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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
455
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
365
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
20
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
5 Families width 51 Species and 4 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle28SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
20 Genera with 51 Species
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ahaggaria Bollow, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Analestesa Leach, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Anchytarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Capnodis Eschscholtz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Craspedostethus Schwarz, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 19836SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactyla Illiger, 192413SpeciesTaxom
Saudilacon Chassain, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
51 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acmaeodera strumiai Volkovitsh, 2019
Agriotes (Agriotes) meticulosus Candeze, 1863
Ahaggaria acutangula Bollow, 1938
Analestesa arabica Paulus, 1981
Analestesa persica Paulus, 1981
Anchytarsus folliculipalpus Stribling, 1986
Anchytarsus palpalis Champion, 1897
Capnodis excisa alfierii Théry, 1929
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) balkenohli Platia & Sch..., 1997
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) saudarabicus Platia & Sch..., 1997
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) skulei Platia & Sch..., 1997
Conoderus productus arabicus Chassain, 1979
Conoderus productus productus arabicus Cha..., 1979
Craspedostethus buettikeri Platia & Sch..., 1997
Craspedostethus dilutus Erichson, 1840
Craspedostethus flavescens Chassain, 1979
Craspedostethus saudianus Chassain, 1979
Dicronychus brancuccii Platia & Sch..., 1997
Dicronychus buettikeri Platia & Sch..., 1997
Dicronychus chassaini Platia & Sch..., 1997
Dicronychus graingeri Platia & Sch..., 1997
Dicronychus wittmeri Platia & Sch..., 1997
Dryops cassius Hinton, 1948
Dryops lutulentus Erichson, 1847
Dryops sulcipennis Costa, 1883
Heteroderes musculus Germar, 1844
Heteroderes ruteri Chassain, 1979
Julodis syriaca palmyrensis Obenberger, 1923
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lanelater arabicus Candeze, 1874
Lanelater buettikeri Chassain, 1983
Lanelater naviauxi Chassain, 1983
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Lanelater saudarabicus Chassain, 1983
Lanelater wittmeri Chassain, 1983
Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805
Paracardiophorus buettikeri Chassain, 1979
Potamodytes subrotundatus Pic, 1939
Ptilodactyla nigronotata Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla reitteri Pic, 1924
Ptilodactyla ruficolor Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla rufipennis Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla rufipes Pic, 1924
Ptilodactyla rufocincta Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla subovata Pic, 1924
Ptilodactyla suturalis Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla testaceicollis Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla testaceipes Pic, 1924
Ptilodactyla triimpressa Pic, 1924
Ptilodactyla vittata Pic, 1916
Ptilodactyla wagneri Pic, 1924
Saudilacon ochraceus Chassain, 1983

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
5
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
1
12
28
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov