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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1494
4086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1327
3474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
77
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
16 Families width 158 Species and 6 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers35SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle51SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies7SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883Texas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids15SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
77 Genera with 158 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18379SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anelastes Kirby, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bilyaxia Holynski, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectra LeConte, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1775Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 197029SpeciesTaxom
Cessator Kazantsev, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 200211SpeciesTaxom
Curtos Motschulsky, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Ectinogonia Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Electropteron Kazantsev, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Epistomentis Solier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lissantauga Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Malacogaster Bassi, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 185213SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1841Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Opselater Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodisersus Brown, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ptosima Dejean, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Sosteamorphus Hinton, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Stethelmis Hinton, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Throscus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 198210SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
158 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) cisti Wollaston, 1862
Acmaeodera bipunctata plagiata Wollaston, 1864
Acmaeoderella (Liogastria) virgulata Illiger, 1803
Aeolus melliculus Candeze, 1859
Aeolus melliculus moreleti Tarnier, 1860
Agrilus (Agrilus) biguttatus Fabricius, 1777Oak buprestid
Agrilus (Agrilus) derasofasciatus Lacordaire, 1835Metallic wood-boring beetle
Agrilus viridis viridis Linnaeus, 1758
Agrilus (Anambus) angustulus Illiger, 1803Oak borer
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus euglenes Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus thoracicus Laporte & Gory, 1837
Agriotes (Agriotes) corsicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Anelastes barbarus P. H. Lucas, 1846
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) fernandezi Cobos, 1953
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) juliae Liberto, 1996
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) senilis Wollaston, 1864
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Orthathous) azoricus Platia & Gud..., 2002Click beetle
Athous (Orthathous) obsoletus Illiger, 1807
Athous (Orthathous) pomboi Platia & Borges, 2003Click beetle
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) elongatulus Wollaston, 1865
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) integer Wollaston, 1857
Aulonothroscus grancanariae Franz, 1982
Aulonothroscus tenerifae Franz, 1982
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Bicellonycha lucidicollis Gorham, 1880
Bilyaxia concinna Mannerheim, 1837
Bilyaxia cordillerae Obenberger, 1928
Bilyaxia obscurata Reed, 1873
Brachypsectra moronei Branham, 2006
Buprestis (Buprestis) bertheloti Laporte & Gory, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1780
Buprestis (Buprestis) novemmaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ptosima undecimmaculata undecimmaculata Herbst, 1784
Buprestis (Stereosa) decora (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Buprestis salisburyensis Herbst, 1801
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Capnodis tenebrionis Linnaeus, 1761Flatheaded woodborer
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) abora Wurst & Cate, 1994
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) arozarenai Cobos, 1969
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) auarita Liberto & Wurst, 1999
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) brunneipennis Wollaston, 1863
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) canariensis Wollaston, 1858
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) cobossanchezi Diaz de Cast..., 2002
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) crassiusculus Wollaston, 1864
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) divergens Cobos, 1983
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) femoratus Wollaston, 1854
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) fernandezi Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) globulicollis Wollaston, 1862
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) gomerensis Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) guayote Wurst & Cate, 1994
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) hayeki Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) hierrensis Franz, 1980
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) lindbergi Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) longicornis (Lindberg, 1953)⇒ Cardiophorus melampus Illiger, 1807
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) machadoi Cobos, 1983
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) mateui Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) mendizabali Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) minutus Har. Lindberg, 1951
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) obscurus Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) oromii Cobos, 1978
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) palmensis Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) platai Cobos, 1979
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) taylori Cobos, 1970
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) vestitus Lindberg, 1951
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) vittatus Lindberg, 1953
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) wollastoni Cobos, 1970
Cessator brodzinskyi Ferreira & Ivie, 2017
Chalcophora mariana Linnaeus, 1758Flatheaded pine borer
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) grancanariae Niehuis & Go..., 1999
Chrysobothris amberestris C. L. Bellamy, 1999
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Conoderus posticus Eschscholtz, 1822Click beetle
Conoderus scissus Schaeffer, 1909
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) brancomontis Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) canariensis Franz, 1967
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) capitata Wollaston, 1854
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) granulosa Wollaston, 1865
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) horrida Wollaston, 1854
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) maderiensis Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) ovuliformis Wollaston, 1854
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) senicis Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) tenerifensis Palm, 1976
Curimopsis (Atlantopsis) wollastoni Puetz, 2002
Curimopsis madeirensis Pütz, 2002
Cylloepus abnormis G. Horn, 1870
Cylloepus hastatus Delève, 1968
Cyphon gracilicornis Wollaston, 1864
Disersus cacicus Coquerel, 1851
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops algiricus Lucas, 1849
Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Ectinogonia buquetii Spinola, 1837
Electropteron avus S. V. Kazantsev, 2012
Epistomentis pictus Gory, 1841
Eulimnichus acutus Wooldridge, 1979
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus unicus W. V. Miller, 1988
Heteroderes algirinus Lucas, 1849
Heteroderes azoricus Tarnier, 1860Click beetle
Heteroderes grancanariensis Palm, 1976
Heteroderes rufangulus Gyllenhal, 1817
Heteroderes vagus Candeze, 1895
Limnichites browni Wooldridge, 1977
Limnichus fragilicornis Wollaston, 1868
Lissantauga epicrana G. Poinar, 2013
Malacogaster tilloides Wollaston, 1864
Malthinus (Malthinus) bandamensis Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) fuerteventurensis Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) israelsoni Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) lindbergi Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) maspalomensis Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) minimus Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) neglectus Palm, 1975
Malthinus (Malthinus) nigrescens Palm, 1975
Malthinus croceicollis Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus depauperatus Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus kiesenwetteri C. N. F. Bri..., 1863
Malthinus mutabilis Wollaston, 1862
Malthinus scriptus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes kiesenwetteri Wollaston, 1854
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Photinus advenus E. Olivier, 1907
Physorhinus blairi Van Dyke, 1953
Physorhinus dichroa Van Dyke, 1953
Plateros (Plateros) ibarrai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta costata Solier, 1849
Psephenus haldemani G. Horn, 1870
Pseudodisersus goudotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Eastern cougar
Ptosima undecimmaculata Herbst, 1784Plum stem excavator
Pyropyga chemsaki Zaragoza Cab..., 1993
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Telegeusis glessum Zaragoza-Cab..., 2011
Telegeusis orientalis Zaragoza-Cab..., 1990
Throscus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1766
Trixagus algiricus de Bonvouloir, 1862
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus elateroides elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus gracilis (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Trixagus elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus grancanariae Franz, 1982
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827
Trixagus tenerifae Franz, 1982
Trixagus wollastoni Franz, 1982
Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Macaronesia
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
15
35
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
11
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
20
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
8
39
96
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov