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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
468
1060
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
425
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
21
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
6 Families width 35 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle19SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers12SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
21 Genera with 35 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 02SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophoropsis Saunders, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Coryleus Fleutiaux, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Elastrus Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macraulacus Bonvouloir, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Phibisa Fleutiaux, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
35 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus quadristigmula Obenberger, 1936
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Anchastus (Anchastus) descruisseauxi
Anchastus (Anchastus) humbolti
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) liberatus Candeze, 1897
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) lutosus Candeze, 1897
Chalcophoropsis monochroma Gianasso, 1999
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Coryleus desruisseauxi Fleutiaux, 1942
Elastrus morio
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Lampetis comorica Mannerheim, 1837
Lampetis patruelis Fairmaire, 1869
Lanelater fuscipes Fabricius, 1775
Macraulacus subcucullatus Fairmaire, 1893
Megapenthes candezei
Megapenthes comoriensis
Melanoxanthus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1933
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Neoheterocerus gnatho LeConte, 1863
Phibisa lubugris Candeze, 1857
Phibisa lugubris Candeze, 1857
Phibisa pupieri Fleutiaux, 1903
Phibisa viossati Piguet, 2012
Polybothris aurocyanea Coquerel, 1848
Polybothris humblotii Fairmaire, 1893
Polybothris laeta Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris oberthurii Fairmaire, 1893
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
3
13
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov