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Checklist of Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
for Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
618
5675
13869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
617
5672
13866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
591
5600
13767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
399
4632
12041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
1604
3973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
1434
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
158
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chile
11 Families width 328 Species and 6 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers80SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids12SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle159SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies15SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms16SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle5SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Chile
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
31
80
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
101
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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