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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region East India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2874
5955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2873
5954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2802
5844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
2231
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
948
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
817
2163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
57
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East India
11 Families width 93 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle65SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae (Eschscholtz, 1829)Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids9SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae (Latreille, 1817)Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Schizopodidae LeConte, 1859False Jewel Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East India
57 Genera with 93 Species
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Abelater Fleutiaux, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Agonischius Candeze, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Analestesa Leach, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Anelastes Kirby, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Athemus Lewis, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Brancuccia Schimmel & P..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Caccothryptus Sharp, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Campsosternus Latreille, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Csikia Szombathy, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplus Candeze, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Dascillus Latreille, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Dima Charpentier, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Gallerucocantharis Pic, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Habronychus Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Helcophorus Fairmaire, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Hemiops Laporte, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Kandyosilis Pic, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1833
Japanese fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Microeubria Lee & Yang, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 2007Brown Wireworms2SpeciesTaxom
Nepalinus Coiffait, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Pakabsidia Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Paracsikia Schimmel & P..., 19912SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pectocera Hope, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pelochares Mulsant & Rey, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Penia Laporte, 199112SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Plectrosternus Lacordaire, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Podosilis Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Preusselater Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Pygoluciola Wittmer, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Schizopus LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Senodonia Laporte, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Vuilletus Fleutiaux, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
93 Species
Abelater rubiginosus Candeze, 1878
Agonischius thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1889
Agrilus acutus Thunberg, 1787
Agrilus cardoni Théry, 1930
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrypnus bengalensis Punam, Saini..., 1997
Anthracalaus bengalensis Candeze, 1881
Aphanobius longithorax Wiedeman, 1823
Athemus (Athemus) bilamellatus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) magniceps Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) suzukii Wittmer, 1995
Augyles (Augyles) bellus Grouvelle, 1911
Brancuccia bengalensis Schimmel, 2006
Caccothryptus multiseriatus Champion, 1923
Campsosternus aeneus Candeze, 1874
Campsosternus auriventris Bouwer, 1992
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cervilis Candeze, 1860
Cryptalaus berus Candeze, 1864
Csikia manipurensis Schimmel & P..., 1992
Ctenoplus indicus Fuller & Platia, 2006
Dascillus bengalensis Pic, 1911
Dascillus calvescens Bourgeois, 1892
Dascillus nigripennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Dascillus rufovillosus Bourgeois, 1892
Dicronychus conductus Erichson, 1840
Dima convexiculata Schimmel & P..., 1991
Dima globicollis Schimmel, 2002
Dima pseudoleistoides Schimmel & P..., 1991
Elater (Elater) brancuccii Schimmel, 1997
Gallerucocantharis tincticornis Wittmer, 1997
Habronychus (Habronychus) semimetallicus (Wittmer, 1997)⇒ Pakabsidia semimetallicus Wittmer, 1997
Helcophorus ostindicus Kazantsev, 1997
Hemiops crassa Gyllenhal, 1817
Hemiops flava Laporte, 1836
Heterocerus magnus Mamitza, 1933
Heteroderes oblitus Candeze, 1859
Heteroderes prosternalis Candeze, 1878
Kandyosilis tigerhillensis Wittmer, 1995
Lampetis (Spinthoptera) fastuosa Fabricius, 1775Jewel beetle
Lanelater fuscipes Fabricius, 1775
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) darjeelensis Kazantsev, 1991
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) delicuus Kazantsev, 1991
Melanotus (Melanotus) andrewsi Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) fuscus Fabricius, 1801
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) deyrollei Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Microeubria wittmeri Lee & Yang, 1998
Mulsanteus hirtellus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus pedongensis Schimmel & T..., 2007
Nepalinus aethiops Bernhauer, 1920
Nepalinus anagastus Bordoni, 2002
Nepalinus indicus Bordoni, 2018
Nepalinus piceus Cameron, 1926
Pakabsidia semimetallicus Wittmer, 1997
Paracsikia brunnea Schimmel & P..., 1991
Paracsikia minima Schimmel & P..., 1991
Parallelostethus acutus Candeze, 1863
Pectocera cantori Hope, 1842
Pelochares gibbipennis Champion, 1923
Penia bengalensis Schimmel, 2006
Penia cruenta Schimmel, 2002
Penia girardi Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia horrida Schimmel & P..., 1992
Penia jansoni Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia kaszabi Dolin & Suzuki, 1987
Penia kucerai Schimmel, 2002
Penia longicollis Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia rustica Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia sachtlebeni Dolin & Suzuki, 1987
Penia scruposa Schimmel, 2006
Penia suzukii Schimmel & P..., 1991
Plateros (Plateros) demissus Kazantsev, 1991
Plateros (Plateros) dentifer Kazantsev, 1991
Plectrosternus rufus Lacordaire, 1857
Podosilis bicoloriceps Wittmer, 1997
Preusselater proximus Schimmel, 1999
Priopus miniaticollis Hope, 1831
Priopus miniatus Hope, 1831
Priopus vafer Erichson, 1841
Quasimus (Miquasus) besucheti Dolin, 2001
Quasimus (Miquasus) dubius Dolin, 2001
Quasimus (Quasimus) bengalicus Dolin, 2001
Schizopus laetus LeConte, 1858Kalia
Senodonia bengalensis Schimmel, 2006
Senodonia flagellaris Punam & Saini, 1996
Senodonia shingalilana Schimmel, 2006
Silesis convexicollis Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis convexus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis longicarinatus Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Themus (Tryblius) separandus Wittmer, 1975
Vuilletus altus Candeze, 1889
Xanthopenthes wittmeri Schimmel, 1999
Zorochros (Zorochros) indicus Motschulsky, 1858

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in East India
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
48
79
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov