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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
1118
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
953
1590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
52
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
12 Families width 92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers77SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
52 Genera with 92 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 177812SpeciesTaxom
Aemidius Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Afronycha Wittmer, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilomorpha Théry, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 179111SpeciesTaxom
Ahaggaria Bollow, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Alissoderus Deyrolle, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Anilara Saunders, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 190912SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Chalcoplia Saunders, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eubrianax Kiesenwetter, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Julodella Semenov, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Microdinodes Grouvelle, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Monosacra Thomson, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Neopolycesta Kerremans, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Peloriolus Delève, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Phlocteis Kerremans, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoperotis Obenberger, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophlocteis Bellamy, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicera Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1913metallic wood-boring beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Stadenus Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Strina Redtenbacher, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) degener Scopoli, 1763
Acmaeodera bistriguttata Gory, 1840
Acmaeodera congener Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera excellens Klug, 1855
Acmaeodera gracilis Wiedemann, 1821
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera kochi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera puberula Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera signata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera trifasciata Thunberg, 1789
Acmaeodera viridaenea DeGeer, 1778
Agrilus braunsi Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus chalcoventris Gory, 1841
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus cuspidatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus decoratus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus imbricatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus krantzi Kerremans, 1911
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus sellatus Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus sexguttatus Brahm, 1791
Ahaggaria australis Grouvell, 1899
Alissoderus albiventris Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia boera Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Anthaxia sculptipennis Obenberger, 1924
Anthaxia sexualis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia sulcicollis Obenberger, 1928
Anthaxia thunbergi Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia truncata Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia vittipennis Kerremans, 1909Olive snapping shrimp
Castiarina rediviva Barker, 1990
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
Chalcoplia auripilis Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris algoensis Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris braunsi Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris coelicolor Obenberger, 1922
Chrysobothris polyspilota Burmeister, 1872
Chrysodema (Pseudochrysodema) badenii Saunders, 1874
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Heterocerus meridionalis Péringuey, 1892
Heterocerus peringueyi Grouvelle, 1919
Heteroderes macroderes Candeze, 1859
Julodella cicatricosa Germar, 1824
Julodis brevicollis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Julodis cirrosa Schönherr, 1817Brush Jewel Beetle
Julodis hirsuta Herbst, 1786
Julodis viridipes Laporte, 1835
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis bioculata Olivier, 1790
Lampetis foveicollis Gory, 1840
Lampetis gregaria Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis oculicollis Laporte & Gory, 1836
Lampetis tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Lampyris conspicua Gyllenhal, 1817
Lampyris dyluatia Laporte, 1840
Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851
Lampyris nigripennis Boheman, 1851
Limnichus micraspis Champion, 1923
Meliboeus gilli Obenberger, 1931
Meliboeus notatus Thunberg, 1789
Meliboeus setulosus Boheman, 1860
Microdinodes quadrifasciatus Grouvelle, 1906Amargosa vole
Monosacra oculata Thumberg, 1789
Neojulodis picta Thunberg, 1827
Neopolycesta caffra Thunberg, 1787
Oedisterna bisulcata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Oedisterna cuprea Linnaeus, 1758
Oedisterna livida Péringuey, 1892
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Peloriolus granulosus Delève, 1964Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat
Phlocteis deruta Fåhraeus, 1851
Phlocteis exasperata Swartz, 1817
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pseudoperotis subrugosus Boheman, 1860
Pseudophlocteis vidua Fahraeus, 1851
Selasia transkeiensis Wittmer, 1989
Silis (Silis) emarginata Green, 1966
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Sphenoptera impar Kerremans, 1913Gerken sea flea
Sphenoptera insipida Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera meridionalis Kerremans, 1913
Trachys evanescens Fåhraeus, 1851
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
27
77
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
8
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
15
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov