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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3218
5859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3215
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3111
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2605
4789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
772
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
653
1040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
70
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Illinois
16 Families width 119 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers50SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids11SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821)Marsh Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies8SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Illinois
70 Genera with 119 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 196322SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ancyronyx Erichson, 1824Spider riffle beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1790Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 1799
0SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Ectopria LeConte, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lanternarius Pacheco, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1805Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoheterocerus Pacheco, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1852Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhagomicrus Fleutiaux, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sandalus Knoch, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Simsonia Carter & Zeck, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1790metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19388SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Texania Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tropicus Pacheco, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Trypherus LeConte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Zaitzevia Champion, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Illinois
119 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrilaxia flavimana Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) acutipennis Mannerheim, 1837Spotworm Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) arcuatus Say, 1825Hickory spiral borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) bilineatus Weber, 1801Two-lined chestnut borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) difficilis Gory, 1841Flatheaded Locust Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) fallax Say, 1833
Agrilus (Agrilus) frosti Knull, 1920
Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891Maple Agrilus
Agrilus (Agrilus) obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) planipennis Fairmaire, 1888Emerald ash borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Agrilus) quadriguttatus Gory, 1841
Agrilus (Agrilus) ruficollis Fabricius, 1787Red-necked Cane Borer
Agrilus (Agrilus) subcinctus Gory, 1841
Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus pygaera Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) thevenetii G. Horn, 1872
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ancyronyx variegata Germar, 1824
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridicornis Say, 1823
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viridifrons (Gory, 1841)⇒ Anthaxia viridicornis Say, 1823
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Brachys aeruginosus Gory, 1841
Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801
Brachys tesselatus Fabricius, 1801
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) rufipes Olivier, 1790Red-legged Buprestis
Callimicra cylindera Kerremans, 1903
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis tuberculata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chrysobothris azurea LeConte, 1857
Chrysobothris chlorocephala Gory, 1841
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say, 1839Rattlebox
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dicerca (Dicerca) lurida Fabricius, 1775
Dicerca (Dicerca) obscura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dicerca berolinensis Herbst, 1779
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Dubiraphia bivittata LeConte, 1852
Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Dubiraphia quadrinotata Say, 1825
Dubiraphia vittata Melsheimer, 1844
Ectopria nervosa Melsheimer, 1844
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852
Helichus fastigiatus Say, 1824
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lanternarius brunneus (Melsheimer, 1844)⇒ Heterocerus brunneus Melsheimer, 1844
Limnichites olivaceus LeConte, 1854
Limnichoderus lutrochinus LeConte, 1879
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Malthodes medioccidens Fender, 1951
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Neoheterocerus fatuus (Kiesenwetter, 1851)⇒ Heterocerus fatuus Kiesenwetter, 1851
Neoheterocerus longilobulus (Pacheco, 1964)⇒ Heterocerus longilobulus Pacheco, 1964
Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850Fastidious Riffle Beetle
Pachyschelus laevigatus Say, 1833
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Plateros lictor Newman, 1838
Platycis sculptilis Say, 1835
Podabrus brunnicollis Fabricius, 1801
Podabrus modestus Say, 1823
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Rhagomicrus humeralis Say, 1839
Sandalus niger Knoch, 1801Cedar Beetle
Spectralia gracilipes Melsheimer, 1845
Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata Olivier, 1790
Stenelmis bicarinata LeConte, 1852
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis decorata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis douglasensis Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis fuscata Blatchley, 1925
Stenelmis grossa Sanderson, 1938Puff
Stenelmis sandersoni Musgrave, 1940Solitary Tinamou
Stenelmis sexlineata Sanderson, 1938Puff
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806
Taphrocerus nicolayi Obenberger, 1924
Texania campestris Say, 1823Hardwood Heartwood Buprestid
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Tropicus pusillus Say, 1823
Trypherus latipennis Germar, 1824

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
17
50
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
18
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
31
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov