Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region East Australia (Australia)
List of families for East Australia
20 Families width 1793 Species and 26 Subspecies | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 954 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 | Cerophytid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845 | Chelonarid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 296 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 | Cedar beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 136 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in East Australia | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
84
954 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
8
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles | 2
2
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 8
31
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 7
123
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
21
136 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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