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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Cameron County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2024
2997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
288
1984
2907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1697
2511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
582
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
504
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
45
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameron County (Texas)
11 Families width 62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers34SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
45 Genera with 62 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18016SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Agaeocera Saunders, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 193313SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1857Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Cenophengus LeConte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1858Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Lachnodactyla Champion, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 02SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1853Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Peditatus Pacheco, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1956Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Physemus LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 01SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Throscinus LeConte, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) gibbula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) neoneglecta Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) paradisjuncta Knull, 1940
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) scalaris Mannerheim, 1837
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Actenodes flexicaulis Schaeffer, 1904
Agaeocera scintillans Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilus (Agrilus) acaciae Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) addendus Crotch, 1873
Agrilus (Agrilus) cavatus Chevrolat, 1838
Agrilus (Agrilus) cupreonitens Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) gibbicollis Fall, 1901
Agrilus (Agrilus) lecontei Saunders, 1871
Agrilus (Agrilus) macer LeConte, 1858Flatheaded hackberry borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) neoprosopidis Knull, 1938
Agrilus (Agrilus) prosopidis Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) subtropicus Schaeffer, 1905
Agrilus (Agrilus) viridescens Knull, 1935
Agrilus dollii Schaeffer, 1904
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) detritus Blanchard, 1917
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) rugosiceps Schaeffer, 1916Sidebeak pencilflower
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
Cenophengus pallidens
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris analis LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Elater variatus
Eulimnichus analis LeConte, 1879
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Heterocerus stankerus Pacheco, 1963
Lachnodactyla texana (Schaeffer, 1906)⇒ Ptilodactyla texana Schaeffer, 1906
Lampetis (Spinthoptera) cupreopunctata Schaeffer, 1905
Megapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer, 1916
Melanophila notata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Microcylloepus pusillus LeConte, 1852
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Monocrepidius texanus
Mulsanteus texanus LeConte, 1853
Neoheterocerus glicki Pacheco, 1963
Neoheterocerus intermuralis Pacheco, 1963
Neoheterocerus pallidus Say, 1823
Paragrilus rugatulus Thomson, 1879Roundleaf stork's bill
Paratyndaris (Knulliella) chamaeleonis Skinner, 1903
Peditatus texanus (Pacheco, 1964)⇒ Heterocerus texanus Pacheco, 1964
Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852
Photinus (Photinus) texanus Green, 1956Texas Tinie Firefly
Physemus minutus LeConte, 1854
Physorhinus yuccae
Postelichus confluentus Hinton, 1935
Postelichus immsi Hinton, 1937
Ptilodactyla hyperglotta Johnson & Fr..., 1982
Pyrophorus texanus Hyslop, 1918
Spectralia prosternalis Schaeffer, 1904
Taphrocerus agriloides Crotch, 1873
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Throscinus schwarzi Schaeffer, 1904
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) ruficollis Schaeffer, 1904

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
20
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov