Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region America (Continents)
List of families for America
30 Families width 12937 Species and 236 Subspecies #ABCDEGHLOPRST
| Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 | Soft bodied plant beetle | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883 | Texas beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 2646 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 965 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 | Cerophytid beetles | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845 | Chelonarid beetles | 188 | Species | Taxom | | Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 4420 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 774 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 176 | Species | Taxom | | Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973 | Forest stream beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 185 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 1907 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 159 | Species | Taxom | | Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975 | Robust marsh loving beetle | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 262 | Species | Taxom | | Omethidae LeConte, 1861 | False fireflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 | Glow-worms | 322 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 233 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 | Cedar beetles | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Schizopodidae (LeConte, 1859) | False Jewel Beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 149 | Species | Taxom | | Telegeusidae (LeConte, 1861) | Glowworm beetles | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 59 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in America | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 3
184
2655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 4
30
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles | 2
8
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 8
185
1745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 12
727
8205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
28
149 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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