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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1986
3848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1983
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1955
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1398
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
461
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
413
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
51
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesotho
5 Families width 90 Species and 5 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle70SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesotho
51 Genera with 90 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 177611SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Crepidophorus Mulsant & Gu..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18408SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Planidia Kerremans, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Pomatinus Sturm, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1806Riffle beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
90 Species and 5 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) hjorti B. G. Rye, 1905
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Anchastus (Anchastus) minutus Laurent, 1974
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Crepidophorus mutilatus Rosenhauer, 1847
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Dryops (Dryops) anglicanus Edwards, 1909
Dryops (Dryops) auriculatus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Dryops ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops ernesti des Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops (Yrdops) nitidulus Heer, 1841
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops vienensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Macronychus quadrituberculatus Müller, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Oedostethus tenuicornis Germar, 1824
Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827
Oulimnius tuberculatus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Oulimnius tuberculatus tuberculatus Müller, 1806
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Planidia elongatula Obenberger, 1922
Pomatinus substriatus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Riolus cupreus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Lesotho
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
2
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
2
40
72
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov