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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
501
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
407
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
57
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
13 Families width 94 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers24SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle26SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids7SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821)Marsh Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
57 Genera with 94 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Arctobyrrhus Münster, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843Jewel Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Heterlimnius Hinton, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lanternarius Pacheco, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1932Dark Brown Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Narpus Casey, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Nitidolimonius Johnson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Pactopus LeConte, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Zaitzevia Champion, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
94 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus florilegus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Ampedus (Ampedus) brevis Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Arctobyrrhus subcanus LeConte, 1878
Athous (Athous) nigropilis Motschulsky, 1859
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) cyclophorus Kirby, 1837
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) geminatus LeConte, 1854
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) kirbyi LeConte, 1854
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834
Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857Sculptured pine borer
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris cribraria Mannerheim, 1837Sifting Metallic Wood-Borer
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris leechi Barr, 1974
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Ctenicera aeripennis Kirby, 1837Prairie grain wireworm
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) echinata LeConte, 1850
Cyphon kongsbergensis (Munster, 1924)⇒ Contacyphon kongsbergensis Munster, 1924
Cytilus alternatus Say, 1825
Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934
Dalopius gartrelli Brown, 1934
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) crassicollis LeConte, 1857
Dichelotarsus deceptus W.J.Brown, 1940
Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Dubiraphia bivittata LeConte, 1852
Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Dubiraphia vittata Melsheimer, 1844
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) carbonatus LeConte, 1860
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heterlimnius corpulentus LeConte, 1874
Heterlimnius koebelei Martin, 1927
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884
Lanternarius brunneus (Melsheimer, 1844)⇒ Heterocerus brunneus Melsheimer, 1844
Lanternarius mollinus (Kiesenwetter, 1851)⇒ Heterocerus mollinus Kiesenwetter, 1851
Limnichites olivaceus LeConte, 1854
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853Pacific Coast wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) pectoralis LeConte, 1866
Limonius (Limonius) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Narpus concolor LeConte, 1881
Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829Green Click Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) divergens LeConte, 1874
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Optioservus (Optioservus) quadrimaculatus Horn, 1870
Optioservus (Optioservus) seriatus LeConte, 1874
Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) fraxini Say, 1823
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) parvula G. Horn, 1870Tinamous

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
10
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
13
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
28
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov