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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Iceland (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3117
5530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
2599
4758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
71
546
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
66
485
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
76
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iceland
13 Families width 144 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers11SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle65SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids24SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies6SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae (Eschscholtz, 1829)Click Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iceland
76 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRST
Agrilus Curtis, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 17715SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Colophotia Motschoulsky, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Dirrhagofarsus Fleutiaux, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eros Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Eurypogon Motschulsky, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18083SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lampyroidea Costa, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lapsus Pacheco, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1825Dark Brown Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Lioligus Casey, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1837Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Merimna Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nyholmia Klausnitzer, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Pactopus LeConte, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pomatinus Sturm, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1843Water beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Sclerotia Ballantyne, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Setasomus Gureva, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18683SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iceland
144 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agrypnus candezei Fleutiaux, 1894
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) constrictor Say, 1839
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) distans Blanchard, 1917
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) punctatus Bonvouloir, 1859
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) validus LeConte, 1868
Byrrhus (Byrrhocaulus) lisae Jaeger, 2002
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus pilula pilula Linnaeus, 1758
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus pustulatus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) barrosi Guérin, 1893
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexithorax Desbrochers ..., 1869
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) megathorax Faldermann, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sacratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) scheuerni Chassain, 1979
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tenellus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Cardiophorus (Perrinellus) reitteri (Schwarz, 1891)⇒ Cardiophorus barrosi Guérin, 1893
Chrysodema sibuyanica Fisher, 1924
Colophotia bakeri Pic, 1924
Contacyphon brevicollis LeConte, 1866
Contacyphon obscurus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Corymbitodes pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
Ctenicerium blissus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Cyphon nebulosus (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Cyphon variablis Thunberg, 1785
Cyphon obscurellus Klausnitzer, 1976Ashen milkvetch
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dichelotarsus cavicollis
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus heteronychus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus obscurevittatus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850
Dichelotarsus puncticollis Kirby, 1837
Dirrhagofarsus ernae Otto, Muona ..., 2014Erna's false click beetle
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Dryops algiricus Lucas, 1849
Dryops rufipes Krynicki, 1832
Dryops sulcipennis Costa, 1883
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Eurypogon harrisii Westwood, 1862
Hadromorphus callidus Brown, 1936
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) pallidipennis Mannerheim, 1843
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884
Isorhipis obliqua Say, 1836
Isorhipis ruficornis Say, 1823
Lacon auroratus Say, 1839
Lacon candezei (Desbrochers ..., 1875)⇒ Agrypnus candezei Fleutiaux, 1894
Lampyris letourneuxi E. Olivier, 1884Lesser Sandhill Crane
Lampyroidea tenenbaumi Pic, 1928
Lanelater judaicus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Lapsus tristis (Mannerheim, 1853)⇒ Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866
Malthodes parvulus LeConte, 1851
Megapenthes caprella LeConte, 1857
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melobasis (Melobasis) interstitialis Blackburn, 1900
Merimna atrata Gory & Laporte, 1837Fire beetle
Microrhagus subsinuatus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Microrhagus imperfectus LeConte, 1852
Neohypdonus tumescens LeConte, 1853
Nyholmia collaris Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Paracalais prosapius (Neboiss, 1967)⇒ Cryptalaus prosapius Neboiss, 1967
Plateros lictor Newman, 1838
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860
Pomatinus substriatus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Prionocyphon discoideus Say, 1825
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932
Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus tigrinus Fall, 1901 Fall, 1901
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Scirtes tibialis Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Sclerotia flavida Hope, 1845
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Sericus (Sericus) viridanus Say, 1825
Setasomus nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Silis (Silis) lutea LeConte, 1853
Silis (Silis) percomis Say, 1835
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus sericeus LeConte, 1868

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Iceland
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
9
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
52
111
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov