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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
4366
7723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
4364
7722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
4274
7521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
263
3491
6035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
1014
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
875
1582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
80
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Mexico
14 Families width 170 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers88SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies15SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids8SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms5SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Mexico
80 Genera with 170 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPST
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 188229SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Agaeocera Saunders, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 193824SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calochromus Guérin Ménev..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853Soldier Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Cladotoma Westwood, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1841Glowing Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranopselaphus Guérin-Ménev..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Distremocephalus Wittmer, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Hippomelas Laporte & Gory, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Huleechius Brown, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lycus Fabricius, 1878Net-winged beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastogenius Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neocylloepus Brown, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Paratyndaris Fisher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrichus Sharp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1881Glowworm4SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 03SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Thrincopyge LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tropicus Pacheco, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Mexico
170 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) auritincta (Fall, 1922)⇒ Acmaeodera delectabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) bowditchi Fall, 1901
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) cribricollis Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) disjuncta Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavopicta Waterhouse, 1889
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) gibbula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) gillespiensis Knull, 1941
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) haemorrhoa LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) miliaris Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) neoneglecta Fisher, 1949
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) opacula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) opuntiae Knull, 1966
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) ornatoides Barr, 1972
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) paradisjuncta Knull, 1940
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) parkeri Cazier, 1940
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) princeps Kerremans, 1908
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) quadrivittatoides Nelson and W..., 1995
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) rubronotata Laporte and ..., 1835
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) scalaris Mannerheim, 1837
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) texana LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) variegata LeConte, 1852
Acmaeodera cuprina Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera dozieri Barr, 1992
Acmaeodera impluviata Mannerheim, 1837
Acmaeodera mudgei Westcott, 2002
Acmaeodera venusta Waterhouse, 1882
Actenodes calcaratus Chevrolat, 1835
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Agaeocera gentilis Horn, 1885
Agrilaxia flavimana Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) abductus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) acaciae Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) addendus Crotch, 1873
Agrilus (Agrilus) aureus Chevrolat, 1838
Agrilus (Agrilus) cavatus Chevrolat, 1838
Agrilus (Agrilus) lautuellus Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) lecontei Saunders, 1871
Agrilus (Agrilus) macer LeConte, 1858Flatheaded hackberry borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) neoprosopidis Knull, 1938
Agrilus (Agrilus) obolinus LeConte, 1860Motillo
Agrilus (Agrilus) obscurilineatus Vogt, 1949
Agrilus (Agrilus) ometauhtli Fisher, 1938
Agrilus (Agrilus) ornatulus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) parabductus Knull, 1954
Agrilus (Agrilus) pectoralis Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus (Agrilus) prosopidis Fisher, 1928
Agrilus (Agrilus) viridescens Knull, 1935
Agrilus (Engyaulus) rubrovittatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus catherinae Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus ixcuinae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus tiacapanae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus totochti Fisher, 1938
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Belotus abdominalis LeConte, 1851
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Brachys dimidiatus Waterhouse, 1889
Brachys ornatus Fisher, 1922
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Calochromus ruficollis LeConte, 1875
Calopteron discrepans Newman, 1838Banded Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis simpliunguis Blatchley, 1910
Chalcolepidius lafargi Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius lenzi Candeze, 1886
Chalcolepidius mexicanus Laporte, 1836
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius truncuvittatus Casari, 2002
Chauliognathus deceptus Fender, 1951
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris acaciae Knull, 1936
Chrysobothris basalis (LeConte, 1858)⇒ Chrysobothris multistigmosa Mannerheim, 1837
Chrysobothris densa Waterhouse, 1889Red pond shrimp
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris rossi Van Dyke, 1942Hairy river prawn
Cylloepus abnormis G. Horn, 1870
Cylloepus proximus Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Deilelater physoderus Germar, 1841Luminescent Click Beetle
Dicranopselaphus flavicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Discodon planicolle LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Disersus longipennis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Distremocephalus barrerai Zarazoga, 1986
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Glyphonyx championi Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Helichus suturalis LeConte, 1852
Helichus triangularis Musgrave, 1935
Heterelmis glabra Horn, 1870
Heterelmis obesa Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Heterelmis obscura Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Heterocerus crossi W. V. Miller, 1995
Heterocerus unicus W. V. Miller, 1988
Hexacylloepus apicalis Hinton, 1940Hedgehog pricklypoppy
Hexacylloepus ferrugineus G. Horn, 1870
Hippomelas planicauda Casey, 1909
Huleechius spinipes Hinton, 1934Sand stargazers
Lampetis (Spinthoptera) cupreopunctata Schaeffer, 1905
Lampetis (Spinthoptera) drummondi Laporte and ..., 1837Drummond´s blue Buprestid
Lampetis dilaticollis Waterhouse, 1882
Leiopleura puncticeps Waterhouse, 1889
Limnichites foraminosus Casey, 1912
Limnichoderus lutrochinus LeConte, 1879
Limnichoderus modicus Wooldridge, 1981
Limnichoderus naviculatus Casey, 1889
Lycostomus simulans
Lycus fernandezi Dugès, 1878
Macrelmis shoemakei Brown, 1971
Macrelmis texana Schaeffer, 1911
Megapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer, 1916
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Neoheterocerus fatuus (Kiesenwetter, 1851)⇒ Heterocerus fatuus Kiesenwetter, 1851
Pachyschelus collaris Laporte & Gory, 1840
Pachyschelus communis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus mexicanus Fisher, 1922
Pachyschelus secedens Waterhouse, 1889
Pachyschelus signatus Waterhouse, 1887
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Paragrilus burkei Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus exiguus Chevrolat, 1835Coarsespine hairy crab
Paragrilus lesueuri Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus rugatulus Thomson, 1879Roundleaf stork's bill
Paratyndaris (Knulliella) chamaeleonis Skinner, 1903
Pelonomus obscurus LeConte, 1852
Phalacrichus atomarius Sharp, 1902
Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Phengodes (Phengodella) frontalis LeConte, 1881
Phengodes (Phengodella) leonilae Zaragoza & W..., 1986
Phengodes (Phengodella) varicolor Zarazoga & W..., 1986
Phengodes (Phengodes) laticollis LeConte, 1881
Photinus (Photinus) concisus Lloyd, 1968
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photuris (Photuris) fairchildi Barber, 1951Cape Breton Firefly
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Plateros (Plateros) sinacai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Postelichus confluentus Hinton, 1935
Postelichus musgravei Hinton, 1935
Postelichus productus LeConte, 1852
Psephenus texanus Brown & Arli..., 1967
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961
Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836Sneaky Elf
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Stenelmis cheryl Brown, 1987Cheryl´s Riffle Beetle
Stenelmis occidentalis Schmude & Brown, 1991Black Tinamou
Stenelmis spangleri
Taphrocerus difficilis Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus kerremansi Dugès, 1891
Taphrocerus mexicanus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
Telegeusis orientalis Zaragoza-Cab..., 1990
Thrincopyge alacris LeConte, 1858Kalia
Tropicus pusillus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Northeast Mexico
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
19
88
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
6
24
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
36
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov