Elateriformia (Crowson 1960) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Infraorder

Ants	Arachnids
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Booklice	Bugs
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Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
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Myriapods	Net-winged
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Taxonomy of Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	592 62779 813516	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886 Polyphags	274 54416 687671	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Elateriformia Crowson, 1960	52 4609 79150	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Elateriformia Crowson, 1960

Superfamily	Buprestoidea Leach, 1815 Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles	3 1098 32683	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Byrrhoidea Latreille, 1804 Byrrhids, Pill Beetles	6 108 1231	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Dascilloidea Guérin-Méneville, 1843 Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles	2 52 257	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Dryopoidea Hunt & al., 2007	9 493 5907	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Elateroidea Leach, 1815 Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles	23 2729 37099	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Scirtoidea Fleming, 1821 Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles	9 129 1973	Families Genera Species

Distribution and Species lists of Elateriformia Crowson, 1960

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Afghanistan
10 Families  51 Genera  92 SpeciesAlbania
13 Families  68 Genera  157 SpeciesAlgeria
15 Families  84 Genera  238 SpeciesAndorra
6 Families  16 Genera  22 SpeciesAngola
8 Families  35 Genera  63 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
4 Families  18 Genera  145 SpeciesArgentina
21 Families  261 Genera  676 SpeciesArmenia
9 Families  34 Genera  81 SpeciesAustralia
21 Families  464 Genera  3909 SpeciesAustria
18 Families  180 Genera  644 SpeciesAzerbaijan
10 Families  76 Genera  195 SpeciesBahamas
10 Families  42 Genera  57 SpeciesBahrain
2 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesBangladesh
6 Families  12 Genera  21 SpeciesBarbados
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBelarus
11 Families  49 Genera  122 SpeciesBelgium
17 Families  146 Genera  407 SpeciesBelize
11 Families  104 Genera  189 SpeciesBenin
2 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesBhutan
8 Families  31 Genera  61 SpeciesBolivia
20 Families  140 Genera  262 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
11 Families  52 Genera  104 SpeciesBotswana
4 Families  24 Genera  44 SpeciesBrazil
23 Families  317 Genera  1555 SpeciesBrunei
4 Families  20 Genera  30 SpeciesBulgaria
12 Families  110 Genera  343 SpeciesBurkina Faso
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBurundi
5 Families  47 Genera  97 SpeciesCambodia
7 Families  53 Genera  112 SpeciesCameroon
11 Families  66 Genera  130 SpeciesCanada
20 Families  294 Genera  1567 SpeciesCape Verde
15 Families  38 Genera  34 SpeciesCentral African Republic
5 Families  57 Genera  122 SpeciesChad
6 Families  24 Genera  54 SpeciesChile
11 Families  136 Genera  303 SpeciesChina
27 Families  381 Genera  1682 SpeciesColombia
21 Families  296 Genera  832 SpeciesComoros
3 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesCosta Rica
24 Families  247 Genera  691 SpeciesCroatia
13 Families  59 Genera  141 SpeciesCuba
15 Families  124 Genera  196 SpeciesCyprus
7 Families  46 Genera  95 SpeciesCzech Republic
16 Families  173 Genera  571 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
12 Families  65 Genera  224 SpeciesDenmark
19 Families  133 Genera  324 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesDominica
4 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesDominican Republic
11 Families  60 Genera  121 SpeciesEast Timor
5 Families  19 Genera  41 SpeciesEcuador
21 Families  148 Genera  307 SpeciesEgypt
9 Families  38 Genera  77 SpeciesEl Salvador
10 Families  66 Genera  105 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
4 Families  18 Genera  25 SpeciesEritrea
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesEstonia
18 Families  130 Genera  341 SpeciesEthiopia
8 Families  44 Genera  89 SpeciesFiji
7 Families  27 Genera  62 SpeciesFinland
15 Families  150 Genera  455 SpeciesFrance
21 Families  297 Genera  1174 SpeciesGabon
9 Families  111 Genera  332 SpeciesGambia
4 Families  17 Genera  31 SpeciesGeorgia
18 Families  135 Genera  406 SpeciesGermany
20 Families  267 Genera  957 SpeciesGhana
7 Families  20 Genera  41 SpeciesGreece
16 Families  161 Genera  696 SpeciesGrenada
8 Families  18 Genera  22 SpeciesGuatemala
19 Families  147 Genera  421 SpeciesGuinea
10 Families  45 Genera  104 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
4 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesGuyana
11 Families  59 Genera  46 SpeciesHaiti
11 Families  42 Genera  68 SpeciesHonduras
15 Families  86 Genera  129 SpeciesHungary
15 Families  119 Genera  307 SpeciesIceland
13 Families  76 Genera  144 SpeciesIndia
24 Families  287 Genera  1182 SpeciesIndonesia
22 Families  324 Genera  1763 SpeciesIran
13 Families  91 Genera  216 SpeciesIraq
6 Families  21 Genera  41 SpeciesIreland
16 Families  73 Genera  158 SpeciesIsrael
11 Families  72 Genera  186 SpeciesItaly
19 Families  224 Genera  1179 SpeciesIvory Coast
13 Families  48 Genera  93 SpeciesJamaica
10 Families  37 Genera  72 SpeciesJapan
23 Families  356 Genera  1673 SpeciesJordan
5 Families  25 Genera  40 SpeciesKazakhstan
11 Families  109 Genera  299 SpeciesKenya
11 Families  75 Genera  214 SpeciesKiribati
3 Families  19 Genera  59 SpeciesKuwait
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
6 Families  34 Genera  51 SpeciesLaos
19 Families  187 Genera  535 SpeciesLatvia
17 Families  86 Genera  168 SpeciesLebanon
13 Families  67 Genera  122 SpeciesLesotho
5 Families  51 Genera  90 SpeciesLiberia
14 Families  110 Genera  122 SpeciesLibya
3 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesLiechtenstein
9 Families  52 Genera  85 SpeciesLithuania
17 Families  77 Genera  125 SpeciesLuxembourg
14 Families  105 Genera  284 SpeciesMadagascar
13 Families  138 Genera  581 SpeciesMalawi
4 Families  20 Genera  42 SpeciesMalaysia
18 Families  216 Genera  750 SpeciesMali
3 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesMalta
4 Families  29 Genera  73 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesMauritania
4 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesMauritius
8 Families  29 Genera  51 SpeciesMexico
24 Families  307 Genera  1753 SpeciesMicronesia
7 Families  76 Genera  220 SpeciesMoldova
8 Families  62 Genera  159 SpeciesMonaco
3 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesMongolia
14 Families  100 Genera  245 SpeciesMontenegro
11 Families  70 Genera  166 SpeciesMorocco
12 Families  95 Genera  294 SpeciesMozambique
8 Families  54 Genera  124 SpeciesMyanmar
19 Families  121 Genera  318 SpeciesNamibia
11 Families  59 Genera  162 SpeciesNauru
4 Families  40 Genera  80 SpeciesNepal
15 Families  119 Genera  428 SpeciesNetherlands
18 Families  212 Genera  538 SpeciesNew Zealand
15 Families  79 Genera  259 SpeciesNicaragua
20 Families  147 Genera  261 SpeciesNiger
4 Families  24 Genera  51 SpeciesNigeria
11 Families  22 Genera  40 SpeciesNiue
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesNorth Korea
6 Families  14 Genera  14 SpeciesNorway
16 Families  183 Genera  522 SpeciesOman
2 Families  17 Genera  32 SpeciesPakistan
7 Families  31 Genera  64 SpeciesPalau
5 Families  19 Genera  36 SpeciesPalestine
3 Families  14 Genera  20 SpeciesPanama
23 Families  228 Genera  629 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
12 Families  85 Genera  305 SpeciesParaguay
15 Families  83 Genera  149 SpeciesPeru
21 Families  207 Genera  404 SpeciesPhilippines
18 Families  204 Genera  809 SpeciesPoland
20 Families  172 Genera  462 SpeciesPortugal
11 Families  91 Genera  247 SpeciesQatar
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
6 Families  12 Genera  23 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
16 Families  256 Genera  837 SpeciesRomania
13 Families  110 Genera  272 SpeciesRussia
22 Families  283 Genera  714 SpeciesRwanda
5 Families  10 Genera  18 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesSaint Lucia
7 Families  65 Genera  170 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
7 Families  17 Genera  22 SpeciesSamoa
6 Families  46 Genera  84 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
4 Families  22 Genera  63 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
5 Families  20 Genera  51 SpeciesSenegal
3 Families  34 Genera  75 SpeciesSerbia
12 Families  76 Genera  177 SpeciesSeychelles
7 Families  71 Genera  175 SpeciesSierra Leone
9 Families  83 Genera  184 SpeciesSingapore
9 Families  39 Genera  88 SpeciesSlovakia
16 Families  174 Genera  638 SpeciesSlovenia
11 Families  52 Genera  116 SpeciesSolomon Islands
11 Families  69 Genera  104 SpeciesSomalia
3 Families  17 Genera  32 SpeciesSomaliland
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSouth Korea
9 Families  88 Genera  153 SpeciesSouth Sudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSpain
17 Families  199 Genera  701 SpeciesSri Lanka
15 Families  111 Genera  223 SpeciesSudan
9 Families  72 Genera  173 SpeciesSuriname
11 Families  43 Genera  48 SpeciesSweden
22 Families  283 Genera  764 SpeciesSwitzerland
17 Families  197 Genera  618 SpeciesSyria
12 Families  67 Genera  170 SpeciesTaiwan
20 Families  312 Genera  1399 SpeciesTajikistan
6 Families  30 Genera  80 SpeciesTanzania
16 Families  95 Genera  267 SpeciesThailand
16 Families  189 Genera  442 SpeciesTogo
3 Families  13 Genera  24 SpeciesTonga
3 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
15 Families  66 Genera  123 SpeciesTunisia
10 Families  55 Genera  125 SpeciesTurkey
15 Families  152 Genera  834 SpeciesTurkmenistan
9 Families  48 Genera  156 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesUganda
5 Families  21 Genera  53 SpeciesUkraine
14 Families  83 Genera  143 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
3 Families  11 Genera  18 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
21 Families  292 Genera  878 SpeciesUruguay
11 Families  36 Genera  47 SpeciesUSA
28 Families  576 Genera  3739 SpeciesUzbekistan
9 Families  49 Genera  138 SpeciesVanuatu
3 Families  11 Genera  20 SpeciesVenezuela
20 Families  148 Genera  331 SpeciesVietnam
19 Families  202 Genera  760 SpeciesYemen
6 Families  29 Genera  51 SpeciesZambia
7 Families  40 Genera  62 SpeciesZimbabwe
13 Families  76 Genera  229 Species

Distribution on islands

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Aldabra Group
2 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesAzores
5 Families  19 Genera  25 SpeciesCapricorn Group
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesFarquhar Group
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesHebrides
8 Families  19 Genera  22 SpeciesInner Hebrides
7 Families  15 Genera  16 SpeciesIslands of Chile
12 Families  55 Genera  54 SpeciesKai Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesKrakatoa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLangkawi
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesMacaronesia
16 Families  77 Genera  158 SpeciesNorthern Isles
6 Families  16 Genera  25 SpeciesNorthern Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesOrkney Islands
4 Families  14 Genera  20 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
4 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesRat Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesScalloway Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
5 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesSnares Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesUist
4 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesWest Aleutians
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
13 Families  49 Genera  96 SpeciesGreen River Formation
7 Families  22 Genera  25 SpeciesLondon Clay Formation
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
3 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesPosidonia Shale
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRott Formation
7 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesSunchal Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTiaojishan Formation
5 Families  11 Genera  22 SpeciesWellington Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesYixian Formation
7 Families  17 Genera  24 Species

Links, sources and further information

Elateriformia at itis.gov