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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
64
646
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
591
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
60
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
11 Families width 121 Species and 2 Subspecies
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle22SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers16SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies29SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883Texas beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids37SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
60 Genera with 121 Species
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Acladocera Wittmer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1790Eyed Click Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectra LeConte, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1940Jewel Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Caccodes Sharp, 19807SpeciesTaxom
Callopisma Thomson, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cessator Kazantsev, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Electropteron Kazantsev, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Erythrolynchia Motschulsky, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Heterophotinus Olivier, 17906SpeciesTaxom
Hispaniolara Brown, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ignelater Costa, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodontus Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Leptolycus Leng & Mutchler, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Lissantauga Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Lychnacris Motschoulsky, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Micrasta Kerremans, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Microdiphot Barber, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1823Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Presbyolampis Buck, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Psephenops Grouvelle, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 20067SpeciesTaxom
Rufolychnia Kazantsev, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sambomorpha Obenberger, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Silidiscodon Leng & Mutchler, 02SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 199111SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Throscinus LeConte, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tylocerus Dalman, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 201614SpeciesTaxom
Xenelmoides Hinton, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
121 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acladocera hispaniolae Wittmer, 1981
Adelocera subcostatus Candeze, 1891
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Alaus latipennis Casari, 2003
Alaus nobilis Sallé, 1855
Alaus patricius Candeze, 1857
Alaus tricolor Olivier, 1790
Anchastus (Anchastus) rufescens Candeze, 1859
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Brachypsectra moronei Branham, 2006
Brachypsectra vivafosile Woodruff, 2004
Buprestis (Buprestis) lineata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Buprestis hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Caccodes bimaculatus Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes dominicanus Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes malthiniformis Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes rugiceps Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes singularis Wittmer, 1991
Caccodes testaceomimus Wittmer, 1980
Caccodes testaceus Wittmer, 1980
Callopisma rufoviolacea Kazantsev, 2006
Cessator brodzinskyi Ferreira & Ivie, 2017
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Cheguevaria angusta Kazantsev, 2006
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris megacephala Gory & Laporte, 1837Sweet river prawn
Conoderus bifoveatus Palisot de B..., 1807Click beetle
Cylloepus haitianus Darlington, 1936
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dipropus antennatus Candeze, 1859
Electropteron avus S. V. Kazantsev, 2012
Erythrolychnia bipartita E. Olivier, 1912Common Peafowl
Erythrolychnia medranoi Kazantsev & ..., 2009Green Peafowl
Erythrolychnia nigriventris (Kazantsev, 2006)⇒ Erythrolynchia nigriventris Kazantsev, 2006
Erythrolynchia nigriventris Kazantsev, 2006
Erythrolynchia unicolor Kazantsev, 2006
Esthesopus angusticollis Candeze, 1860
Eulimnichus plebius Sharp, 1902
Heterophotinus constanzae (Kazantsev, 2006)⇒ Robopus constanzae Kazantsev, 2006
Heterophotinus dubiosus Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Heterophotinus glaucus G. Olivier, 1790
Heterophotinus nubilus Kazantsev & ..., 2009Green Peafowl
Heterophotinus viridicolor (Kazantsev, 2006)⇒ Robopus viridicolor Kazantsev, 2006
Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790
Hispaniolara farri Brown, 1981
Ignelater dominicanensis Garcia & Pina, 2002
Ignelater glaesum Costa, 1980
Ignelater havaniensis Laporte, 1840
Ignelater luminosus (Illiger, 1807)⇒ Pyrophorus luminosus Illiger, 1807
Ignelater phosphoreus Linnaeus, 1758
Ischiodontus antennatus (Candeze, 1859)⇒ Dipropus antennatus Candeze, 1859
Lacon subcostatus (Candeze, 1857)⇒ Adelocera subcostatus Candeze, 1891
Lampetis aurata Saunders, 1871
Leiopleura gibbipennis Fisher, 1940
Leiopleura iviei Hespenheide ..., 2004
Leptolycus (Baholycus) barahonensis Bocák, 2001
Leptolycus (Baholycus) flavoapicalis Bocák, 2001
Leptolycus (Baholycus) masneri Bocák, 2001
Leptolycus (Leptolycus) nigrostriatus Bocák, 2001
Limnichoderus insularis Wooldridge, 1981
Lissantauga epicrana G. Poinar, 2013
Lychnacris cienagaensis Kazantsev & ..., 2009Green Peafowl
Lychnacris konstantinovi Kazantsev, 2006
Lychnacris neslihanae Kazantsev, 2006
Lychnacris pedernalis Kazantsev, 2006
Micrasta hispaniolae Fisher, 1940
Micrasta monticola Fisher, 1940
Microdiphot baorucoensis Kazantsev, 2006
Neoelmis minima Darlington, 1927Choco Tinamou
Paratyndaris antillarum Fisher, 1940
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Photinus discoideus Sahlberg, 1823
Polemius hispaniolae
Polycesta porcata Fabricius, 1775
Presbyolampis vegaensis Kazantsev, 2006
Psephenops haitianus Darlington, 1936
Pyrophorus luminosus Illiger, 1807Cucubano
Pyrophorus mellifluus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Robopus alius Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus branhami Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus constanzae Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus limpioensis Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus merielae Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus nigricollis Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus viridicolor Kazantsev, 2006
Rufolychnia borencona Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Sambomorpha clarki Hespenheide, 1990
Silidiscodon lavagaensis Wittmer, 1998
Silidiscodon rufiventris
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) flexilobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Hapalocrosilis) parallelilobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) acutispina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) argenteosetosa Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) debililimbata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) flavofemorata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) flavolobata Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) gracilispina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) nigrina Wittmer, 1991
Silis (Silis) superba Wittmer, 1998
Silis (Silis) triangulifera Wittmer, 1991
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Sphenoptera gemmata gemmata Olivier, 1790
Throscinus aethiops Darlington, 1936
Tylocerus klapperichi Wittmer, 1975
Tylocerus purpureus Wittmer, 1975
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) hispaniolensis Wittmer, 1991
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) iviei Wittmer, 1991
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) neodarlingtoni Wittmer, 1991
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) armatus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) baniensis Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) barahonaensis Wittmer, 1998
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) brunneus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) filamentarius Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) larimarensis Wittmer, 1998
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) mutabilis Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) republicanus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) spinosus Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) trifilum Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
12
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
10
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
38
98
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov