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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
4724
11892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
4717
11885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4660
11771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3774
10009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
1296
3555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1115
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
16 Families width 158 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers24SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle37SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids34SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle28SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae (Latreille, 1817)Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
73 Genera with 158 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 17785SpeciesTaxom
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Afronycha Wittmer, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 17915SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18074SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1767Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 17714SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 179014SpeciesTaxom
Chalcogenia Saunders, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17878SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 178510SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dascillus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Eubria Germar, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1924Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Microcara C.G. Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Morychus Erichson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Odeles Klausnitzer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Panspaeus Candeze, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pygoluciola Wittmer, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18327SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicera Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1793Water beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1839metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Trichalus Waterhouse, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
158 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera kochi Holm, 1978
Acmaeodera puberula Solier, 1833
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera signata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera viridaenea DeGeer, 1778
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agrilus braunsi Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus cuspidatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus imbricatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus sexguttatus Brahm, 1791
Agriotes (Agriodrastus) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anthaxia capensis Kerremans, 1903
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Anthaxia melancholica Gory, 1841
Anthaxia sculptipennis Obenberger, 1924
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Anathrotus) subfuscus Müller, 1767
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Orthathous) campyloides Newman, 1833Curved click beetle
Augyles (Augyles) maritimus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Augyles (Littorimus) maritimus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) arietinus Steffahny, 1842Northern Pill-Beetle
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pilula Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
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) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis thoracica (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Cantharis nigra De Geer, 1774
Chalcogenia contempta Mannerheim, 1837
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799
Contacyphon hilaris Nyholm, 1944
Contacyphon kongsbergensis Munster, 1924
Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon palustris C.G. Thomson, 1855
Contacyphon pubescens Fabricius, 1792
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Cyphon coarctatus (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799
Cyphon hilaris (Nyholm, 1944)⇒ Contacyphon hilaris Nyholm, 1944
Cyphon kongsbergensis (Munster, 1924)⇒ Contacyphon kongsbergensis Munster, 1924
Cyphon laevipennis (Tournier, 1868)⇒ Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Cyphon ochraceus Stephens, 1830
Cyphon padi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Cyphon palustris (C.G. Thomson, 1855)⇒ Eubria palustris Germar, 1818
Cyphon pubescens (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Contacyphon pubescens Fabricius, 1792
Cyphon punctipennis Sharp, 1873
Cyphon variabilis (Thunberg, 1785)⇒ Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dascillus cervinus Linnaeus, 1758Orchid Beetle
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dryops (Dryops) ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops (Dryops) similaris Bollow, 1936
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elodes elongata Tournier, 1868
Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Elodes pseudominuta (Klausnitzer, 1971)⇒ Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Elodes tricuspis Nyholm, 1984
Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Eubria palustris Germar, 1818
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828
Heterocerus fossor Kiesenwetter, 1843
Heterocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828
Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Julodis cirrosa Schönherr, 1817Brush Jewel Beetle
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Luciola bicoloriceps Pic, 1924
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus punctatus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) dispar Germar, 1824
Malthodes (Malthodes) flavoguttatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melasis bupestroides Linnaeus, 1761
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Meliboeus gilli Obenberger, 1931
Melobasis jacquelinae Turner & Haw..., 2003
Microcara testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Morychus aeneus Fabricius, 1775
Odeles marginata Fabricius, 1798
Oedisterna bisulcata Laporte & Gory, 1836
Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827
Oulimnius tuberculatus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Panspaeus guttatus (Sharp, 1877)⇒ Panspoeus guttatus Sharp, 1877
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Prionocyphon serricornis P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Ptilodactyla exotica Chapin, 1927
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) femoralis Brullé, 1832
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) limbata (C. G. Thomson, 1864)⇒ Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Scirtes hemisphaericus Linnaeus, 1767
Scirtes orbicularis Panzer, 1793
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle
Sphenoptera insipida Kerremans, 1898
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis lateralis Sanderson, 1938Puff
Trichalus serraticornis Fabricius, 1775
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Ireland
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
10
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
37
77
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
8
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov