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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Middle Miocene (Miocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
185
683
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
683
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
646
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
459
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
238
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
201
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
35
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middle Miocene
8 Families width 78 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers36SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids9SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middle Miocene
35 Genera with 78 Species
#ABCDEFHILPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1865Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1862Jewel Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Buprestites Heer, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Corymbites Latreille, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Curticantharis Zhang, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Dascillus Latreille, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthus Reitter, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19024SpeciesTaxom
Elaterites Tillyard, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Eolampra Zhang, Sun &..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Eurythyrea Dejean, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Fuesslinia Heer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Heterogamia Burmeister, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Illolampra Zhang, Sun &..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1847Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lyprodascillus Zhang, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Protogenia Heer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1865metallic wood-boring beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 18475SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middle Miocene
78 Species
Acmaeodera antholitha O. Heer, 1862
Acmaeodera brevicollis O. Heer, 1862
Adelocera granulata O. Heer, 1847
Agrilus corrugatus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Alaus spectabilis O. Heer, 1865
Ampedus seyfriedii O. Heer, 1847
Anthaxia carbonaria C. von Heyden, 1865
Anthaxia crassicollis O. Heer, 1862
Anthaxia deleta (C. von Heyden, 1865)⇒ Anthaxia caseyi Obenberger, 1914
Anthaxia doris O. Heer, 1862
Anthaxia pallida O. Heer, 1862
Anthaxia primaeva C. von Heyden, 1865
Buprestis alemanica Heer, 1879
Buprestis concinna Heer, 1879
Buprestis deleta Heer, 1847
Buprestis gracilis Heer, 1847
Buprestis heydeni Heer, 1847
Buprestis rusticana Heer, 1847
Buprestis seyfriedi Heer, 1847Snowflake snapping shrimp
Buprestis tincta Heer, 1862
Buprestites agriloides Heer, 1862
Buprestites exstinctus Heer, 1847
Buprestites oeningensis Heer, 1847
Byrrhus oeningensis O. Heer, 1847
Cantharis guttula J. F. Zhang, 1989
Capnodis antiqua O. Heer, 1847
Capnodis puncticollis O. Heer, 1847
Capnodis spectabilis O. Heer, 1862
Cardiophorus braunii Heer, 1847
Chalcophora laevigata O. Heer, 1862
Chalcophora pulchella O. Heer, 1862
Corymbites emblemoelytrus Zhang, 1989
Corymbites euprepes (Zhang Junfeng, 1994)⇒ Ctenicera euprepes Zhang Junfeng, 1994
Corymbites pruinosus Motschulsky, 1860
Corymbites sincerus Zhang & al., 1994
Curticantharis capacis Zhang, 1989
Curticantharis thermophila Zhang, 1989
Curticantharis trapezialis Zhang, 1994
Dascillus elongatus Falderman, 1835
Dascillus exiguus Zhang, 1989
Dascillus flatus Zhang, 1989
Dascillus latahensis Lewis, 1973
Dascillus musculus Zhang, 1994
Dascillus relictus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Dascillus shandongianus Zhang, 1989
Diacanthus sutor Heer, 1847
Dicerca prisca Heer, 1847
Dicerca taschei C. H. G. von..., 1856
Elater asmodeus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Elater canabinus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Elater mitrus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Elater wisniowskii Lomnicki, 1902
Elaterites lavateri Heer, 1847
Elaterites obsoletus Heer, 1847
Eolampra brachyelytra J. F. Zhang, 1989
Eolampra gorgia Zhang, Sun &..., 1994
Eurythyrea longipennis Heer, 1847Scarred nylon shrimp
Fuesslinia amoena Heer, 1847
Heterogamia antiqua Heer, 1849
Illolampra ampulla Zhang, Sun &..., 1994
Illolampra phlegma Zhang, Sun &..., 1994
Ischnodes gracilis Heer, 1847
Lacon primordialis Heer, 1847
Lampyris orciluca Heer, 1865
Limonius optabilis O. Heer, 1847
Lyprodascillus peritelus J. Zhang, 1994
Lyprodascillus sypharus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Perotis bruckmanni O. Heer, 1862
Perotis lavateri Heer, 1847
Poecilonota nitela J. F. Zhang, 1989
Protogenia escheri Heer, 1847
Sphenoptera gigantea Heer, 1847
Sphenoptera knopi C. von Heyden, 1865
Telephorus attavinus O. Heer, 1847
Telephorus fragilis Heer, 1847
Telephorus germari Heer, 1847
Telephorus macilentus O. Heer, 1865
Telephorus tertiarius O. Heer, 1847

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Middle Miocene
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
2
16
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
2
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
3
15
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov