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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
8 Families width 43 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers19SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids5SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821)Marsh Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
28 Genera with 43 Species
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Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Aliteus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 0Jewel Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 04SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ctenelmis Delève, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 1799
0SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 09SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Nastella Kerremans, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Paraphrixia Saunders, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Strina Redtenbacher, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
43 Species
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fulgurans Schran, 1789
Belionota (Belionota) prasina (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Belionota sumptuosa Gory & Laporte, 1838
Buprestis biseta
Buprestis picta Waterhouse, 1882
Buprestis pustulata
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823)⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832
Cantharis fimbriata
Cantharis illucens
Cautires blaps
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ctenelmis incerta Grouvelle, 1890Honeycreeper
Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808
Elater (Elater) fulvus (Schwarz, 1919)⇒ Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater albipes
Elater analis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Athous subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Elater axillaris
Elater consimilis
Elater pedestris
Elater puber
Elater quadrinotatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Elater rubescens
Julodis albomaculata Boheman, 1860
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis morbillosa Olivier, 1790
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris nigripennis Boheman, 1851
Meliboeus nodosus Thunberg, 1827
Meliboeus trisulcus Thunberg, 1827
Nastella chalcodes Wiedemann, 1821
Neojulodis papillosa Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis setosa Thunberg, 1827
Neojulodis tomentosa Olivier, 1790
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Paraphrixia purpurea Olivier, 1790
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Strina aequalis Delève, 1964

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
13
19
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
12
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov