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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		469
5254
11068		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		468
5253
11067		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		447
5167
10846		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		288
4147
8799		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		85
1423
3592		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		77
1260
3138		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
120
333		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Mexico
15 Families width 333 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers177SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924Callirhipid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids19SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies44SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms11SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Central Mexico
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles		1
31
177		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles		1
1
0		Family
Genus
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
7
27
42		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles		5
60
114		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov