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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Palestine (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
966
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
966
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
957
1696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
666
1245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
29
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
139
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palestine
3 Families width 20 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers9SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palestine
14 Genera with 20 Species
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophorella Kerremans, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cyphosoma Mannerheim, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1841Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1882Brown Wireworms2SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Parapenthes Jiang, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palestine
20 Species
Acmaeoderella (Euacmaeoderella) vetusta Ménétriés, 1832
Acmaeoderella (Omphalothorax) despecta Baudi di Selve, 1870
Agrilus (Agrilus) lecontei Saunders, 1871
Agrilus viridicaerulans Marseul, 1868
Anthaxia (Cratomerus) sponsa Kiesenwetter, 1857
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) anticus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) insignis Desbrochers ..., 1875
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) miniaticollis Candeze, 1860
Chalcophorella (Chalcophorella) stigmatica Schonherr, 1817
Julodis rothii Sturm, 1843
Melanotus (Melanotus) aemulus Erichson, 1841
Melobasis (Melobasis) costata (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Melobasis interstitialis Blackburn, 1900
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Mulsanteus schaumi Candeze, 1882
Nyctophila syriaca Baudi di Selve, 1871Giant Wood Rail
Paracardiophorus brunneus Erichson, 1840
Parapenthes solitarius Peyron, 1858
Sphenoptera belenois Obenberger, 1952

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Palestine
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov