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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3116
5825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3116
5825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
375
3052
5693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
274
2672
5143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
797
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
685
1251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
86
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Newfoundland
16 Families width 177 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers30SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle56SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids32SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Newfoundland
86 Genera with 177 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19638SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 193310SpeciesTaxom
Ancyronyx Erichson, 1824Spider riffle beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ascoliocerus Mequignon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1860Jewel Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 17715SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 17854SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Deltometopus Bonvouloir, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 194010SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1854Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eropterus Green, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Explorator Pacheco, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18084SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1866Dark Brown Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Lygelater Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Macropogon Motschoulsky, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1967Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Narpus Casey, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Nitidolimonius Johnson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Ordobrevia Sanderson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Promoresia Sanderson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18467SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Setasomus Gureva, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Zaitzevia Champion, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newfoundland
177 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrilaxia flavimana Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) acutipennis Mannerheim, 1837Spotworm Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) egenus Gory, 1841
Agrilus granulatus liragus Barter & Brown, 1949
Agrilus (Agrilus) paracelti Knull, 1972
Agrilus (Agrilus) pseudocoryli Fisher, 1928Hazel stem borer
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) laurentinus Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Ancyronyx variegata Germar, 1824
Ascoliocerus sanborni G. Horn, 1871
Aspisoma superciliosum Gorham, 1898Mountain spleenwort
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) productus Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Augyles (Littorimus) intermedius Kiesenwetter, 1843
Berninelsonius hyperboreus Gyllenhal, 1827
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) sulcicollis LeConte, 1860
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) americanus LeConte, 1850
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) cyclophorus Kirby, 1837
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) kirbyi LeConte, 1854
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886Pacific flat-headed borer
Chrysobothris quadriimpressa (Gory & Laporte, 1837)⇒ Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790
Chrysobothris rugosiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysobothris viridiceps Melsheimer, 1845
Contacyphon obscurus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Corymbitodes pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
Ctenicera angusticollis Mannerheim, 1843
Ctenicera kendalli Kirby, 1837
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) moosilauke Johnson, 1986
Cyphon confusus Brown, 1930
Cyphon obscurellus Klausnitzer, 1976Ashen milkvetch
Cyphon obscurus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Cyphon variabilis (Thunberg, 1785)⇒ Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cytilus alternatus Say, 1825
Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Deltometopus amoenicornis Say, 1839
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dichelotarsus cinctipennis LeConte, 1866
Dichelotarsus deceptus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus heteronychus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837
Dichelotarsus limbellus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus obscurevittatus Fall, 1927
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850
Dichelotarsus secretus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dubiraphia vittata Melsheimer, 1844
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) estriatus LeConte, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854California Glowworm
Elodes maculicollis G. Horn, 1880
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Eropterus trilineatus Melsheimer, 1846
Eulimnichus californicus LeConte, 1879
Explorator canadensis Fall, 1920
Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Helichus striatus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) lanei Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) pectoralis LeConte, 1866
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) spinosus LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus umbricola Eschscholtz, 1829
Lygelater ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Macropogon piceus LeConte, 1861
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851
Malthodes parvulus LeConte, 1851
Malthodes terraenovae (Fender, 1964)⇒ Malthodes terranovae Fender, 1964
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Microcylloepus pusillus LeConte, 1852
Microrhagus triangularis Say, 1823
Narpus angustus Casey, 1893
Neoheterocerus fatuus (Kiesenwetter, 1851)⇒ Heterocerus fatuus Kiesenwetter, 1851
Neoheterocerus gnatho LeConte, 1863
Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829Green Click Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) divergens LeConte, 1874
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) ovalis LeConte, 1863
Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930
Ordobrevia nubifera Fall, 1901
Oulimnius latiusculus LeConte, 1866
Pachyschelus laevigatus Say, 1833
Pachyschelus purpureus Say, 1833
Pacificanthia curtisi Kirby, 1837
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Phaenops fulvoguttata Harris, 1830Hemlock borer
Plateros lictor Newman, 1838
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus intrusus Green, 1947
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus planulus Green, 1947
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta (Tularensia) californica LeConte, 1857
Promoresia tardella Fall, 1925
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Ptilodactyla serricollis Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) imbecillis LeConte, 1851
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mandibularis Kirby, 1837
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) appropinquans Randall, 1838
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Setasomus aratus LeConte, 1853
Setasomus nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) metallica Sturm, 1807
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle
Sphenoptera oeneis Obenberger, 1952
Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852
Stenelmis cheryl Brown, 1987Cheryl´s Riffle Beetle
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis sandersoni Musgrave, 1940Solitary Tinamou
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Sylvanelater mendax LeConte, 1853
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Tytthonyx martiniquensis Constantin, 2012
Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) parvula G. Horn, 1870Tinamous

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Newfoundland
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
14
30
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
6
20
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
45
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov