenebricosa Olivier, 1790
Capnodis tenebrionis Linnaeus, 1761Flatheaded woodborer
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Chalcolepidius viridipilis Say, 1825
Chalcophora detrita marani Obenberger, 1935
Chalcophora intermedia intermedia Rey, 1890
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) affinis Fabricius, 1794Beetle
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Cidnopus schurmanni Platia & Gud..., 1998
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus aversus LeConte, 1853
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus blandulus LeConte, 1853
Conoderus falli Lane, 1956Click beetle
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus rudis Brown, 1933
Conoderus suturalis LeConte, 1853
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera divaricata LeConte, 1853
Cyphon albanicus Klausnitzer, 1990
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dascillus cervinus Linnaeus, 1758Orchid Beetle
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dima moraveci Schimmel & P..., 2008
Dima vonickai Mertlik, Nem..., 2017
Dipropus schwarzi Becker, 1961
Drapetes (Drapetes) rubricollis LeConte, 1863
Dryops vienensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elmis rioloides Kuwert, 1870Seychelles White-eye
Eulimnichus nitidulus LeConte, 1854
Eulimnichus optatus Sharp, 1902
Eulimnichus subtitus Wooldridge, 1979
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx mimeticus G. Horn, 1874
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris zenkeri (Germar, 1817)⇒ Lampyris germariensis Jacquelin du..., 1860
Lanelater sallei LeConte, 1853
Limnichites olivaceus LeConte, 1854
Limnichoderus ovatus LeConte, 1854
Limnichoderus seriatus Casey, 1889
Limnius perrisi Dufour, 1843Loriciferans
Limnius perrisi perrisi Dufour, 1843
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825
Lutrochus laticeps Casey, 1893
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) albanicus Wittmer, 1970
Malthodes (Malthodes) carinatopygus Wittmer, 1971
Malthodes (Malthodes) chvojkai Svihla, 1997
Malthodes (Malthodes) maderi Hicker, 1955
Megapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanotus (Melanotus) clandestinus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) insipiens Say, 1825
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) piceatus Blatchley, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Microcoleus lyngbyaceus
Microcoleus vaginatus
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Negastrius americanus G. Horn, 1871
Neopristilophus insitivus Germar, 1824
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Pedilophorus auratus Duftschmid, 1825
Pedilophorus shqiperianus Fabbri & All..., 2002
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Podeonius acuticornis Germar, 1824
Poemnites (Poemnites) bivittatus Melsheimer, 1845
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) amplicollis Germar, 1843
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sphenoptera (Sphenoptera) chrysostoma Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera (Sphenoptera) lapidaria Brullé, 1832
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Albania
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
7
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
50
127
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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