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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
509
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
509
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
498
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
452
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
112
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
105
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Thomas
5 Families width 7 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Thomas
7 Genera with 7 Species
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ignelater Costa, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylocerus Dalman, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas
7 Species
Chrysobothris frontiscalla Domínguez & ..., 1971
Heterocerus varius Kiesenwetter, 1843
Ignelater luminosus (Illiger, 1807)⇒ Pyrophorus luminosus Illiger, 1807
Ignelater phosphoreus Linnaeus, 1758
Lacon graecus Candeze, 1857
Pyrophorus luminosus Illiger, 1807Cucubano
Tylocerus howdeni Wittmer, 1975

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in St. Thomas
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov