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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
449
6881
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
448
6880
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
6775
12409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
307
5895
11252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
76
1862
2934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1705
2690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
148
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puntarenas
17 Families width 174 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers84SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle43SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies7SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles23SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Cneoglossidae Champion, 18970SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies2SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms5SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puntarenas
148 Genera with 174 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTXY
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 188923SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1874Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anchastomorphus Champion, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Anchytarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischiopsis Champion, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Aploglossa Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Arrhipis Bonvouloir, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758
Jewel Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobyrrhinus Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysesthes Dejean, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 183710SpeciesTaxom
Cladotoma Westwood, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Cneoglossa Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1975
Glowing Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Diapodius de Bonvouloir, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranopselaphus Guérin-Ménev..., 18612SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Disersus Sharp, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Ersachus Erichson, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Euplectalecia Obenberger, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Euthryptus Sharp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Gastraulacus Guérin, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemirrhipus Laporte, 01SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexanchorus Sharp, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Huleechius Brown, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Idiotarsus de Bonvouloir, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacais Fleutiaux, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Lamprocera Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Limnichites Casey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Lissothyreus Bonvouloir, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Lomechon Wasmann, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Microlycus Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Mixochlorus Waterhouse, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neocylloepus Brown, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Neotrachys Obenberger, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Octinodes Candeze, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Octoglossa Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Pagelmis Spangler, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Peralampes Johnson, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrichus Sharp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1881Glowworm4SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1880Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pilotrulleum Bellamy & We..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycrepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiofornax Coquerel, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosthaptus Gorham, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Protoparnus Sharp, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenops Grouvelle, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodisersus Brown, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Psiloniscus Candeze, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Ptorthodius Gorham, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sandalus Knoch, 1801
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Spectralia Casey, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stenhelmoides Grouvelle, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Stirophora Champion, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 194110SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Thylacosternus Bonvouloir, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Triplonychoides Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenelmis Hinton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ypsilosthetus Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
174 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeodera setosa Waterhouse, 1882
Actenodes chalybeitarsis Chevrolat, 1834
Agrilus carilloensis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus catherinae Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus coloradoensis Hespenheidei, 2012
Agrilus crapulellus Thomson, 1879
Agrilus elengantulus
Agrilus faganae Curletti, 2005
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus furcillatus Chevrolat, 1835
Agrilus hilaris Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus ivetteae Curletti, 2010
Agrilus ixcuinae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus melanocerus Curletti, 2005
Agrilus molestus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus observans Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus palaestes (Obenberger, 1932)⇒ Paradomorphus palaestes Obenberger, 1932
Agrilus percaroides Hespenheide, 2012
Agrilus signatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus spinicaudatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus squaliformis Thomson, 1878
Agrilus squalus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agrilus uvarovi Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus xanthonotus Waterhouse, 1889
Agriotes (Agriotes) acutus Champion, 1896
Agrypnus aristatus Champion, 1894
Agrypnus costaricensis
Agrypnus paleatus Champion, 1894
Alaus plebejus Candeze, 1874
Anchastus (Anchastus) moratus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) quadrimaculatus Candeze, 1889
Anchytarsus folliculipalpus Stribling, 1986
Anoplischiopsis lineatocollis Champion, 1895
Anthaxia callicera Gerstäcker, 1884
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Austrolimnius (Baltelmis) formosus Sharp, 1882
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Austrolimnius (Pelonaetes) sulcicollis Sharp, 1882
Bicellonycha lucidicollis Gorham, 1880
Brachys kleinei Obenberger, 1939
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepis luczoti
Chrysesthes tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris acutipennis Chevrolat, 1835
Chrysobothris bothrideres Fairmaire, 1864
Chrysobothris capitata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris convexiuscula Waterhouse, 1887
Chrysobothris costaricana Obenberger, 1917
Chrysobothris pantochlora Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Riceland prawn
Chrysobothris sexpunctata Fabricius, 1801
Chrysobothris thomsoni Waterhouse, 1887Balcones cave shrimp
Chrysobothris viridiimpressa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Colobogaster quadridentata Fabricius, 1793
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus belti Champion, 1895
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus rodriguezi Candeze, 1881
Crepidius emarginatus Candeze, 1859
Cylloepus optatus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicranopselaphus flavicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Dicranopselaphus pictus Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dilobitarsus bidens Fabricius, 1801
Dilobitarsus inopinus Candeze, 1874
Disersus longipennis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Disersus uncus Spangler & S..., 1982Piping Crow
Drapetes (Neodrapetes) sellatus Bonvouloir, 1859
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Euplectalecia guttata Waterhouse, 1882
Euplectalecia semenovi Obenberger, 1928
Euthryptus trigonalis Sharp, 1902
Halecia cocosae Bellamy, 1986
Halecia ignicollis Théry, 1923
Helichus suturalis LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) cruciatus Champion, 1896
Hemirrhipus bimaculatus
Heterelmis glabra Horn, 1870
Heterelmis obscura Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hexanchorus browni Spangler & S..., 1992Mountain lion
Hexanchorus crinitus Spangler & S..., 1992Mountain lion
Hexanchorus emarginatus Spangler & S..., 1992Mountain lion
Hexanchorus gracilipes Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hexanchorus tarsalis Hinton, 1937Red pricklypoppy
Hexanchorus usitatus Spangler & S..., 1992Mountain lion
Hylaeogena atroviridis Fisher, 1922
Hylaeogena compacta Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena hydroporoides Waterhouse, 1889
Hylaeogena lecerfi Obenberger, 1932
Hylaeogena thoracica Waterhouse, 1889
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Idiopteron nigripenne Pic, 1934
Idiopteron rufulum Gorham, 1880
Lacon laticollis Candeze, 1857
Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Leiopleura artemis Obenberger, 1936
Leiopleura interrupta Waterhouse, 1889
Limnichites confertus Sharp, 1902
Limnichoderus modicus Wooldridge, 1981
Limnichoderus placidus Wooldridge, 1987
Lissomus pilarius G. Horn, 1897
Lissomus trapezoideus G. Horn, 1897
Lissothyreus histrio Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Lius tantillus Obenberger, 1924
Lius variabilis Waterhouse, 1889
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Lutrochus vestitus Sharp, 1882
Macrelmis graniger Sharp, 1882
Macrelmis robusta Sharp, 1882
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Macromantis nicaraguae (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Microcylloepus distortus Sharp, 1882
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Neocylloepus sandersoni Brown, 1970
Neotrachys caeruleus Hespenheide, 1982
Neotrachys resplendens Hespenheide, 1982
Neotrachys solisi Hespenheide, 2006
Octinodes carinatus (Champion, 1896)⇒ Plastocerus carinatus Champion, 1896
Pachyschelus bifasciatus Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus collaris Laporte & Gory, 1840
Pachyschelus communis Waterhouse, 1887
Pachyschelus cupricauda Fisher, 1922
Pachyschelus purpureus Say, 1833
Pachyschelus undulatus Waterhouse, 1887
Paragrilus aeraticollis Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus akersorum Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus azureus Hespenheide, 2002
Paragrilus lesueuri Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus modicus Solier, 1833
Paragrilus transitorius Waterhouse, 1889
Paragrilus vicinus Waterhouse, 1889
Pelecopselaphus acutus Saunders, 1874
Phalacrichus atomarius Sharp, 1902
Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Phanocerus congener Grouvelle, 1898
Phengodes (Phengodella) brailovskyi Zaragoza & W..., 1986
Phengodes (Phengodella) insulcata Pic, 1925
Phengodes (Phengodella) leonilae Zaragoza & W..., 1986
Phengodes (Phengodes) bimaculata Gorham, 1881
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Photinus pulchellus Gorham, 1880
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Physorhinus distigma Candeze, 1859
Pilotrulleum caseariae
Pseudodisersus goudotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Eastern cougar
Psiloniscus apicalis Chevrolat, 1835
Ptorthodius mandibularis Gorham, 1881
Pyrophorus avunculus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Sambus macromerus Montrouzier, 1860
Semiotus badeni Steinheil, 1875
Semiotus insignis Candeze, 1857
Semiotus lacrimiformis Wells, 2007
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Spectralia arcuata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Stenhelmoides rufulus Hinton, 1934Sand stargazers
Taphrocerus depilis Kerremans, 1896
Taphrocerus dietzi Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus exiguus Obenberger, 1934
Taphrocerus fasciatus Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus finitimus Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus psilopteroides Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus purpureipennis Waterhouse, 1889
Taphrocerus shannoni Fisher, 1933
Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher, 1922
Taphrocerus tetragraptus Obenberger, 1941
Tomicephalus bicolor Champion, 1896
Xenelmis bufo Sharp, 1882

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Puntarenas
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
26
84
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
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
34
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
8
85
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov