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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Charleston County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
640
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
640
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
609
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
522
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
153
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
120
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Charleston County
6 Families width 11 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Charleston County
8 Genera with 11 Species
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Charleston County
11 Species
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852
Helichus fastigiatus Say, 1824
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Charleston County
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov