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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Epping Forest (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
519
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
519
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
502
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
453
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
32
182
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
110
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Epping Forest
7 Families width 37 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers5SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids16SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Epping Forest
20 Genera with 37 Species
Agrilus Curtis, 18033SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18078SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Microcara C.G. Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1767Water beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Epping Forest
37 Species
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus (Agrilus) sulcicollis Lacordaire, 1835European oak borer
Agrilus (Anambus) laticornis Illiger, 1803
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Castiarina erythromelas Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina thomsoni Saunders, 1868African caridina
Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Cyphon laevipennis (Tournier, 1868)⇒ Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Cyphon ochraceus Stephens, 1830
Cyphon palustris (C.G. Thomson, 1855)⇒ Eubria palustris Germar, 1818
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Heterocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis Mäklin, 1846
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Microcara testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Prionocyphon serricornis P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Scirtes hemisphaericus Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Epping Forest
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov