Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Argentina (Southern South America)
List of families for Argentina
21 Families width 676 Species and 15 Subspecies #BCDEHLPRST
| Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 | Cerophytid beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845 | Chelonarid beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 384 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975 | Robust marsh loving beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 | Glow-worms | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 | Cedar beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Argentina | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
50
118 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles | 2
2
1 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 8
49
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 8
157
472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Elateriformia at itis.gov
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