Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
List of families for Central Alberta
14 Families width 173 Species and 3 Subspecies | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Central Alberta
74 Genera with 173 Species #ABCDEHILMNOPRSTZ
| Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1801 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilus Curtis, 1963 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1825 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atalantycha Kazantsev, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachys Dejean, 1801 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestis Linnaeus, 1860 | Jewel Beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhus Linnaeus, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1798 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcophora Dejean, 1770 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829 | Soldier Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1837 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cleptelmis Sanderson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Contacyphon des Gozis, 1787 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphon Paykull, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicerca Eschscholtz, 1837 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1837 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784 | Roaches and Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eanus LeConte, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnichus Casey, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helichus Erichson, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterlimnius Hinton, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idolus Desbrochers, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanternarius Pacheco, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichoderus Casey, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1833 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1951 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Melanophila Eschscholtz, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1800 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microcylloepus Hinton, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Narpus Casey, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1859 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidolimonius Johnson, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Obenbergerula Strand, 1932 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Optioservus Sanderson, 1930 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pactopus LeConte, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenops Eschscholtz, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phausis Motschulsky/..., 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pityobius LeConte, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateros Bourgeois, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosternon Latreille, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenus Haldeman, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1957 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1846 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sericus Eschscholtz, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silis Charpentier, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Simplocaria Stephens, 1830 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952 | metallic wood-boring beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenelmis Dufour, 1938 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sylvanelater Johnson, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zaitzevia Champion, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Alberta
173 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) idahoensis Barr, 1969 | | | Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860 | Motillo | | Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801 | Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle | | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841 | Bronze birch borer | | Agrilus (Agrilus) cephalicus LeConte, 1860 | Dogwood Agrilus | | Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832 | Rose stem girdler | | Agrilus (Agrilus) malvastri Fisher, 1928 | | | Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825) | ⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832 | | Agrilus (Agrilus) walsinghami Crotch, 1873 | | | Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935 | | | Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933 | | | Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924 | | | Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933 | | | Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853 | Little brown click beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) moerens LeConte, 1861 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825 | Red-headed Click Beetle | | Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) caseyi Obenberger, 1914 | | | Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) expansa (LeConte, 1857) | ⇒ Anthaxia inornata Randall, 1838 | | Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838 | | | Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle | | Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974 | | | Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838 | | | Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965 | | | Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801 | | | Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909 | Pink-faced jewel beetle | | Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825 | Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle | | Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837 | | | Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Buprestis (Cypriacis) sulcicollis LeConte, 1860 | | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771) | ⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771 | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834 | | | Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857 | Sculptured pine borer | | Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770 | Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer | | Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860 | Motillo | | Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857 | | | Chrysobothris breviloba Fall, 1910 | Dry calcareous bryum moss | | Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824 | | | Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790 | Flat-headed apple tree borer | | Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974 | | | Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886 | Pacific flat-headed borer | | Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910 | Dry calcareous bryum moss | | Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837 | | | Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839 | Rattlebox | | Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837 | Brackish grass shrimp | | Cleptelmis addenda Fall, 1907 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Contacyphon obscurus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787 | | | Ctenicera aeripennis Kirby, 1837 | Prairie grain wireworm | | Ctenicera angusticollis Mannerheim, 1843 | | | Cyphon obscurellus Klausnitzer, 1976 | Ashen milkvetch | | Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius fuscipes Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934 | | | Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853 | | | Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793 | | Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837 | Flat-Headed Poplar Borer | | Dicerca (Neoargante) tenebrosa Kirby, 1837 | Dark Jewel Beetle | | Dichelotarsus excursus | | | Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881 | | | Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dichelotarsus lygarius Fender, 1962 | | | Dichelotarsus obscurevittatus Fall, 1927 | | | Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830 | | | Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850 | | | Dichelotarsus puncticollis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973 | Snailseed | | Dubiraphia vittata Melsheimer, 1844 | | | Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853 | | | Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Eulimnichus analis LeConte, 1879 | | | Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852 | | | Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824 | | | Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852 | | | Heterlimnius corpulentus LeConte, 1874 | | | Heterlimnius koebelei Martin, 1927 | | | Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Hypnoidus leei Stibick, 1968 | | | Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884 | | | Lanternarius brunneus (Melsheimer, 1844) | ⇒ Heterocerus brunneus Melsheimer, 1844 | | Lanternarius sinuosus (Pacheco, 1964) | ⇒ Heterocerus sinuosus Pacheco, 1964 | | Limnichoderus lutrochinus LeConte, 1879 | | | Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853 | | | Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843 | Sugarbeet wireworm | | Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833 | | | Liotrichus (Liotrichus) spinosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853 | | | Liotrichus vulneratus LeConte, 1863 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835 | | | Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851 | | | Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866 | | | Malthodes intricatus Fender, 1951 | | | Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851 | | | Malthodes similis Fender, 1951 | | | Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774 | Black fire beetle | | Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800 | | | Microcylloepus pusillus LeConte, 1852 | | | Microcylloepus pusillus perdita | | | Narpus concolor LeConte, 1881 | | | Neoheterocerus gnatho LeConte, 1863 | | | Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829 | Green Click Beetle | | Optioservus (Optioservus) divergens LeConte, 1874 | | | Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850 | Fastidious Riffle Beetle | | Optioservus (Optioservus) quadrimaculatus Horn, 1870 | | | Optioservus (Optioservus) seriatus LeConte, 1874 | | | Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930 | | | Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825 | Brown Leatherwing Beetle | | Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868 | Orinoco jute | | Phaenops californica Van Dyke, 1918 | California flat-headed borer | | Phaenops gentilis LeConte, 1863 | Flatheaded pine borer | | Phausis rhombica Fender, 1961 | | | Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853 | Bipectinate Click Beetle | | Plateros lictor Newman, 1838 | | | Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798 | | | Podabrus modestus Say, 1823 | | | Podabrus planulus Green, 1947 | | | Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823 | Eastern Poplar Buprestid | | Prosternon medianum Germar, 1843 | | | Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844 | Echo Cave Beetle | | Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834 | | | Pseudanostirus hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932 | | | Pseudanostirus nebraskensis Bland, 1863 | | | Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864 | | | Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863 | | | Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853 | Propelling Click Beetle | | Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936 | | | Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838 | Three-spotted Click Beetle | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957 | Long-range Firefly | | Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823 | Black-bordered Elf | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) hirticula Green, 1941 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853 | Noble Click Beetle | | Selatosomus (Selatosomus) appropinquans Randall, 1838 | | | Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759 | | | Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853 | | | Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850 | | | Sphenoptera oeneis Obenberger, 1952 | | | Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852 | | | Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824 | | | Stenelmis grossa Sanderson, 1938 | Puff | | Stenelmis mera Sanderson, 1938 | Puff | | Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938 | Puff | | Sylvanelater mendax LeConte, 1853 | | | Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) parvula G. Horn, 1870 | Tinamous |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Central Alberta | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
13
45 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
2
2 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 5
15
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 6
42
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
2
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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