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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region English Midlands (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
451
3816
9392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
450
3815
9391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3753
9290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
309
3277
8473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
1012
2542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
894
2116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
78
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for English Midlands
18 Families width 150 Species
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle34SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers16SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids39SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae (Latreille, 1804)Moss beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845Chelonarid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosynidae (Kirejtshuk, ..., 2010)1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for English Midlands
78 Genera with 150 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocheira Chevrolat, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178315SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Chelonarium Fabricius, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Corymbites Latreille, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dascillus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Ectopria LeConte, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eurypogon Motschulsky, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyroptula Handlirsch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 183510SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Microcara C.G. Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Morychus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Odeles Klausnitzer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1951Femme fatale fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pomatinus Sturm, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18326SpeciesTaxom
Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1817Riffle beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1767Water beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Syncalypta Stephens, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Tropicus Pacheco, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for English Midlands
150 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adelocera murina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus (Agrilus) sinuatus Olivier, 1790Hawthorn Jewel Beetle
Agrilus (Anambus) angustulus Illiger, 1803Oak borer
Agrilus (Anambus) laticornis Illiger, 1803
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Ancylocheira liasina Giebel, 1856
Aphanisticus emarginatus Olivier, 1790
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pilula Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Castiarina adelaidae Hope, 1846
Castiarina decemmaculata Kirby, 1818Ten-spot Jewel Beetle
Castiarina flavopicta Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina parallela White, 1859
Castiarina sexplagiata Gory, 1841
Castiarina xanthopilosa Hope, 1847
Chelonarium lecontei Thomson, 1867
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Corymbites melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Cyphon hilaris (Nyholm, 1944)⇒ Contacyphon hilaris Nyholm, 1944
Cyphon laevipennis (Tournier, 1868)⇒ Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Cyphon ochraceus Stephens, 1830
Cyphon palustris (C.G. Thomson, 1855)⇒ Eubria palustris Germar, 1818
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dascillus cervinus Linnaeus, 1758Orchid Beetle
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Dryops (Dryops) auriculatus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Dryops ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops (Dryops) striatellus (Fairmaire & ..., 1859)⇒ Dryops similaris Bollow, 1936
Ectopria nervosa Melsheimer, 1844
Elater neptuni Giebel, 1856
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Elodes tricuspis Nyholm, 1984
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Eulimnichus nitidulus LeConte, 1854
Glaphyroptula anglica (Cockerell, 1915)⇒ Glaphyropterula anglica Cockerell, 1915
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Heterocerus fusculus Kiesenwetter, 1843
Heterocerus hispidulus (Kiesenwetter, 1843)⇒ Augyles hispidulus Kiesenwetter, 1843
Heterocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Limnius opacus Müller, 1806
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Macronychus quadrituberculatus Müller, 1806
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) dispar Germar, 1824
Malthodes (Malthodes) fibulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) flavoguttatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Microcara testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Morychus aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Odeles marginata Fabricius, 1798
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis LeConte, 1863
Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930
Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827
Oulimnius tuberculatus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Photuris (Photuris) cinctipennis Barber, 1951Belted Firefly
Photuris salina Barber, 1951Salt Marsh Firefly
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Polybothris thyris Obenberger, 1942
Pomatinus substriatus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Prionocyphon serricornis P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Riolus cupreus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Riolus subviolaceus Müller, 1817Goldenaster
Scirtes hemisphaericus Linnaeus, 1767
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenelmis canaliculata Gyllenhal, 1808
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis mera Sanderson, 1938Puff
Telephorus haueri Giebel, 1856
Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937
Trachys troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1817Devil's-Bit Jewel Beetle
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827
Tropicus pusillus Say, 1823
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in English Midlands
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
6
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
2
6
7
Families
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
6
18
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
40
82
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
7
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov