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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
150
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
148
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
146
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
117
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
8
20
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
7
18
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
1
3
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marquesas Islands
1 Family width 16 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marquesas Islands
3 Genera with 16 Species
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 193214SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marquesas Islands
16 Species
Melanoxanthus adamsoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus bella Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus contracta Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus convexa Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus fasciata Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus grandis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus hermosa Van Zwaluwen..., 1943
Melanoxanthus insularis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus montana Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus mumfordi Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus nana Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus obscura Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus remota Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus silvestris Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Propsephus (Propsephus) aenescens Blair, 1927
Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Marquesas Islands
SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
1
3
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov