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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
337
1950
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
1949
3633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
1928
3608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1570
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
623
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
522
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
69
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
13 Families width 129 Species and 8 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers22SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle71SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Elodophthalmidae Kirejtshuk &..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845Chelonarid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834Cerophytid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
69 Genera with 129 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19259SpeciesTaxom
Arrhaphipterus Schaum, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ascoliocerus Mequignon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18409SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cebrio Olivier, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophorella Kerremans, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cordicantharis Svihla, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 05SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Elathous Reitter, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Elodophthalmus Kirejtshuk &..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Eochelonarium Kirejtshuk, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Grouvellinus Champion, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17796SpeciesTaxom
Lamprodila Motschulsky, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Lebanophytum Kirejtshuk &..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1866Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1853Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pomatinus Sturm, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilus Germar, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Potergosoma Kovalev & Ki..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboaspis Kovalev & Ki..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1869Riffle beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
129 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) quadrizonata Abeille de P..., 1891
Agrilus tenuissimus Abeille de P..., 1891
Agriotella debilis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) nigricans Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) radula Desbrochers ..., 1875
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) phoenicium Platia, 2001
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) brevis Gory & Laporte, 1839
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) impunctata Abeille de P..., 1909
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nereis (Schaefer, 1938)⇒ Anthaxia impunctata Abeille de P..., 1909
Anthaxia diadema diadema Fischer von ..., 1824
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) praeclara Mannerheim, 1837
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) pinguis Kiesenwetter, 1880
Anthaxia berytensis Abeille de P..., 1895
Anthaxia ghazi Obenberger, 1938
Anthaxia grafi Obenberger, 1925
Arrhaphipterus blanchei Chevrolat, 1854
Ascoliocerus sanborni G. Horn, 1871
Capnodis carbonaria carbonaria Klug, 1829
Capnodis cariosa cariosa Pallas, 1776
Capnodis porosa Klug, 1829
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) kruegeri Pic, 1928
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) maculicollis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) megathorax Faldermann, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) miniaticollis Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sacratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) syriacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tenellus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cautires blaps
Cebrio cyrenaicus Pic, 1935
Cebrio kruegeri Pic, 1935
Cebrio wohlberedti Pic, 1935
Chalcophora detrita detrita Klug, 1829
Chalcophorella (Chalcophorella) stigmatica Schonherr, 1817
Cordicantharis wittmeri Svihla, 1999
Ctenicera resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus merkli Pic, 1910
Drilus rectus Schaufuss, 1867
Dryops algiricus Lucas, 1849
Dryops rufipes Krynicki, 1832
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) estriatus LeConte, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863
Eanus (Pareanus) costalis Paykull, 1800
Eanus costalis costalis
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Elathous agilis Németh, 2019
Elathous syriacus Schwarz, 1903
Elmis rioloides Kuwert, 1870Seychelles White-eye
Elodophthalmus gracilis Kirejtshuk &..., 2008
Elodophthalmus harmonicus Kirejtshuk &..., 2008
Eochelonarium belle A. G. Kirejt..., 2013
Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Esolus pygmaeus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Grouvellinus caucasicus Motschulsky, 1839
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852
Helichus fastigiatus Say, 1824
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Heteroderes algirinus Lucas, 1849
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Lacon delagrangei Buysson, 1891
Lacon drusa Marseul, 1870
Lacon drusus Marseul, 1870
Lacon ganglbaueri Schwarz, 1894
Lacon graecus Candeze, 1857
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lamprodila klapaleki Obenberger, 1924
Lampyris gridelli Pic, 1935
Lanelater judaicus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Lebanophytum excellens A. G. Kirejt..., 2008
Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius opacus Müller, 1806
Limnius opacus opacus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) pectoralis LeConte, 1866
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Malthodes (Malthodes) brignolii Wittmer, 1974
Malthodes (Malthodes) osellai Wittmer, 1974
Megathous tannourinensis Németh, 2019
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Meliboeus (Meliboeoides) violaceus Kiesenwetter, 1857
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Nyctophila libani Laporte de C..., 1833
Paracardiophorus confalonierii Pic, 1928
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Peripontius omissus Buysson, 1889
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Perotis chloranus Laporte & Gory, 1836
Perotis lugubris mutabilis Abeille de P..., 1896
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Pomatinus substriatus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Porthmidius drymogenes Platia, 2010
Potamophilus acuminatus Fabricius, 1792
Potergosoma gratiosa A. V. Kovalev, 2013
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chtaurana Svihla, 1977
Rhomboaspis laticollis A. V. Kovalev, 2013
Riolus syriacus Allard, 1869
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis puberula Reitter, 1887
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Tetrigus cyprius Baudi di Selve, 1871

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Lebanon
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
12
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
41
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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