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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Guanacaste National Park (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
5878
9993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
5877
9993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
369
5825
9883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
5198
9108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
1610
2189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
64
1479
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
124
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guanacaste National Park
13 Families width 149 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers92SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle45SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guanacaste National Park
124 Genera with 149 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 188923SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1874Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anaissus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastomorphus Champion, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Anchytarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Anischia Fleutiaux, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischiopsis Champion, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aploglossa Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Arrhipis Bonvouloir, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calolycus Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobyrrhinus Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 183710SpeciesTaxom
Cladotoma Westwood, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18818SpeciesTaxom
Conognatha Eschscholtz, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cyathodera Blanchard, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1975
Glowing Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Diapodius de Bonvouloir, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranopselaphus Guérin-Ménev..., 18612SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Ersachus Erichson, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudiana Leraut, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectalecia Obenberger, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Eupodalecia Obenberger, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Euthryptus Sharp, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastraulacus Guérin, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hexanchorus Sharp, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Idiotarsus de Bonvouloir, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacais Fleutiaux, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Lomechon Wasmann, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lucio Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Mixochlorus Waterhouse, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neoarhaphes Costa, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Neotrachys Obenberger, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Octinodes Candeze, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Omochyseus Waterhouse, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Peralampes Johnson, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pilotrulleum Bellamy & We..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycrepidius Candeze, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Plesiofornax Coquerel, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodisersus Brown, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Psiloniscus Candeze, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sandalus Knoch, 1801
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19419SpeciesTaxom
Thylacosternus Bonvouloir, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Triplonychoides Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 1794
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste National Park
149 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera loei Manley, 1987
Acmaeodera regularis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera setosa Waterhouse, 1882
Actenodes admirabilis Obenberger, 1932
Actenodes calcaratus Chevrolat, 1835
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Actenodes intermedia Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Actenodes sallei Thomson, 1878
Actenodes solisi Barries, 2007
Actenodes undulatus Waterhouse, 1882
Agrilus (Agrilus) acaciae Fisher, 1928
Agrilus angustus Chevrolat, 1935
Agrilus carilloensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus catherinae Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus centralis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus colonicus Curletti, 2005
Agrilus crapulellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus furcillatus Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus gracilitarsis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus ixcuinae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus laelius Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus lasiosurus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus nodifrons Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus palaestes (Obenberger, 1932)⇒ Paradomorphus palaestes Obenberger, 1932
Agrilus paynali Fisher, 1938
Agrilus pumilo Curletti, 2011
Agrilus raventazonus Fisher, 1929
Agrilus sanjosensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus signatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus socialis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus spissus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus sublateralis Waterhouse, 1889
Agriotes (Agriotes) acutus Champion, 1896
Agrypnus aristatus Champion, 1894
Agrypnus paleatus Champion, 1894
Alaus plebejus Candeze, 1874
Anchastus (Anchastus) quadrimaculatus Candeze, 1889
Anoplischiopsis trinotatus
Atractosomus cribricollis Champion, 1895
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Brachys intervallorum Hespenheide, 1990
Brachys kleinei Obenberger, 1939
Chalcolepidius chalcantheus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius gossipiatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepis luczoti
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris capitata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris convexiuscula Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris costaricana Obenberger, 1917
Chrysobothris delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Chrysobothris icthymorpha
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris sexpunctata Fabricius, 1801
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Colobogaster quadridentata Fabricius, 1793
Conoderus amplicallis
Conoderus aversus LeConte, 1853
Conoderus belti Champion, 1895
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus nocturnus Candeze, 1859
Conoderus pilatei Champion, 1895
Conoderus pruinosus Champion, 1895
Conoderus rodriguezi Candeze, 1881
Conognatha bifasciata Waterhouse, 1882
Crepidius emarginatus Candeze, 1859
Cyathodera lanugicollis Candeze, 1859
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicranopselaphus lesueurii Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Dicranopselaphus rufescens Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dilobitarsus inopinus Candeze, 1874
Disersus longipennis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Disersus uncus Spangler & S..., 1982Piping Crow
Drapetes (Neodrapetes) sellatus Bonvouloir, 1859
Eudiana limbata Waterhouse, 1882Madagascar nylon shrimp
Euplectalecia beltii Saunders, 1874
Euplectalecia guttata Waterhouse, 1882
Eupodalecia perfecta Kerremans, 1919
Halecia chrysodemoides Saunders, 1874
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) cruciatus Champion, 1896
Hexanchorus usitatus Spangler & S..., 1992Mountain lion
Hylaeogena hydroporoides Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena kirschi Obenberger, 1925
Hylaeogena lecerfi Obenberger, 1932
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Idiopteron rufulum Gorham, 1880
Lacon laticollis Candeze, 1857
Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis simplex Waterhouse, 1882
Lampetis srdinkoana Obenberger, 1924
Leiopleura colorata Kerremans, 1899
Lissomus pilarius G. Horn, 1897
Lius variabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Lucidota apicalis Gorham, 1880
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Mixochlorus suturalis Waterhouse, 1887
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Neotrachys bicolor Hespenheide, 1982
Neotrachys concinnus Fisher, 1922
Octinodes carinatus (Champion, 1896)⇒ Plastocerus carinatus Champion, 1896
Omochyseus omocyrius Thomson, 1879
Pachyschelus collaris Laporte & Gory, 1840
Pachyschelus communis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus cupricauda Fisher, 1922
Pachyschelus purpureus Say, 1833
Pachyschelus undulatus Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus unifasciatus Fisher, 1922
Paragrilus lesueuri Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus modicus Solier, 1833
Paragrilus moldenkei Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus transitorius Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus trifoveolatus Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus vicinus Waterhouse, 1889
Pelecopselaphus acutus Saunders, 1874
Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Physorhinus distigma Candeze, 1859
Pilotrulleum caseariae
Platycrepidius duodecimnotatus Johnson, 2000
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pseudodisersus goudotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Eastern cougar
Psiloniscus apicalis Chevrolat, 1835
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Sambus macromerus Montrouzier, 1860
Semiotus badeni Steinheil, 1875
Semiotus insignis Candeze, 1857
Semiotus lacrimiformis Wells, 2007
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Spectralia arcuata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Taphrocerus depilis Kerremans, 1896
Taphrocerus fasciatus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus nigritulus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus psilopteroides Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
Taphrocerus susterai Obenberger, 1941
Taphrocerus tetragraptus Obenberger, 1941
Tomicephalus bicolor Champion, 1896

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Guanacaste National Park
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
29
92
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
19
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
75
49
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov