Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
List of families for Southern Alberta
13 Families width 143 Species and 3 Subspecies | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae (Fleming, 1821) | Marsh Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 | Soft bodied plant beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Southern Alberta
70 Genera with 143 Species #ABCDEHILMNOPRSTZ
| Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1801 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilus Curtis, 1963 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1844 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachys Dejean, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843 | Jewel Beetle | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhus Linnaeus, 1771 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1866 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcophora Dejean, 1770 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1837 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysophana LeConte, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleptelmis Sanderson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Contacyphon des Gozis, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphon Paykull, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cytilus Erichson, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicerca Eschscholtz, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1830 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1843 | Roaches and Mantids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dubiraphia Sanderson, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eanus LeConte, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helichus Erichson, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterlimnius Hinton, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocerus Fabricius, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idolus Desbrochers, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanternarius Pacheco, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1932 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropogon Motschoulsky, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1946 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanophila Eschscholtz, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metanomus Buysson, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microcylloepus Hinton, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidolimonius Johnson, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Obenbergerula Strand, 1932 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Optioservus Sanderson, 1930 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Ordobrevia Sanderson, 1953 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Oulimnius des Gozis, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenops Eschscholtz, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phausis Motschulsky/..., 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybothris Spinola, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosternon Latreille, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1846 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sericus Eschscholtz, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Setasomus Gureva, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silis Charpentier, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenoptera Dejean, 1952 | metallic wood-boring beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stenelmis Dufour, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sylvanelater Johnson, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taphrocerus Solier, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaitzevia Champion, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Alberta
143 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) immaculata Horn, 1878 | | | Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860 | Motillo | | Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801 | Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle | | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agrilus (Agrilus) burkei Fisher, 1917 | | | Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837 | Bluish Borer Beetle | | Agrilus (Agrilus) malvastri Fisher, 1928 | | | Agrilus (Agrilus) masculinus Horn, 1891 | Maple Agrilus | | Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825) | ⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832 | | Agrilus aegilips Obenberger, 1935 | | | Agrilus elaphrus Obenberger, 1933 | | | Agrilus fissifrons tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924 | | | Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844 | | | Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839 | | | Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838 | | | Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801 | Click Beetle | | Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965 | | | Brachys ovatus Weber, 1801 | | | Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909 | Pink-faced jewel beetle | | Buprestis (Buprestis) maculativentris Say, 1825 | Spotted-Belly Buprestid Beetle | | Buprestis (Buprestis) nutalli Kirby, 1837 | | | Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854 | Buprestid beetle | | Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Buprestis (Cypriacis) intricata Casey, 1909 | | | Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823 | Green metalic wood borer | | Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843 | Arizona cottonwood | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) cyclophorus Kirby, 1837 | | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) eximius LeConte, 1850 | | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771) | ⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771 | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) kirbyi LeConte, 1854 | | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774 | Cantharid beetle | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis oregona LeConte, 1866 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834 | | | Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857 | Sculptured pine borer | | Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770 | Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer | | Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860 | Motillo | | Chrysobothris breviloba Fall, 1910 | Dry calcareous bryum moss | | Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790 | Flat-headed apple tree borer | | Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916 | | | Chrysobothris mali Horn, 1886 | Pacific flat-headed borer | | Chrysobothris scabripennis Gory & Laporte, 1837 | | | Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837 | Brackish grass shrimp | | Chrysophana placida LeConte, 1854 | Flat-headed cone borer | | Cleptelmis addenda Fall, 1907 | | | Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806 | Wireworm | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Contacyphon laevipennis Tournier, 1868 | | | Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787 | | | Ctenicera aeripennis Kirby, 1837 | Prairie grain wireworm | | Ctenicera angusticollis Mannerheim, 1843 | | | Cyphon kongsbergensis (Munster, 1924) | ⇒ Contacyphon kongsbergensis Munster, 1924 | | Cytilus mimicus Casey, 1912 | | | Cytilus sericeus Forster, 1771 | | | Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934 | | | Dicerca (Dicerca) divaricata (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Dicerca moesta Fabricius, 1793 | | Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837 | Flat-Headed Poplar Borer | | Dichelotarsus excursus | | | Dichelotarsus furtivus Fall, 1927 | | | Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dichelotarsus lygarius Fender, 1962 | | | Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Dictyoptera simplicipes Mannerheim, 1843 | Arizona cottonwood | | Dubiraphia bivittata LeConte, 1852 | | | Dubiraphia vittata Melsheimer, 1844 | | | Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Hadromorphus glaucus Germar, 1843 | | | Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806 | | | Heterlimnius corpulentus LeConte, 1874 | | | Heterlimnius koebelei Martin, 1927 | | | Heterocerus infrequens W. V. Miller, 1994 | | | Heterocerus mexicanus Sharp, 1882 | Grand Junction camissonia | | Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Hypnoidus leei Stibick, 1968 | | | Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884 | | | Lanternarius gemmatus Horn, 1890 | | | Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853 | | | Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843 | Sugarbeet wireworm | | Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853 | Pacific Coast wireworm | | Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833 | | | Limonius (Limonius) jonesi Lane, 1965 | | | Limonius (Limonius) nitidulus G. Horn, 1871 | | | Limonius (Limonius) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932 | | | Liotrichus umbricola Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Macropogon piceus LeConte, 1861 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835 | | | Malthodes intricatus Fender, 1951 | | | Malthodes macnabi Fender, 1946 | | | Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774 | Black fire beetle | | Metanomus insidiosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Microcylloepus pusillus perdita | | | Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829 | Green Click Beetle | | Optioservus (Optioservus) divergens LeConte, 1874 | | | Optioservus (Optioservus) fastiditus LeConte, 1850 | Fastidious Riffle Beetle | | Optioservus (Optioservus) quadrimaculatus Horn, 1870 | | | Optioservus (Optioservus) seriatus LeConte, 1874 | | | Optioservus (Optioservus) trivittatus Brown, 1930 | | | Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837 | Flatheaded fir borer | | Phaenops fulvoguttata Harris, 1830 | Hemlock borer | | Phausis rhombica Fender, 1961 | | | Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798 | | | Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851 | | | Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825 | | | Poecilonota cyanipes Say, 1823 | Eastern Poplar Buprestid | | Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837 | | | Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860 | | | Prosternon bombycinum Germar, 1843 | | | Pseudanostirus nebraskensis Bland, 1863 | | | Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864 | | | Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936 | | | Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838 | Three-spotted Click Beetle | | Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823 | Black-bordered Elf | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763 | Bloodsucker beetle | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) campestris Green, 1941 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mandibularis Kirby, 1837 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853 | Noble Click Beetle | | Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeripennis Kirby, 1837 | | | Selatosomus (Selatosomus) destructor Brown, 1935 | | | Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759 | | | Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853 | | | Setasomus nitidulus LeConte, 1853 | | | Silis (Silis) difficilis LeConte, 1850 | | | Sphenoptera oeneis Obenberger, 1952 | | | Sylvanelater mendax LeConte, 1853 | | | Taphrocerus gracilis Say, 1825 | | | Taphrocerus schaefferi Nicolay & Weiss, 1920 | | | Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) parvula G. Horn, 1870 | Tinamous |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Southern Alberta | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
16
43 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
2
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 3
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 7
37
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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