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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
24
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
4 Families width 44 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers34SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
24 Genera with 44 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 17788SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Agelia Laporte & Gory, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 17915SpeciesTaxom
Amblysterna Saunders, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Anadora Kerremans, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Drymelater Calder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lychnobius Geisthardt, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Olophoeus Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxynopterus Hope, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Phlocteis Kerremans, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoperotis Obenberger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1926metallic wood-boring beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 19023SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
44 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) deviata Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornata Fabricius, 1775
Acmaeodera albovillosa Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera aurolimbata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera elevata Klug, 1829
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera posticalis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Agelia petelii Gory, 1840
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus cupriventris Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus micro Curletti, 2000
Agrilus sexguttatus Brahm, 1791
Amblysterna natalensis Fahraeus, 1851
Anadora cupriventris Obenberger, 1922
Anchastus (Anchastus) rufivellus Candeze, 1859
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia splendida Chevrolat, 1838
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Denticollis varians Germar, 1846
Drymelater aulacoderus Elston, 1929
Julodis caffer Laporte, 1835
Julodis humeralis Gory, 1840
Lanelater australis Candeze, 1874
Lychnobius africanus Geisthardt, 1983Giant Wood Rail
Oxynopterus (Oxynopterus) niger Candeze, 1897
Phlocteis cyaniventris Kerremans, 1898
Pseudoperotis subrugosus Boheman, 1860
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera cupreosplendens Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera delegorguei Thomson, 1878
Sphenoptera honesta Kerremans, 1914
Sphenoptera meridionalis Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera odontopyge Obenberger, 1926
Steraspis ambigua Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis jackal Thomson, 1879
Steraspis maunensis Obenberger, 1935
Steraspis ovalis Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis reptilis Thomson, 1897
Steraspis rotundata Kerremans, 1914
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767Giant Acacia Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) scutellaris Schwarz, 1902

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Botswana
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
12
34
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
3
12
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov