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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
1080
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
864
1958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
3
34
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Senegal
3 Families width 75 Species and 2 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle47SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers20SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Senegal
34 Genera with 75 Species
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Adelocera Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1851Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Anisomerus Schwarz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Drymelater Calder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Elasmosomus Schwarz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Eudicronychus Mequignon, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Euphemus Laporte, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hypolithus Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Oxynopterus Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Piezophyllus Hope, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Senegalisia Bellamy, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1920metallic wood-boring beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18298SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 188910SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tristria Stål, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
75 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851
Agrilus (Agrilus) anxius Gory, 1841Bronze birch borer
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus grandis Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus gravis (LeConte, 1860)⇒ Agrilus anxius Gory, 1841
Agrilus pediculus Curletti, 1999
Agrilus samyi Baudon, 1968
Agrypnus foedus Candeze, 1857
Alaus caffer Boheman, 1851
Anchastus (Anchastus) rutilus Klug, 1835
Anchastus (Anchastus) senegalensis Candeze, 1859
Anisomerus senegalensis
Anthaxia binotata (Chevrolat, 1838)⇒ Anthaxia corsica corsica Reiche, 1861
Augyles (Augyles) rarus Skalický, 2005
Augyles (Littorimus) flavidus Rossi, 1794
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) arnoldi Leseigneur, 1958
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) fastidiosus Klug, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) phaeopterus Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) quadriplagiatus
Cardiophorus (Perrinellus) hoploderus Candeze, 1860
Drymelater aulacoderus Elston, 1929
Elasmosomus cornutus Candeze, 1865
Elasmosomus undulatus Schwarz, 1902
Eudicronychus serraticornis Laporte, 1840
Euphemus fasciatus Drury, 1782
Hemicleus majusculus Candeze, 1897
Heterocerus elongatus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828
Heterocerus incertus Grouvelle, 1896
Heterocerus inciertus Pacheco, 1964
Heterocerus nodieri Grouvelle, 1919
Heterocerus thebaicus Grouvelle, 1896
Heteroderes patruelis
Heteroderes senegalensis Candeze, 1893
Hypolithus aciculatus (Dejean, 1829)⇒ Siopelus aciculatus Dejean, 1829
Julodis aequinoctialis Olivier, 1790
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lampetis bioculata Olivier, 1790
Lanelater bradshawi Candeze, 1889
Lanelater crassiusculus Candeze, 1857
Lanelater laticollis Hope, 1843
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Lanelater puber Candeze, 1857
Lanelater pubescens Candeze, 1857
Lanelater substriatus Candeze, 1857
Melanotus (Melanotus) agriotides Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanoxanthus senegalensis Candeze, 1893
Oxynopterus (Oxynopterus) minor Candeze, 1857
Piezophyllus (Hopelater) spencei Hope, 1842
Propsephus (Propsephus) senegalensis Girard, 1974
Selasia auberti Pic, 1921
Selasia rhipiceroides Laporte de C..., 1836
Selasia unicolor Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Senegalisia semireticulata Chevrolat, 1838
Sphenoptera sagax Obenberger, 1920
Steraspis amplipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis brevicornis Klug, 1835
Steraspis fastuosa Gerstäcker, 1871
Steraspis laeviventris Kerremans, 1914
Steraspis scabra Fabricius, 1775
Steraspis speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis speciosa speciosa Klug, 1829
Steraspis squamosa Klug, 1829Middle Eastern jewel beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) auratilis Schwarz, 1903
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) auricomus Hope, 1842
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) dabbenei Candeze, 1893
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767Giant Acacia Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) gigas Fabricius, 1801
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) punctatus Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) sobrinus Candeze, 1889
Trachys coracinus Fåhraeus, 1851
Tristria marginicosta Karsch, 1896

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Senegal
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
9
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
1
23
47
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov