Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
List of families for Papua New Guinea
12 Families width 305 Species | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Papua New Guinea | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
16
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
1
4 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 4
8
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 5
59
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
1
12 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
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