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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
717
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
511
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
17
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
4 Families width 31 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers16SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
17 Genera with 31 Species
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Drymelater Calder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Elasmosomus Schwarz, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mesogenus Bonvouloir, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Piezophyllus Hope, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrilus Laporte, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1926metallic wood-boring beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 18572SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tristria Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
31 Species
Agrilus devulsus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus rhopalocerus Pochon, 1972
Agrilus togoensis Kerremans, 1899
Anchastus (Anchastus) senegalensis Candeze, 1859
Aphanisticus belial Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus intaminatus Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus ituriensis Obenberger, 1928
Aphanisticus natalicola Obenberger, 1928
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) fastidiosus Klug, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) quadriplagiatus
Cardiophorus (Perrinellus) hoploderus Candeze, 1860
Ctenicerium blissus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Drymelater aulacoderus Elston, 1929
Elasmosomus christophei Girard, 1971
Elasmosomus mirificus Candeze, 1895
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828
Heterocerus incertus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus inciertus Pacheco, 1964
Heteroderes patruelis
Piezophyllus (Hopelater) spencei Hope, 1842
Pseudagrilus sophorae Fabricius, 1793
Sphenoptera baumi Obenberger, 1928
Sphenoptera laplumei Kerremans, 1912
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera tessmanni Obenberger, 1926
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767Giant Acacia Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857
Trachys gambianus Obenberger, 1937
Trachys schultzei Kerremans, 1907
Tristria pallida Karny, 1907

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Gambia
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
7
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov