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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
538
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
488
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
37
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
10 Families width 72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers12SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies29SpeciesTaxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845Chelonarid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae (Curtis, 1830)Drive beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
37 Genera with 72 Species
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Aeolus Eschscholtz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1857Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Alecton Laporte de C..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Chelonarium Fabricius, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helmis Latreille, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Jamphotus Barber, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lygelater Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Microdiphot Barber, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1941Rover fireflies24SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Presbyolampis Buck, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Sostea Pascoe, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Thonalmus Bourgeois, 01SpeciesTaxom
Throscinus LeConte, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Tylocerus Dalman, 19753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeolus discicollis Candeze, 1859
Aeolus elegans Fabricius, 1792
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus jamaicensis Hespenheide, 1997
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Alaus patricius Candeze, 1857
Alecton discoidalis Laporte de C..., 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Anchastus (Anchastus) jamaicae Candeze, 1889
Chalcolepidius cyaneus Candeze, 1881
Chelonarium beauvoisi Latreille, 1807
Chelonarium cupreum Mequignon, 1932
Chrysobothris gowdeyi Fisher, 1928
Chrysobothris sexfasciata Schaeffer, 1919Everglade Key pencilflower
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus jamaicensis Johnson, 1995
Cylloepus filiformis Darlington, 1927
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elmis filiformis Darlington, 1927
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Eulimnichus ater LeConte, 1854
Helichus suturalis LeConte, 1852
Helmis filiformis (Darlington, 1927)⇒ Cylloepus filiformis Darlington, 1927
Jamphotus tuberculatus Barber, 1941
Lampetis scintillans Waterhouse, 1877
Limnichites confertus Sharp, 1902
Limnichites rudis Wooldridge, 1977
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Lygelater ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Mastogenius howdenorum Manley, 1990
Microdiphot barberi Buck, 1947Crested Argus
Microdiphot cavernarum Barber, 1941
Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Phanocerus hubbardi (Schaeffer, 1911)⇒ Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) granulatus Fall, 1927
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus alticola Barber, 1941
Photinus blackwelderi Barber, 1941
Photinus brunescens Barber, 1941
Photinus chapini Barber, 1941
Photinus euphotus Barber, 1941
Photinus evanescens Barber, 1941
Photinus flavolimbatus Barber, 1941
Photinus gracilobus Barber, 1941
Photinus harveyi Buck, 1947Crested Argus
Photinus hypoleucus Barber, 1941
Photinus leucopyge Barber, 1941
Photinus lobatus Barber, 1941
Photinus lucernula Barber, 1941
Photinus lundi Barber, 1941
Photinus melanopyge Barber, 1941
Photinus melanurus Barber, 1941
Photinus naevus Barber, 1941
Photinus nothus Barber, 1941
Photinus pardalis Buck, 1947Crested Argus
Photinus synchronans Barber, 1941
Photinus variabilis Barber, 1941
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
Presbyolampis immigrans Buck, 1947Crested Argus
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Pyrophorus plagiophthalmus Germar, 1841
Sostea thoracica Hinton, 1936
Taphrocerus albomaculatus Fisher, 1928
Thonalmus subquadratus
Throscinus aethiops Darlington, 1936
Throscinus schwarzi Schaeffer, 1904
Tylocerus depressicollis
Tylocerus howdeni Wittmer, 1975
Tylocerus subviolaceus Wittmer, 1975

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Jamaica
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
13
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
16
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov