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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2286
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2285
3786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2233
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1923
3334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
844
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
732
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
62
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
12 Families width 191 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers150SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae (Billberg, 1820)Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924Callirhipid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
62 Genera with 191 Species
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Aaaaba Bellamy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Aaaba Bellamy, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Acroniopus Erichson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Agalba Broun, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Anilara Saunders, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Anilicus Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Astraeus Laporte & Gory, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Calochromus Guérin Ménev..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 186879SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1801Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Contacyphon des Gozis, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Coxelmis Carter &, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Crepidomenus Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrioides Carter, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Diadoxus Saunders, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dicteniophorus Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Dima Charpentier, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dinocephalia Obenberger, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Diphucrania Dejean, 189817SpeciesTaxom
Dryops Olivier, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Dyscharachthis Blackburn, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ennometes Pascoe, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Ethonion Kubán, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Fornax Laporte, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Germarica Blackburn, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hapatesus Candeze, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Heteromastix Boheman, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Julodimorpha Gemminger & ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Macrohelodes Blackburn, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1880Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeithon Obenberger, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Microchaetes Hope, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Microdesmes Candeze, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanocyphon Zwick, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Nascio Laporte & Gory, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Nascioides Kerremans, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neocuris Saunders, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Neospades Blackburn, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Notriolus Carter & Zeck, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Parablax Schwarz, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Prospheres Saunders, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanilara Théry, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrocara Armstrong, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicera Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Sambus Deyrolle, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Scirtes Illiger, 1880Water beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Selagis Dejean, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Stigmodera Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Synechocera Deyrolle, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Temognatha Solier, 180510SpeciesTaxom
Torresita Gemminger & ..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Trichalus Waterhouse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Xylobanus Waterhouse, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Xyroscelis Saunders, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
191 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aaaaba fossicollis Kerremans, 1903
Aaaba fossicollis (Kerremans, 1903)⇒ Aaaaba fossicollis Kerremans, 1903
Acroniopus granulatipennis Lea, 1908
Agalba flavipes Lea, 1919
Agrilus (Agrilus) australasiae Castelnau, 1837
Agrilus abantiades Descarpentri..., 1963
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Anilara obscura MacLeay, 1872
Astraeus (Astraeus) crassus van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) dilutipes van de Poll, 1886
Astraeus (Astraeus) jansoni van de Poll, 1889
Astraeus (Astraeus) pygmaeus van de Poll, 1886
Austrolimnius (Austrolimnius) luridus Carter & Zeck, 1929Barred Tinamou
Austrolimnius (Austrolimnius) politus King, 1865
Austrolimnius (Baltelmis) punctulatus King, 1865
Calochromus amabilis Lea, 1899
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Castiarina alternecosta Thomson, 1879
Castiarina amplipennis Saunders, 1868
Castiarina anchoralis Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina andersoni Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina armata Thomson, 1879
Castiarina australasiae Gory & Laporte, 1838Mudflat visored shrimp
Castiarina balteata Saunders, 1869
Castiarina bella Saunders, 1871
Castiarina bifasciata Hope, 1831Urchin visored shrimp
Castiarina bremei Hope, 1843Forceps shrimp
Castiarina burchellii Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina caillaina Barker, 1987
Castiarina coeruleipes Saunders, 1869
Castiarina commixta Carter, 1924
Castiarina costata Saunders, 1868
Castiarina costipennis Saunders, 1869
Castiarina crenata Donovan, 1805
Castiarina cruenta Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina cruentata Kirby, 1818
Castiarina crux Saunders, 1868
Castiarina cupricollis Saunders, 1868
Castiarina cydista Rainbow, 1904
Castiarina decemmaculata Kirby, 1818Ten-spot Jewel Beetle
Castiarina deyrollei Thomson, 1879
Castiarina discoflava Carter, 1930
Castiarina erythroptera Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina flavopicta Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina gentilis Kerremans, 1900
Castiarina ignota Saunders, 1869
Castiarina imitator Carter, 1930
Castiarina inconspicua Saunders, 1868
Castiarina indistincta Saunders, 1869
Castiarina insignis Blackburn, 1892
Castiarina insularis Blackburn, 1897
Castiarina jospilota Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina jucunda Saunders, 1868
Castiarina kerremansi Blackburn, 1890
Castiarina kirbyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Castiarina klugii Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina livida Barker, 1987
Castiarina luteipennis Gory, 1841
Castiarina luteocincta Saunders, 1868
Castiarina moribunda Saunders, 1869
Castiarina nasuta Saunders, 1869
Castiarina ochreiventris Saunders, 1869Cataleptic lebbeid
Castiarina octomaculata Saunders, 1868
Castiarina octospilota Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina parallela White, 1859
Castiarina pertii Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina pertyi Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina piliventris Saunders, 1868Polar lebbeid
Castiarina placens Kerremans, 1898
Castiarina producta Saunders, 1868Postage stamp jewel beetle
Castiarina puerilis Kerremans, 1898
Castiarina pulchripes Blackburn, 1897Offshore lebbeid
Castiarina punctatissima Saunders, 1869
Castiarina punctatosulcata Saunders, 1869Slope lebbeid
Castiarina rectifasciata Saunders, 1868
Castiarina rubriventris Blackburn, 1900
Castiarina rufipennis Kirby, 1818
Castiarina scalaris Boisduval, 1835
Castiarina semicincta Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina septemguttata Waterhouse, 1874Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Castiarina sexguttata MacLeay, 1863
Castiarina sexplagiata Gory, 1841
Castiarina skusei Blackburn, 1892Squat anemone shrimp
Castiarina spilota Gory & Laporte, 1838
Castiarina spinolae Gory, 1841Squat grass shrimp
Castiarina subgrata Blackburn, 1900
Castiarina subpura Blackburn, 1903
Castiarina terminalis Kerremans, 1890
Castiarina thomsoni Saunders, 1868African caridina
Castiarina tricolor Kirby, 1818
Castiarina tyrrhena Blackburn, 1903
Castiarina undulata Donovan, 1805
Castiarina variopicta Thomson, 1878
Castiarina vegeta Hope, 1847
Castiarina vicina Saunders, 1868
Castiarina wilsoni Saunders, 1868
Chauliognathus lugubris Fabricius, 1801Green soldier beetle
Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799
Coxelmis novemnotatus King, 1865
Coxelmis trinotata Carter & Zeck, 1929Barred Tinamou
Cyrioides australis Boisduval, 1835Dark blue banksia jewel beetle
Cyrioides imperialis Fabricius, 1801Banksia jewel beetle
Diadoxus erythrurus White, 1846Small cypress jewel beetle
Dima dima Schaufuss, 1863
Dinocephalia cyaneipennis Blackburn, 1893
Diphucrania acuducta Kirby, 1837
Diphucrania cupripennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Diphucrania duodecimmaculata Fabricius, 1801
Diphucrania leucosticta Kirby, 1818
Diphucrania maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Diphucrania nitidiventris Carter, 1934
Diphucrania notulata Germar, 1848
Diphucrania parva Blackburn, 1887
Diphucrania puella Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania roseocuprea Hope, 1846
Diphucrania rubicunda Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania scabrosula Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania trimentula Barker, 2001
Diphucrania tyrrhena Carter, 1923
Diphucrania vicina Kerremans, 1898
Diphucrania violacea Kerremans, 1903
Diphucrania viridiceps Kerremans, 1898
Dryops (Dryops) ernesti Gozis, 1886
Dryops (Dryops) luridus (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Dryops gracilis Karsh, 1881
Dyscharachthis minutus Lea, 1916
Ennometes ruficornis Gray, 1832
Ethonion corpulentum Boheman, 1858
Ethonion fissiceps Kirby, 1818
Ethonion reichei Chevrolat, 1838
Fornax leai Fleutiaux, 1921
Germarica lilliputana Thomson, 1879
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) electus Neboiss, 1957
Heteromastix gagaticeps Lea, 1895
Heteromastix pallipes Lea, 1909
Julodimorpha bakewellii White, 1859Giant Jewel Beetle
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Macrohelodes lucidus Blackburn, 1892
Melanotus (Melanotus) hapatesus Candeze, 1880
Melanoxanthus futilis Candeze, 1887
Meliboeithon intermedium Kerremans, 1898
Meliboeithon intermedius Kerremans, 1898
Melobasis (Melobasis) cupriceps Kirby, 1818
Melobasis gloriosa cruentata Thomson, 1879
Melobasis propinqua propinqua Laporte & Gory, 1837
Melobasis cuprifera Castelnau, 1837
Melobasis thoracica Blackburn, 1887Caribbean velvet shrimp
Microchaetes fascicularis MacLeay, 1871
Microchaetes minor King, 1869
Nanocyphon australicus Zwick, 2013
Nascio vetusta Boisduval, 1835Ginger prawn
Nascio xanthura Gory & Laporte, 1839
Nascioides carissima Waterhouse, 1882
Neocuris crassa Obenberger, 1923Spiny rock shrimp
Neocuris cuprilatera Fairmaire, 1877Mediterranean rock shrimp
Neocuris gracilis MacLeay, 1872
Neocuris guerinii Hope, 1843
Neospades simplex Blackburn, 1888
Notriolus galstonius Carter & Zeck, 1929Barred Tinamou
Notriolus maculata Carter, 1926
Notriolus quadriplagiata Carter, 1926
Parablax moorda Calder, 1986
Prospheres aurantiopicta Laporte & Gory, 1837
Prospheres aurantiopictus Laporte & Gory, 1837Hoop-pine jewel beetle
Pseudanilara cupripes MacLeay, 1872
Pseudomicrocara desraeae Watts, 2007
Pseudomicrocara hangayi Watts, 2007
Pseudomicrocara orientalis Armstrong, 1953
Pseudomicrocara variegata Carter, 1935
Sambus australis Bellamy & Pe..., 2000Cortez swimming crab
Scirtes brisbanensis Pic, 1956
Scirtes exoletus Waterhouse, 1880
Selagis aurifera Gory & Laporte, 1838
Selagis caloptera Boisduval, 1835
Stigmodera jacquinotii Boisduval, 1835
Stigmodera macularia Donovan, 1805Stigmodera Macularia
Synechocera deplana Fabricius, 1801
Temognatha affinis Saunders, 1868
Temognatha affinis praeterita Carter, 1924
Temognatha goryi Gory & Laporte, 1838
Temognatha grandis Donovan, 1805
Temognatha limbata Donovan, 1805
Temognatha mitchellii Hope, 1846
Temognatha sanguinea Saunders, 1869
Temognatha suturalis Donovan, 1805
Temognatha thoracica Saunders, 1868
Temognatha variabilis Donovan, 1805Variable jewel beetle
Torresita cuprifera Kirby, 1818
Trichalus ampliatus Waterhouse, 1877
Trichalus apiciflavus Lea, 1909
Xylobanus coenosus Lea, 1899
Xyroscelis bumana Williams & W..., 1986

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Sydney
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
28
150
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
22
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov