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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
3085
6236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
3081
6231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3012
6063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
2496
4991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
726
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
629
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
83
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
14 Families width 209 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers28SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids19SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle107SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies9SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Connecticut
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
9
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
17
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
54
145
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov