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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2328
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2327
4152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2260
4005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
1969
3629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
609
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
517
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
56
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
15 Families width 102 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers35SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle23SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids9SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies11SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
56 Genera with 102 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196314SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Deltometopus Bonvouloir, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Eropterus Green, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Eupristocerus Deyrolle, 1801Alder gall buprestid1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Lanternarius Pacheco, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1825Dark Brown Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1852Rover fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Promoresia Sanderson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1843Water beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
102 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) egenus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) imbellis Crotch, 1873
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) nigricans Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) olivaceoniger Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) pseudocoryli Fisher, 1928Hazel stem borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) vittaticollis Randall, 1838Hawthorn Root Borer
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia viridicornis Say, 1823
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Atalantycha neglecta Fall, 1919
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Chalcophora liberta (Germar, 1824)⇒ Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris caddo Wellso & Manley, 2007
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris harrisii Hentz, 1827Sand shrimp
Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Corymbitodes tarsalis Melsheimer, 1845
Cyphon neopadi Klausnitzer, 1976
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Deltometopus amoenicornis Say, 1839
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Eropterus trilineatus Melsheimer, 1846
Eulimnichus improcerus Wooldridge, 1979
Eupristocerus cogitans Weber, 1801Alder Gall Buprestid
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Lanternarius parrotus (Pacheco, 1964)⇒ Heterocerus parrotus Pacheco, 1964
Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Microrhagus subsinuatus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Microrhagus imperfectus LeConte, 1852
Microrhagus triangularis Say, 1823
Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis LeConte, 1863
Oulimnius latiusculus LeConte, 1866
Pachyschelus laevigatus Say, 1833
Pachyschelus purpureus Say, 1833
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Podabrus frosti Fender, 1946
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Promoresia tardella Fall, 1925
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Ptilodactyla carinata Johnson & Fr..., 1978
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957Long-range Firefly
Pyractomena marginalis Green, 1957
Scirtes tibialis Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle
Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson, 1938Puff
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806
Taphrocerus agriloides Crotch, 1873
Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
10
35
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
6
12
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
30
49
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov