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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
56
801
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
746
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
72
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
12 Families width 66 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers44SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845Chelonarid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae (Imhoff, 1856)Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
72 Genera with 66 Species
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Actenodes Dejean, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancyronyx Erichson, 1896Spider riffle beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Baudonisia Cobos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhinus Motschulsky, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chelonarium Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Chrysesthes Dejean, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Conognatha Eschscholtz, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Dactylozodes Chevrolat, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Deyrollius Obenberger, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Geralius Harold, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Gyrelmis Hinton, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexanchorus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Hintonelmis Spangler, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Hiperantha Gistel, 18436SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiophthalmus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Maronius Gorham, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Nephromma Wittmer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Opselater Costa, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Orthoderella Giglio-Tos, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Photinella Giglio-Tos, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pilielmis Hinton, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Portelmis Sanderson, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilops Grouvelle, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Psiloptera Dejean, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Stegoelmis Hinton, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoschema Thomson, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Triplonychus Candeze, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
66 Species
Actenodes costipennis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes marmoratus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus inornatus Kerremans, 1896
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus oceanicus Cobos, 1959
Agrilus suturalineatus Thomson, 1879
Ancyronyx acaroides Grouvelle, 1896Dasycerid beetles
Austrolimnius (Helonoma) eris Hinton, 1971California Towhee
Balgus tuberculosus Dalman, 1823
Baudonisia villosiventris Chevrolat, 1838
Brachys tricinctus Fabricius, 1801
Brachys valkai Obenberger, 1923
Byrrhinus maroniensis Pic, 1923
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) insularis (Cobos, 1959)⇒ Horistonotus insularis Boheman, 1859
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chelonarium liratulum Ancey, 1884
Chrysesthes tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris pluton Gory, 1841
Colobogaster singularis Gory, 1841
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conognatha excellens Klug, 1825
Conognatha gounellei Kerremans, 1903
Ctenicerium stygnus J. O. Westwood, 1854
Dismorpha irrorata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Eulimnichus plebius Sharp, 1902
Gyrelmis simplex Hinton, 1940Hedgehog pricklypoppy
Halecia cuprina Kerremans, 1897
Hiperantha decorata Gory, 1841Yellowleg pandalid
Hiperantha hoscheki Théry, 1943
Hiperantha langsdorffii Klug, 1825
Hiperantha sanguinosa Mannerheim, 1837
Hiperantha speculigera Perty, 1830
Hiperantha vittaticollis Desmarest, 1843
Lampetis frontalis Kerremans, 1897
Lampetis inedita Laporte & Gory, 1836
Lampetis purpureomicans Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis weddelii Lucas, 1859
Leiopleura subcircularis Kerremans, 1896
Limnichoderus durus Wooldridge, 1981
Lius cyanellus Kerremans, 1896Yellowline arrow crab
Lius magnus Kerremans, 1897
Maronius centromaculatus (Wittmer, 1954)⇒ Belotus centromaculatus Wittmer, 1954
Microcylloepus dolon Hinton, 1945
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Neoelmis sul Hinton, 1972Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Nephromma barberi Wittmer, 1976
Opselater costae Rosa, 2004
Paragrilus modicus Solier, 1833
Pilielmis clita Hinton, 1971California Towhee
Pilielmis sara Hinton, 1971California Towhee
Psiloptera attenuata Fabricius, 1793
Psiloptera hoffmanni Laporte & Gory, 1836
Psiloptera pertyi Laporte & Gory, 1836
Psiloptera rubromarginata Chevrolat, 1838
Pyrophorus divergens Eschscholtz, 1829Carbunco
Semiotus furcatus Fabricius, 1792
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Taphrocerus cocois Bondar, 1922
Taphrocerus natalensis Cobos, 1967
Taphrocerus pumilus Obenberger, 1934
Taphrocerus squamulatus Kerremans, 1896
Taphrocerus stygicus Thomson, 1879
Taphrocerus subcarinulosus Cobos, 1967

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
26
44
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
24
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
21
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov