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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Las Alturas Biological Station (Coto Brus, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
2063
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1888
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
52
621
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
49
573
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
48
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Las Alturas Biological Station
10 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers5SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Las Alturas Biological Station
48 Genera with 19 Species
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Agrilus Curtis, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Triplonychoides Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Ypsilosthetus Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Alturas Biological Station
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus palaestes (Obenberger, 1932)⇒ Paradomorphus palaestes Obenberger, 1932
Agrypnus aristatus Champion, 1894
Agrypnus paleatus Champion, 1894
Anchastus (Anchastus) quadrimaculatus Candeze, 1889
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepis luczoti
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Disersus longipennis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) cruciatus Champion, 1896
Hylaeogena thoracica Waterhouse, 1889
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Idiopteron rufulum Gorham, 1880
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Sambus macromerus Montrouzier, 1860
Semiotus insignis Candeze, 1857

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Las Alturas Biological Station
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
6
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
39
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov