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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
675
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
582
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
59
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairns
13 Families width 109 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers55SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies5SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924Callirhipid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairns
59 Genera with 109 Species
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Aaaba Bellamy, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Agalba Broun, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Arrhipis Bonvouloir, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ascesis Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Atyphella A. S. Olliff, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Austrocalais Neboiss, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Burnsiellus Levey & Bellamy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhinus Motschulsky, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipis Latreille, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Calodema Gory & Laporte, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 191415SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophorotaenia Obenberger, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1921Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cussolenis Fleutiaux, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphogastra Deyrolle, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dinocephalia Obenberger, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 20018SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dumbrellia Lea, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Elatichrosis Hyslop, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Fornax Laporte, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Habroloma Thomson, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapatesus Candeze, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Heteromastix Boheman, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Hypocisseis Thomson, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1880Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymorpha Parry, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Microdesmes Candeze, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Nascio Laporte & Gory, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Neboisselater Calder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Neospades Blackburn, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Ophidius Candeze, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Ovolara Brown, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnichus Delève, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1940Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Porrostoma Guérin-Ménev..., 190911SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicera Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptelytra Saunders, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 2004Water beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Sclerocyphon Blackburn, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Simsonia Carter & Zeck, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Synechocera Deyrolle, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Trichalus Waterhouse, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Xylobanus Waterhouse, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
109 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aaaba nodosus (Deyrolle, 1865)⇒ Aaaaba nodosus Deyrolle, 1864
Agrilus deyrollei zubaczi Obenberger, 1959
Agrilus (Agrilus) terraereginae Blackburn, 1892
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrypnus adustus Elston, 1924
Agrypnus submarmoratus Elston, 1924
Aphanisticus endeloides Carter, 1924
Arrhipis armipennis Lea, 1919
Atyphella inconspicua Lea, 1921Virginia Rail
Atyphella monteithi Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella olivieri Lea, 1915
Burnsiellus albosparsa Carter Carter, 0
Byrrhinus noctivagus Lea, 1920
Callirhipis leai Pic, 1925
Calodema plebeia Jordan, 1895
Castiarina acuminata Kerremans, 1898
Castiarina acuticeps Saunders, 1869
Castiarina binotata Saunders, 1871
Castiarina cydista Rainbow, 1904
Castiarina erubescens Blackburn, 1901
Castiarina impressicollis MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina liliputana Thomson, 1857
Castiarina minuta Blackburn, 1892
Castiarina octosignata Carter, 1919
Castiarina prolata Barker, 1995Possjet lebbeid
Castiarina puella Saunders, 1869
Castiarina rollei Kerremans, 1908
Castiarina strigata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina tenebrosa Barker, 1993Soldier brush shrimp
Castiarina venusta Carter, 1914
Chalcophorotaenia australasiae Saunders, 1872
Chalcophorotaenia cuprascens Waterhouse, 1875
Chauliognathus flavoinclusus Lea, 1921
Chrysobothris viridis MacLeay, 1872
Cyphogastra farinosa venerea Thompson, 1887
Dinocephalia thoracica Kerremans, 1900
Diphucrania albertisii Gestro, 1877Broadhand coral hermit
Diphucrania albosparsa Gory & Laporte, 1839
Diphucrania fulgidicollis MacLeay, 1888
Diphucrania gouldii Hope, 1846
Diphucrania impressicollis MacLeay, 1872
Diphucrania pulchella Carter, 1923
Diphucrania regalis Thomson, 1879
Diphucrania stellata Barker, 2001Spider cave crayfish
Drapetes (Drapetes) jansoni Bonvouloir, 1859
Dumbrellia melancholica Lea, 1921
Elatichrosis gananga Neboiss, 1960
Fornax carinatifrons Lea, 1916
Fornax parvoniger Lea, 1916
Fornax subopacus Lea, 1916
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) argentatus Neboiss, 1957
Hapatesus (Minutesus) bubanus Neboiss, 1957
Hapatesus (Minutesus) gundus Neboiss, 1957
Hapatesus (Minutesus) pallidus Neboiss, 1957
Heterocerus fusculus Kiesenwetter, 1843
Heterocerus simillimus Charpentier, 1968
Heteroderes flavicans Candeze, 1878
Heteromastix compar Lea, 1921
Heteromastix crassicornis Lea, 1895
Heteromastix megalops Lea, 1921
Heteromastix nigriceps Lea, 1909
Heteromastix terminalis Lea, 1929
Hypocisseis latipennis MacLeay, 1872
Limnichus australis Erichson, 1842
Medeopteryx platygaster Lea, 1909
Melanotus (Melanotus) hapatesus Candeze, 1880
Melobasis (Diceropygus) macleayi (Kerremans, 1892)⇒ Melobasis macleayana Obenberger, 1930
Melobasis (Melobasis) cyaneipennis Boheman, 1858Banded coral shrimp
Melobasis chrysomelina Théry, 1911
Melobasis smaragdifrons Obenberger, 1922
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Metaxymorpha gloriosa Blackburn, 1894
Microdesmes angulatus Carter, 1939
Nascio simillima van de Poll, 1886Eastern school shrimp
Neboisselater nitidicollis Elston, 1929
Neospades cruciata Fabricius, 1775
Neospades cruciatus Fabricius, 1775
Neospades lateralis Blackburn, 1888
Neospades simplex Blackburn, 1888
Neospades viridis Kerremans, 1898
Ophidius vericulatus Neboiss, 1975
Ovolara leai Carter, 1926
Paralimnichus castaneus Lea, 1920
Photinus calisius Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) filirostris Lea, 1929
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) fuligineus Lea, 1921
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) funestus Lea, 1921
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) laterarius Lea, 1921
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) opacus Lea, 1909
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) parvoniger Lea, 1921
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) pertenuis Lea, 1929
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) ruficollis Lea, 1921
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) rufirostris Lea, 1909
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) sculpticollis Lea, 1921
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) tibialis Lea, 1909
Scaptelytra bellicosa Blackburn, 1903Socorro isopod
Scirtes albamaculatus Watts, 2004
Scirtes peniculus Watts, 2004
Sclerocyphon minimus Davis, 1986
Simsonia brooksi Carter & Zeck, 1938
Synechocera cyaneipennis Carter, 1924
Temognatha excisicollis MacLeay, 1863
Temognatha macfarlani Waterhouse, 1881
Temognatha regia Blackburn, 1892
Temognatha similis Saunders, 1868
Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937
Trichalus infaustus Lea, 1921
Trichalus quadricavus Lea, 1921
Xylobanus basiflavus Lea, 1909

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Cairns
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
22
55
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
27
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov