Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Nicaragua (Central America)
List of families for Nicaragua
20 Families width 261 Species and 3 Subspecies | Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 | Soft bodied plant beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 | Cerophytid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 158 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975 | Robust marsh loving beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 | Glow-worms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Nicaragua | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
16
35 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 3
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 6
32
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 9
95
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
1
0 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Elateriformia at itis.gov
|
