Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Taiwan (East Asia)
List of families for Taiwan
20 Families width 1399 Species and 73 Subspecies | Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 | Soft bodied plant beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 282 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 337 | Species | Taxom | | Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845 | Chelonarid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 440 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 111 | Species | Taxom | | Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 | Glow-worms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834 | Cedar beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 17 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Taiwan | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 1
42
282 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
2
12 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles | 2
4
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 8
40
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 7
218
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
6
17 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Elateriformia at itis.gov
|
