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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Las Cruces Biological Station (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
837
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
837
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
833
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
799
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
45
342
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
324
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
12
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Las Cruces Biological Station
6 Families width 5 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Las Cruces Biological Station
12 Genera with 5 Species
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptorthodius Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Cruces Biological Station
5 Species
Austrolimnius (Pelonaetes) sulcicollis Sharp, 1882
Chalcolepis luczoti
Heterelmis obscura Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Idiopteron rufulum Gorham, 1880
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Las Cruces Biological Station
SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
9
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov