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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
440
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
379
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
39
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicoya Peninsula
8 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers28SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
39 Genera with 40 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18899SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischiopsis Champion, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1975
Glowing Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thylacosternus Bonvouloir, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera regularis Waterhouse, 1882
Acmaeodera setosa Waterhouse, 1882
Actenodes calcaratus Chevrolat, 1835
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Agrilus civacoatlei
Agrilus crapulellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus nodifrons Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus prodigiosus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus sanjosensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus squalus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus sublateralis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus vandenberghei Westcott & H..., 2006
Agrilus xanthonotus Waterhouse, 1889
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris brevitarsis Nelson, 1975
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris pseudacutipennis Obenberger, 1940Oriental river prawn
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dilobitarsus inopinus Candeze, 1874
Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857
Lampetis simplex Waterhouse, 1882
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Pachyschelus nigricollis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus undulatus Waterhouse, 1887
Paragrilus aeraticollis Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus lesueuri Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus moldenkei Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus transitorius Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus trifoveolatus Waterhouse, 1889
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Taphrocerus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1889

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
9
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
4
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
26
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov