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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
2528
13357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
2200
11164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
65
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 Families width 224 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers29SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids6SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle68SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles48SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies6SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles23SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
12
29
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
6
22
82
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
29
111
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov