Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)
List of families for Cameroon
11 Families width 130 Species and 1 Subspecies | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae (Leach, 1815) | Click Beetle | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 | Cedar beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821) | Marsh Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cameroon
66 Genera with 130 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
| Afrobrianax Lee, Philips..., 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agonischius Candeze, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilus Curtis, 2017 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1903 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1893 | Eyed Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisomerus Schwarz, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanisticus Latrielle, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhaphes Candeze, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belionota Eschscholtz, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calopsephus Basilewsky, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Chrysaspina Saunders, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysaspis Saunders, 1869 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Claudelater Cobos, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclolimnichus Delève, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dexoris Waterhouse, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetes Dejean, 1972 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmosomus Schwarz, 1902 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | Eubrianax Kiesenwetter, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphonyx Candeze, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicleus Candeze, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischiodontus Candeze, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampetis Dejean, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 1827 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Leptelmis Sharp, 1888 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Maublancia Bellamy, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megactenodes Kerreman, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1817 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melanoxus Fleutiaux, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Microdinodes Grouvelle, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mimolibnetis Pic, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocalais Girard, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neotetralobus Girard, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Nickerleola Obenberger, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oedisterna Lacordaire, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omotonus Delève, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantolamprus Candeze, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paractenodes Théry, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parataenia Kerremans, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piezophyllus Hope, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planeteros Gorham, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Potamocares Grouvelle, 1920 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Potamodytes Grouvelle, 1937 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Potamogethes Delève, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Propsephus Hyslop, 1903 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthaptus Gorham, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudactenodes Kerremans, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalaus Laurent, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudancyronyx Bertrand & S..., 1937 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomacronychus Grouvelle, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactyla Illiger, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinopsephus Schwarz, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sandalus Knoch, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selasia Mulsant, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenoptera Dejean, 1916 | metallic wood-boring beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilus Candeze, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenactyla Fairmaire, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 1881 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tristria Stål, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cameroon
130 Species and 1 Subspecies | Afrobrianax atripennis Pic, 1931 | | | Agonischius pantolamprus Candeze, 1863 | | | Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935 | | | Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939 | | | Agrilus ciradi Curletti, 2002 | | | Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924 | | | Agrilus ostrinus Kerremans, 1892 | | | Agrilus overlaeti Burgeon, 1941 | | | Agrilus scottoi Curletti & D..., 2017 | | | Agrypnus brevipennis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Agrypnus lolodorfensis Hayek, 1973 | | | Agrypnus minutus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Agrypnus ngokoensis Hayek, 1973 | | | Agrypnus pauliani Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Agrypnus subtuberculatus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Agrypnus triangularis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Alaus gibberosus Schwarz, 1893 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) insignis Laurent & Ta..., 1961 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) villiersi Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Anisomerus mirei Girard, 1986 | | | Anisomerus prosternalis Schwarz, 1906 | | | Anthaxia rothkirchi Obenberger, 1922 | | | Aphanisticus rhynchophorus Obenberger, 1928 | | | Arhaphes camerounensis Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Arhaphes quadriguttatus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) congolanus Cobos, 1960 | | | Belionota championi Murray, 1862 | | | Belionota fallaciosa Deyrolle, 1864 | | | Calopsephus apicalis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) camerounensis Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) quadrinotatus Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rubriventris Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Chrysaspis aurovittata Saunders, 1867 | | | Chrysaspis ignipennis Harold, 1879 | | | Chrysaspis luluensis Burgeon, 1941 | | | Chrysaspis propinqua Saunders, 1874 | | | Chrysaspis viridipennis Saunders, 1869 | | | Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872 | | | Claudelater flavifrons Schwarz, 1903 | | | Craspedostethus minutissimus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Craspedostethus semirufus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Cyclolimnichus dentoni Hernando & R..., 2000 | | | Cyclolimnichus ovalis Hernando & R..., 2000 | | | Dexoris (Dexoris) grandis Bocak & Boca..., 1988 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) africanus Cobos, 1960 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) bicoloratus Cobos, 1972 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) ferrugineus Cobos, 1972 | | | Elasmosomus brunneiventris Schwarz, 1902 | | | Elasmosomus edmundi Quelle, 1955 | | | Elasmosomus fasciculatus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Elasmosomus humeralis Schwarz, 1902 | | | Elasmosomus linearis Schwarz, 1902 | | | Elasmosomus parallelus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Elasmosomus pulcher Schwarz, 1905 | | | Elasmosomus raffrayi Candeze, 1878 | | | Elasmosomus sobrinus Candeze, 1895 | | | Elasmosomus undulatus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Glyphonyx africanus Schwarz, 1896 | | | Hemicleus dorsalis Schwarz, 1898 | | | Hemicleus fasciculatus Schwarz, 1905 | | | Ischiodontus melanoxanthoides Fleutiaux, 1906 | | | Lacon cantaloubei Girard, 1969 | | | Lampetis gorilla Thomson, 1858 | | | Lanelater babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Lanelater badeni Candeze, 1889 | | | Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827 | | | Maublancia maublanci Lepesme & Br..., 1956 | | | Megactenodes chrysifrons Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Megactenodes ebenina Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Megactenodes unicolor Gory & Laporte, 1837 | | | Megactenodes westermanni Gory & Laporte, 1838 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Mimolibnetis obscurus Pic, 1936 | | | Neocalais bimaculatus Fleutiaux, 1940 | | | Neocalais curtipennis Schwarz, 1906 | | | Neocalais macer Candeze, 1878 | | | Neotetralobus africanus Girard, 1988 | | | Oedisterna bisulcata Laporte & Gory, 1836 | | | Omotonus browni Wiezlak, 1987 | | | Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) antennalis Fleutiaux, 1935 | | | Paractenodes rudis Kerremans, 1893 | | | Parataenia chrysochlora Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Parataenia orbicularis Kerremans, 1892 | | | Piezophyllus (Hopelater) benitensis Fleutiaux, 1902 | | | Planeteros zerchei Kazantsev, 2000 | | | Potamodytes alluaudi Grouvelle, 1920 | Gulf Coast lupine | | Potamodytes descarpentriesi Delève, 1967 | | | Potamodytes spinosus Grouvelle, 1913 | | | Potamodytes tarnawskii Wiezlak, 1987 | | | Potamodytes tuberosus Hinton, 1937 | Red pricklypoppy | | Potamogethes danielssoni Wiezlak, 1987 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) cantaloubei Girard, 1974 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) confluens Candeze, 1893 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) cribratus | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) diplotrichus | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) distinctus Girard, 1974 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) doualaensis Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) elimatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) fulvipes Quedenfeldet, 1886 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) fusconiger Schwarz, 1909 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) gracilentus Girard, 1974 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) lepesmei Fleutiaux, 1941 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) moestus Candeze, 1859 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) ovatus | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) senilis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Prosthaptus barombianus Wittmer, 1963 | | | Pseudalaus dohrni Candeze, 1882 | | | Pseudancyronyx robusta Delève, 1937 | | | Pseudancyronyx robustus Delève, 1937 | | | Pseudomacronychus castaneus Grouvelle, 1906 | Amargosa vole | | Pseudomacronychus scutellatus Delève, 1965 | Point Arena Mountain Beaver | | Ptilodactyla africana Pic, 1942 | | | Ptilodactyla jokoensis Pic, 1931 | | | Rhinopsephus balachowksyi Girard, 1985 | | | Sandalus camerunus Dahl, 1957 | | | Selasia maculata Wittmer, 1989 | | | Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952 | | | Sphenoptera heynei Obenberger, 1916 | | | Spilus africanus | | | Stenactyla jokoensis (Pic, 1931) | ⇒ Ptilodactyla jokoensis Pic, 1931 | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) auratilis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) gigas Fabricius, 1801 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) macari Candeze, 1889 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) parallelus Schwarz, 1901 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) subsulcatus Guérin, 1847 | | | Tetralobus dohrni (Candeze, 1881) | ⇒ Pseudalaus dohrni Candeze, 1882 | | Tristria discoidalis Bolivar, 1890 | | | Tristria marginicosta Karsch, 1896 | |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Cameroon | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
17
31 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 4
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 4
34
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
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