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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
572
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
494
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
52
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elgin County
14 Families width 82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers28SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids11SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821)Marsh Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elgin County
52 Genera with 82 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 201113SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophora Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ectopria LeConte, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1825Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Promoresia Sanderson, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Sandalus Knoch, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Tropicus Pacheco, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) egenus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) putillus Say, 1833
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) subcinctus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Chaetophora spinosa Rossi, 1794Spiny Pill Beetle
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chrysobothris dentipes Germar, 1824
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839Rattlebox
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cyphon laevipennis (Tournier, 1868)⇒ Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Ectopria nervosa Melsheimer, 1844
Helichus fastigiatus Say, 1824
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Limnichites olivaceus LeConte, 1854
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Microcylloepus pusillus LeConte, 1852
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis LeConte, 1863
Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriceps (Waltl, 1838)⇒ Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) lineola Fabricius, 1792
Sandalus niger Knoch, 1801Cedar Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle
Spectralia gracilipes Melsheimer, 1845
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis decorata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis sandersoni Musgrave, 1940Solitary Tinamou
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Tropicus pusillus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Elgin County
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
10
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
13
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
23
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov