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Checklist of Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
for Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3656
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3651
9200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3623
9155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2791
7681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
951
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
810
1990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
72
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Israel
11 Families width 186 Species and 6 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers39SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle118SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Israel
72 Genera with 186 Species
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B
C
D
E
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
Z

Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 17908SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185316SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19779SpeciesTaxom
Arrhaphipterus Schaum, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18398SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Boveycantharis Wittmer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 17615SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophorella Kerremans, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Globothorax Fleutiaux, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Grouvellinus Champion, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Isidus Mulsant y Rey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 17904SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Lampyroidea Costa, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1853Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle29SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Parapenthes Jiang, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polyctesis Marseul, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pomatinus Sturm, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilus Germar, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
186 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) brevipes Kiesenwetter, 1858
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavolineata Laporte & Gory, 1835
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) simulata Van Dyke, 1937
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) degener Scopoli, 1763
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) quadrizonata Abeille de P..., 1891
Acmaeodera saxicola saxicola Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) simulans Abeille de P..., 1891
Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) bipunctata Olivier, 1790
Acmaeoderella (Acmaeoderella) turanica Reitter, 1890
Acmaeoderella (Omphalothorax) despecta Baudi di Selve, 1870
Aeolus thoracicus Schaeffer, 1917
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agriotes (Agriotes) arcanus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) radula Desbrochers ..., 1875
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) strigosus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) impolitus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) bicolor Falderman, 1835
Anthaxia diadema diadema Fischer von ..., 1824
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) eugeniae Ganglbauer, 1885
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) sponsa Kiesenwetter, 1857
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) israelita Abeille de P..., 1882
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) kneuckeri Obenberger, 1920
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) praeclara Mannerheim, 1837
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) pinguis Kiesenwetter, 1880
Anthaxia violacea Bílý, 1977
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) fossularis LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) ornatipennis LeConte, 1863
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) constrictor Say, 1839
Boveycantharis dimidiatipes Reiche, 1857
Capnodis carbonaria Klug, 1829Almond borer
Capnodis cariosa Pallas, 1776
Capnodis cariosa cariosa Pallas, 1776
Capnodis miliaris Klug, 1829
Capnodis tenebrionis Linnaeus, 1761Flatheaded woodborer
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) argiolus Géné, 1836
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) insignis Desbrochers ..., 1875
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) megathorax Faldermann, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) miniaticollis Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sacratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus kindermanni Candeze, 1860
Cautires blaps
Chalcophora detrita detrita Klug, 1829
Chalcophorella (Chalcophorella) stigmatica Schonherr, 1817
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Ctenicera melsheimeri Becker, 1961
Ctenicera tarsalis Melsheimer, 1844
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Dryops algiricus Lucas, 1849
Dryops rufipes Krynicki, 1832
Dryops sulcipennis Costa, 1883
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Elmis rioloides Kuwert, 1870Seychelles White-eye
Esolus pygmaeus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Eulimnichus obscurus LeConte, 1854
Eulimnichus rugulosus Wooldridge, 1979
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Grouvellinus caucasicus Motschulsky, 1839
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Isidus letourneuxi Pic, 1902
Julodis aequinoctialis Olivier, 1790
Julodis rothii Sturm, 1843
Julodis syriaca Olivier, 1790
Lacon delagrangei Buysson, 1891
Lacon discoidea Weber, 1801
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lampetis mimosae Klug, 1829
Lampyroidea maculicollis Mulsant & Wa..., 1852
Lampyroidea syriaca Costa, 1875
Lanelater judaicus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Limnichites huronicus Casey, 1912
Limnichites olivaceus LeConte, 1854
Limnichites punctatus LeConte, 1854
Limnichoderus lutrochinus LeConte, 1879
Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius opacus Müller, 1806
Limnius opacus opacus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Lutrochus laticeps Casey, 1893
Malthodes (Malthodes) furthi Svihla, 1994
Malthodes (Malthodes) tanurensis Svihla, 1994
Megapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) difficilis Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) gradatus LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) testaceus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Meliboeus oliveri Niehuis, 2014
Negastrius choris Say, 1834
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Neohypdonus aestivus G. Horn, 1871
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Oxygonus obesus Say, 1823
Pachyschelus rotundatus Kerremans, 1899
Paradonus beckeri Stibick, 1990
Paradonus illinoiensis Stibick, 1990
Paradonus obliquatulus Melsheimer, 1848
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Parapenthes solitarius Peyron, 1858
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Perotis chloranus Laporte & Gory, 1836
Perotis lugubris (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Aurigena lugubris Fabricius, 1777
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Polyctesis rhois Marseul, 1865
Pomatinus substriatus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Potamodytes subrotundatus Pic, 1939
Potamophilus acuminatus Fabricius, 1792
Procraerus (Procraerus) levantinus Platia & Gud..., 2007
Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Stenelmis consobrina Dufour, 1835
Stenelmis consobrina consobrina Dufour, 1835
Stenelmis puberula Reitter, 1887
Steraspis speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Zorochros (Zorochros) melsheimeri G. Horn, 1891

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Israel
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
15
39
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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
3
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
42
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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