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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1335
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
1285
2181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
120
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
12 Families width 131 Species and 1 Subspecies
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers94SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle20SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies8SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids2SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
120 Genera with 131 Species
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Acroleptus Bourgeois, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrilaxia Kerremans, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Agrilozodes Théry, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 182312SpeciesTaxom
Akamboja Roza, Quinti..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Amorphosoma Laporte, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Anaspasis Candeze, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Araucariocladus Silveira and..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Artematopus Perty, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Autarcontes Waterhouse, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Baudonisia Cobos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Bilyaxia Holynski, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Buckelater Costa, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calyptocerus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardioptera Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogonys Perty, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysesthes Dejean, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 183812SpeciesTaxom
Colobogaster Solier, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Conognatha Eschscholtz, 191210SpeciesTaxom
Coraebus Laporte de C..., 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cyathodera Blanchard, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cylindroderus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Dismorpha Gistel, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Duretia Golbach, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Elmoparnus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Emplectus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eudiana Leraut, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Eurrhacus Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurynodes Théry, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Falsopolemius Pic, 01SpeciesTaxom
Flabellocaenia Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastraulacus Guérin, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Geralius Harold, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Halecia Laporte & Gory, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Haplobothris Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapsodrilus Costa, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrepidius Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Hiperantha Gistel, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiophthalmus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Leiopleura Deyrolle, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Loboederus Guérin, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Luciuranus Silveira Kha..., 20184SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorphon Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Maltypus Motschoulsky, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Meroplinthus Candeze, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Metapteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Obenbergerula Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Opselater Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragrilus Saunders, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphae Spinola, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopselaphus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Phrixothrix Olivier, 1933Railroad worm1SpeciesTaxom
Physodactylus Fischer, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycrepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilops Grouvelle, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Probothrium Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Psiloptera Dejean, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Psilorrhynchus
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterotarsus Latreille, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ptesimopsia Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pyroptesis Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhaeboscelis Chevrolat, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphrocerus Solier, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Teslasena Fleutiaux, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Uanauna Campello-Gon..., 20191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
131 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actenodes intermedia Gory & Laporte, 1837
Actenodes nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
Agrilaxia nobilis Obenberger, 1922
Agrilaxia vitticollis Gory, 1841
Agrilozodes ocularis Kerremans, 1903
Agrilozodes pygmaeus Kerremans, 1897
Agrilozodes suarezi Cobos, 1962
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus chrysostictus Klug, 1827
Agrilus flaveolus Castelnau, 1837
Agrilus furcatipennis Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus gracchus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus lucidicollis Gory, 1841
Agrilus pertristis Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus posticalis Laporte & Gory, 1835
Agrilus sanpauloi Bellamy, 1998
Agrilus servius Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus volucer Kerremans, 1897
Agrilus xantholomus Dalman, 1823
Akamboja minimum Roza, Quinti..., 2017
Akamboja monteirorum Roza, Quinti..., 2017
Amorphosoma penicillatum Klug, 1827
Araucariocladus amfractus Nunes, Souto..., 2019
Araucariocladus hiems Silveira and..., 2017
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Autarcontes mucoreus Klug, 1825
Balgus eschscholtzi Laporte, 1835
Balgus tuberculosus Dalman, 1823
Baudonisia villosiventris Chevrolat, 1838
Bilyaxia concinna Mannerheim, 1837
Brachys gregori Obenberger, 1937
Brachys vicinus Kerremans, 1903
Buprestis (Buprestis) rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Poecilonota variolosa variolosa Paykull, 1799
Callimicra scintillans Obenberger, 1932
Cardioptera brachyptera Burmeister, 1838
Ceratogonys spinicorne Fabricius, 1801
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chrysesthes gymnopleura Perty, 1830
Chrysesthes tripunctata Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris carbunculifer Théry, 1911Bengal caridina
Chrysobothris danae Obenberger, 1940
Chrysobothris frontalis Olivier, 1790
Chrysobothris generosa Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris insolata Deyrolle, 1864
Chrysobothris janthina Gory, 1841
Chrysobothris lanei Théry, 1936
Chrysobothris mrazi Obenberger, 1924
Chrysobothris nobilis Fabricius, 1787
Chrysobothris sexpunctata Fabricius, 1801
Chrysobothris viridifasciata Gory & Laporte, 1838
Colobogaster chlorosticta Klug, 1825
Colobogaster cyanitarsis Gory & Laporte, 1837
Colobogaster quadridentata Fabricius, 1793
Colobogaster singularis Gory, 1841
Colobogaster splendida Lucas, 1858
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conognatha amoena Kirby, 1818
Conognatha badenii Saunders, 1872
Conognatha compta Perty, 1830
Conognatha excellens Klug, 1825
Conognatha gounellei Kerremans, 1903
Conognatha haemorrhoidalis Olivier, 1790
Conognatha insignis Perty, 1830
Conognatha parallelogramma Perty, 1830
Conognatha pretiosissima Chevrolat, 1838
Conognatha splendens Waterhouse, 1912
Crepidius emarginatus Candeze, 1859
Cyathodera lanugicollis Candeze, 1859
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dismorpha diffusa Chevrolat, 1838
Dismorpha irrorata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Eudiana chrysoloma Mannerheim, 1837Pederson cleaner shrimp
Eudiana inflammata Laporte & Gory, 1837
Eurynodes coelestis Kerremans, 1897
Falsopolemius albolineatus
Geralius furciventris Chevrolat, 1838
Halecia blandula Obenberger, 1958
Halecia corinthia Gory, 1840
Halecia cuprina Kerremans, 1897
Halecia rugipennis Laporte & Gory, 1837
Halecia sulcicollis Dalman, 1823
Halecia viridipes Lucas, 1857
Hapsodrilus ignifer Germar, 1841
Heterelmis dubia Grouvelle, 1888Hawaii Creeper
Hiperantha interrogationis Klug, 1825
Hiperantha menetriesii Mannerheim, 1837Scorpion mud lobster
Hiperantha terminalis Gory & Laporte, 1839
Hiperantha vittaticollis Desmarest, 1843
Hylaeogena curtula Boheman, 1858
Hylaeogena nigerrima Kerremans, 1903
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis dives Germar, 1824
Lampetis weddelii Lucas, 1859
Leiopleura venustula Gory, 1841
Lius rugosus Kerremans, 1903
Luciuranus carioca Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus desideratus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus magnoculus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus takiyae Silveira, So..., 2018
Maltypus minutus
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Opselater lucens Illiger, 1807
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Paragrilus paulensis Obenberger, 1924
Pasiphae cestri
Pheneps darwinii Waterhouse, 1880
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Phrixothrix pickeli Pic, 1933
Physorhinus distigma Candeze, 1859
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Polycesta costata Solier, 1849
Psiloptera attenuata Fabricius, 1793
Psiloptera hoffmanni Laporte & Gory, 1836
Psiloptera pardalis Laporte & Gory, 1836
Psiloptera rubromarginata Chevrolat, 1838
Pterotarsus histrio Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Pyrearinus castaneus Costa, 1978
Pyrophorus divergens Eschscholtz, 1829Carbunco
Rhaeboscelis chalybea Gory, 1841
Rhaeboscelis purpurea Chevrolat, 1838
Semiotus furcatus Fabricius, 1792
Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806
Taphrocerus bucki Cobos, 1958
Taphrocerus nanulus Obenberger, 1934
Taphrocerus theryi Obenberger, 1924
Taphrocerus zikani Obenberger, 1924
Tomicephalus sanguinicollis Latreille, 1834
Uanauna angaporan Campello-Gon..., 2019

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
36
94
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
8
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
7
75
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov