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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Minnesota (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3264
7218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3261
7215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
3178
6998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
273
2639
5762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
601
1016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
514
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
59
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Minnesota
11 Families width 97 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers32SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids8SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies9SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Minnesota
59 Genera with 97 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPRS
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196314SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Benibotarus Kono, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1847Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ectopria LeConte, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852Diurnal Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Eros Newman, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eupristocerus Deyrolle, 1801Alder gall buprestid1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Lanternarius Pacheco, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829
Dark Brown Click Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Pityobius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Porcinolus Mulsant, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Pyractonema LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Sacodes LeConte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1843Water beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19385SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
97 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) egenus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) quadriguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) vittaticollis Randall, 1838Hawthorn Root Borer
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus bremus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agrypnus rectangularis Say, 1825
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rhodopus LeConte, 1857
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Benibotarus thoracicus Randall, 1838
Buprestis (Buprestis) consularis (Gory, 1841)⇒ Buprestis nuttalli Kirby, 1837
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823Green metalic wood borer
Buprestis rusticana Heer, 1847
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) americanus LeConte, 1850
Caenia dimidiata Fabricius, 1801Terminal Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Chalcophora liberta (Germar, 1824)⇒ Chalcophora georgiana LeConte, 1857
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Cyphon neovaribilis Klausnitzer, 1976
Cyphon obscurellus Klausnitzer, 1976Ashen milkvetch
Danosoma obtectum Say, 1839
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) tenebrosa Kirby, 1837Dark Jewel Beetle
Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Ectopria nervosa Melsheimer, 1844
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Eros nigripes
Eupristocerus cogitans Weber, 1801Alder Gall Buprestid
Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Lacon auroratus Say, 1839
Lanternarius parrotus (Pacheco, 1964)⇒ Heterocerus parrotus Pacheco, 1964
Leptoceletes basalis LeConte, 1847
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis LeConte, 1863
Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930
Pachyschelus laevigatus Say, 1833
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853Bipectinate Click Beetle
Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823Eastern Poplar Buprestid
Poecilonota montana Chamberlin, 1922
Polemius laticornis Say, 1825
Porcinolus undatus Melsheimer, 1844
Prionocyphon discoideus Say, 1825
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage
Pyractonema angustata LeConte, 1851
Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801Carolina cantharid
Sacodes thoracica Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Scirtes tibialis Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Spectralia gracilipes Melsheimer, 1845
Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis quadrimaculata G. Horn, 1870
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Minnesota
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
11
32
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
12
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
30
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov