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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region South Wales (Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
3184
7051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
3182
7049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
410
3124
6937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2675
6253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
856
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
743
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
73
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Wales
14 Families width 145 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers23SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle36SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids34SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Orchid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies6SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Wales
73 Genera with 145 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19638SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Anambodera Barr, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1767Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178313SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Curimopsis Ganglbauer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Cyphon Paykull, 17926SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dascillus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Elmis Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Elodes Latreille, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Gyascutus LeConte, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Macronychus Mueller, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18359SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1829Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Microcara C.G. Thomson, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Nanularia Casey, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Odeles Klausnitzer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Prionocyphon Redtenbacher, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psephenus Haldeman, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1793Water beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Simplocaria Stephens, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Wales
145 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) atactospilota Westcott, 1971
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) dolorosa (Fall, 1899)⇒ Acmaeodera quadrifasciata pruneri Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) hepburnii LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) labyrinthica Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mojavei Westcott, 1971
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agrilus (Agrilus) blandus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) crinicornis Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) felix Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) gibbicollis Fall, 1901
Agrilus (Anambus) angustulus Illiger, 1803Oak borer
Agrilus (Anambus) laticornis Illiger, 1803
Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Anambodera lucernae Knull, 1973
Aphanisticus pusillus Olivier, 1790
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pilula Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Castiarina ocelligera Gory, 1841
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799
Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758
Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Curimopsis (Curimopsis) maritima Marsham, 1802
Cyphon hilaris (Nyholm, 1944)⇒ Contacyphon hilaris Nyholm, 1944
Cyphon kongsbergensis (Munster, 1924)⇒ Contacyphon kongsbergensis Munster, 1924
Cyphon laevipennis (Tournier, 1868)⇒ Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868
Cyphon ochraceus Stephens, 1830
Cyphon palustris (C.G. Thomson, 1855)⇒ Eubria palustris Germar, 1818
Cyphon pubescens (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Contacyphon pubescens Fabricius, 1792
Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dascillus cervinus Linnaeus, 1758Orchid Beetle
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Dicerca (Dicerca) caudata LeConte, 1860Motillo
Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823)⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793
Dichelotarsus extremus LeConte, 1881
Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837
Dryops (Dryops) ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dryops (Dryops) similaris Bollow, 1936
Dryops (Dryops) striatellus (Fairmaire & ..., 1859)⇒ Dryops similaris Bollow, 1936
Dryops (Yrdops) nitidulus Heer, 1841
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Elodes pseudominuta (Klausnitzer, 1971)⇒ Elodes minuta Linnaeus, 1767
Elodes tricuspis Nyholm, 1984
Erotides cosnardi Chevrolat, 1831Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) carolinensis Horn, 1883Puget oregonian
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828
Heterocerus marginatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828
Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Macronychus glabratus Say, 1825
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) dispar Germar, 1824
Malthodes (Malthodes) fibulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) flavoguttatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Microcara testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Microrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Nanularia brunneata Knull, 1947
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Odeles marginata Fabricius, 1798
Oulimnius troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1827
Oulimnius tuberculatus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Pleotomus nigripennis LeConte, 1884
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Prionocyphon serricornis P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Psephenus herricki Dekay, 1844Echo Cave Beetle
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957Long-range Firefly
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Scirtes hemisphaericus Linnaeus, 1767
Scirtes orbicularis Panzer, 1793
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Simplocaria (Simplocaria) semistriata Fabricius, 1794Pill Beetle
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenelmis musgravei Sanderson, 1938Puff
Trachys troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1817Devil's-Bit Jewel Beetle
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in South Wales
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
10
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
40
82
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
7
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov