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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Palm Desert (Riverside County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
174
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
174
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
165
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
136
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
14
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
12
35
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palm Desert
5 Families width 29 Species
Buprestidae (Leach, 1815)Flat-headed wood-borers25SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palm Desert
13 Genera with 29 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderoides Van Dyke, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderopsis Barr, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anambodera Barr, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gyascutus LeConte, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Hippomelas Laporte & Gory, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pterotus LeConte, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Squamodera Nelson, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Zarhipis LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palm Desert
29 Species
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) aurora Fall, 1922Alpine bryum moss
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) bivulnera Horn, 1894
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) gibbula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) linsleyi Van Dyke, 1943
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) robusta Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) vulturei Knull, 1938
Acmaeodera (Squamodera) vanduzeei Van Dyke, 1934
Acmaeoderoides confusus Nelson, 1999
Acmaeoderoides knulli Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderoides rossi Cazier, 1937
Acmaeoderoides verityi Nelson, 1968
Acmaeoderopsis westcotti Barr, 1972
Anambodera lucernae Knull, 1973
Anambodera palmarum Timberlake, 1939
Anambodera santarosae Knull, 1960
Chrysobothris atriplexae Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris bacchari Van Dyke, 1923Coyote Bush Buprestid
Chrysobothris edwardsii Horn, 1886Alabama cave shrimp
Chrysobothris merkelii Horn, 1886Merkel Buprestid
Chrysobothris octocola LeConte, 1858Agar River prawn
Chrysobothris purpureoplagiata Schaeffer, 1904
Eulimnichus perpolitus Casey, 1889
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) carolinensis Horn, 1883Puget oregonian
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) dianae Helfer, 1954
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) fulgidus Barr, 1969
Polycesta velasco Gory & Laporte, 1838
Postelichus immsi Hinton, 1937
Pterotus curticornis Chemsak, 1978
Zarhipis integripennis LeConte, 1874Western Banded Glowworm

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Palm Desert
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
9
25
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov