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Checklist of Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2610
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
2112
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
984
1617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
881
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
84
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ryukyu Islands
12 Families width 136 Species and 21 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers32SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle59SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids10SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924Callirhipid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae (Latreille, 1817)Fireflies17SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae (LeConte, 1861)Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
84 Genera with 136 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
V
X

Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Acontosceles Champion, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19839SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 189512SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Asiopodabrus Wittmer, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Athemellus Wittmer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1954Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipis Latreille, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Campsosternus Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Chatanayus Fleutiaux, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chrysochroa Dejean, 1817metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodema Laporte & Gory, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Coraebus Laporte de C..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Curtos Motschulsky, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonocerus Kiesenwetter, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Drilaster Kiesenwetter, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Elmomorphus Sharp, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Epilichas White, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eropterus Green, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19869SpeciesTaxom
Habroloma Thomson, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1994Japanese fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ludioschema Reitter, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lychnuris Blanchard, 02SpeciesTaxom
Lycocerus Gorham, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lyponia Waterhouse, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Macroeubria Pic, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Macrolycus Waterhouse, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Malthinellus Seidlitz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 0Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1966Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neopenthes Kishii, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paratrachys Saunders, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pectocera Hope, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Platynychus Motschulsky, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Prodrasterius Fleutiaux, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Prothemus Champion, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pyrocoelia Gorham, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Rhagophthalmus Motschoulsky, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ryukyucardiophorus Ohira, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Sawadapenthes Ohira, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1972Water beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Stenocladius Deyrolle & F..., 19814SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Toxoscelus Deyrolle, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Vuilletus Fleutiaux, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
136 Species and 21 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Cobosiella) luzonica Nonfried, 1895
Acontosceles yorioi Satô, 1966
Adelocera difficilis Lewis, 1894
Agrilus auroapicalis Kurosawa, 1957
Agrilus carinihumeralis Kurosawa, 1964
Agrilus deguchii Toyama, 1985
Agrilus esakii Kurosawa, 1964
Agrilus inadai Fukutomi, 2006
Agrilus motobuanus Fukutomi, 2006
Agrilus sekii Ohmomo, 2004
Agrilus shibatai Kurosawa, 1964
Agrilus takaii Nakane, 1983
Agriotes (Agriotes) asaokai Ôhira, 1994
Agriotes (Agriotes) hirayamai Miwa, 1934
Agrypnus amamiensis amamiensis amamiensis Miwa, 1934
Agrypnus amamiensis okinawanus Ohira, 1967
Agrypnus miyakei Ôhira, 1967
Agrypnus miyakei miyakei miyakei Ôhira, 1967
Agrypnus miyakei seinoi Kishii, 1985
Agrypnus miyamotoi Nakane & Kishii, 1955
Agrypnus nagaoi Ôhira, 1966
Agrypnus sakaguchii Miwa, 1928
Agrypnus sakishimanus sakishimanus sakishimanus..., 1967
Agrypnus sakishimanus tamurai Kishii, 1985
Agrypnus scutellaris Candeze, 1895
Ampedus amamiensis Ohira, 1968
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) moya Chûjô, 1970Mantle pea crab
Anthaxia ihanatsumi Chujo, 1970
Aphanisticus okinawanus Ohmomo, 2004
Asiopodabrus enokidoi Takahashi, 2012
Athemellus naokii Okushima & I..., 2000
Buprestis (Buprestis) esakii Kurosawa, 1954
Callirhipis (Callirhipis) miwai Nakane, 1985
Campsosternus matsumurae Miwa, 1929
Campsosternus nobuoi Ôhira, 1966
Cardiotarsus yamazakii Ôhira, 1968
Chalcophora japonica Gory, 1840Flat-headed wood-borer
Chatanayus insularis Miwa, 1934
Chrysochroa fulgidissima Schönherr, 1817Jewel beetle
Chrysodema dalmanni Eschcholtz, 1837
Chrysodema jucunda Laporte & Gory, 1835
Chrysodema lewisii Saunders, 1873
Coraebus hastanus Gory & Laporte, 1839
Coraebus loochooensis Kano, 1929
Cryptalaus berus Candeze, 1864
Cryptalaus larvatus Candeze, 1874
Cryptalaus putridus Candeze, 1857
Curtos costipennis Gorham, 1880
Curtos okinawanus Matsumura, 1918Red-legged Crake
Cyphon formosanus Pic, 1918
Cyphon hashimotorum Yoshitomi, 1998
Cyphonocerus okinawanus Nakane, 1983Grey-throated Rail
Diphucrania chalcophora Barker, 2001
Drilaster fuscicollis Nakane, 1977Lord Howe Wood Rail
Drilaster ohbayashii Sato, 1968
Drilaster okinawensis Nakane, 1977
Drilaster tenebrosus Kawashima, S..., 2005Lord Howe Wood Rail
Epilichas flabellatus flabellatus amamianus Na..., 1963
Epilichas flabellatus okinawanus
Glyphonyx ihai Ôhira, 1968
Glyphonyx makiharai Ôhira, 1973
Glyphonyx nomurai Ôhira, 1968
Glyphonyx okinawanus Chûjô, 1959
Glyphonyx pallidipes Miwa, 1934
Glyphonyx yona Kishii, 1996
Glyphonyx yuwancola yambarus Kishii, 1986
Glyphonyx yuwancola yuwancola yambarus Kishii, 1986
Habroloma asahinai Kurosawa, 1959
Habroloma liukiuense Obenberger, 1940
Haterumelater bicarinatus Candeze, 1873
Hayekpenthes pallidus okinawensis Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes pallidus pallidus masakii Kishii, 1979
Hemicrepidius secessus kuniyoshii Ohira, 1967
Hemicrepidius secessus secessus hallaensis K..., 2002
Hydrocyphon iriomotensis Yoshitomi, 2001
Hydrocyphon satoi Yoshitomi, 2001
Lacon churakagi Ôhira, 1971
Lacon yayeyamanus Miwa, 1934
Luciola (Luciola) filiformis filiformis E..., 1913Red-legged Crake
Luciola (Luciola) kuroiwae Matsumura, 1918Red-legged Crake
Luciola (Luciola) owadai Satô & Kimu..., 1994
Lychnuris miyako
Lycocerus hiroshii Sato & Okushima, 2001
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) formosanus Pic, 1937
Lyponia (Lyponia) ishigakiana Nakane, 1961
Lyponia (Ponyalis) oshimana Nakane, 1961
Macroeubria okinawana Lee, Yang & ..., 1997
Macrolycus okinawanus Sato & Ohbay..., 1968
Malthinellus exiguus Takahashi, 2018
Malthinus (Malthinus) nakanishii Takahashi, 2006
Malthodes (Malthodes) brevicauda Takahashi, 2001
Malthodes (Malthodes) eurypygus Takahashi, 2001
Malthodes (Malthodes) miyamotoi Takahashi, 2001
Megapenthes azumai Arimoto, 1990
Melanotus (Melanotus) akusekianus Ôhira, 1997
Melanotus (Melanotus) kumensis Ôhira, 1999
Melanotus (Melanotus) sakischimensis Ôhira, 1982
Melanotus amamiensis amamiensis yambarus Kishii, 1985
Melanotus amamiensis yambarus Kishii, 1985
Melanotus okinawensis Ohira, 1982
Melanotus yaeyamacola
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Mulsanteus rubuginosus Ôhira, 1966
Neopenthes pallidihumeralis Kishii, 1973
Paratrachys hederae Saunders, 1873
Pectocera amamiinsulana Nakane, 1957
Pectocera fortunei Candeze, 1873
Pectocera yaeyamana Suzuki, 1976
Philanthaxia iriei Kurosawa, 1985
Plateros ikarianus Nakane, 1961
Plateros nakachii Nakane, 1961
Plateros shibatai Naikane, 1961
Platynychus (Displatynychus) adjutor Candeze, 1873
Platynychus (Platynychus) formosanus Matsumura, 1910
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Priopus ferrugineipennis Miwa, 1927
Priopus ferrugineipennis ferrugineipennis ferrugineipe..., 1927
Priopus ferrugineipennis kuniyoshii Ohira, 1967
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) satoi Ôhira, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Prothemus nigrihumeralis Okushima & Sato, 1997
Pyrocoelia abdominalis Nakane, 1977
Pyrocoelia atripennis Lewis, 1896
Quasimus (Quasimus) hiroyoshii Ôhira, 1998
Quasimus (Quasimus) imasakai Kishii, 1976
Quasimus (Quasimus) okinawensis Ôhira, 1998
Reitterelater kuriharai Ôhira, 2000
Rhagophthalmus ohbai (Wittmer, 1994)⇒ Lampyris ohbai Wittmer, 1994
Ryukyucardiophorus loochooensis Miwa, 1934
Sambus quadricolor Saunders, 1873
Sambus yaeyamanus Kurosawa, 1985
Sawadapenthes amami amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Sawadapenthes amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Scirtes okinawanus Nakane, 1963
Scirtes sakishimanus Satô & Chûjô, 1972
Silesis hatayamai hatayamai amami Kishii, 1976
Silesis sauteri Miwa, 1930
Stenocladius azumai Nakane, 1981Rufous-necked Wood Rail
Stenocladius bicoloripes (Pic, 1918)⇒ Stenocladius yoshikawai Nakane, 1981
Stenocladius flavipennis Kawashima, 1999Zapata Rail
Stenocladius shirakii (Nakane, 1981)⇒ Stenocladius yoshikawai Nakane, 1981
Tetrigus lewisi Candeze, 1873
Themus (Themus) kazuoi Ohbayashi & ..., 1965
Toxoscelus nakajimai Ohmomo, 2002
Trachys dilaticeps Gebhardt, 1928
Trachys earias Obenberger, 1937
Xanthopenthes granulipennis Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes hiramatsui Ôhira, 1995

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
17
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
59
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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