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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
71
1068
1357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
989
1254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
79
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buenos Aires
14 Families width 47 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers16SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle20SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buenos Aires
79 Genera with 47 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Anchytarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischiopsis Champion, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aploglossa Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Caccodes Sharp, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Corrinea Wooldridge, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1975
Glowing Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lomechon Wasmann, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlycus Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Monadicus Candèze, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ora Clark, 2014Flea Marsh Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenops Grouvelle, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodisersus Brown, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Psiloniscus Candeze, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptorthodius Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Triplonychoides Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
47 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Aeolus elegantulus Burmeister, 1875
Agrilaxia decipiens Burmeister, 1872Narrowback mud crab
Agrilus carystus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus palaestes (Obenberger, 1932)⇒ Paradomorphus palaestes Obenberger, 1932
Agriotes (Agriotes) intermedius Golbach, 1976
Agrypnus aristatus Champion, 1894
Agrypnus costaricensis
Agrypnus paleatus Champion, 1894
Anoplischiopsis lineatocollis Champion, 1895
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Aspisoma sticticum (Gemminger, 1870)⇒ Aspisoma sexpunctatum Motschulsky, 1854
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) fernandezi Cobos, 1970
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepis luczoti
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris holochalcea Burmeister, 1872Manning hingebeak
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus leucophaeatus Candeze, 1859
Corrinea vianai Pic, 1939
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Disersus longipennis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Disersus uncus Spangler & S..., 1982Piping Crow
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Hemirhipus intermedius (Golbach, 1976)⇒ Agriotes intermedius Golbach, 1976
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Idiopteron nigripenne Pic, 1934
Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis corinthia Fairmaire, 1864
Lampetis plagiata Gory, 1840
Lampetis tucumana Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Lissomus trapezoideus G. Horn, 1897
Macrelmis robusta Sharp, 1882
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Ora sigmoidea Libonatti, 2014
Paragrilus modicus Solier, 1833
Pseudodisersus goudotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Eastern cougar
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Semiotus badeni Steinheil, 1875
Taphrocerus rambouseki Obenberger, 1924

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
11
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
13
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
54
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov