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Checklist of Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2978
5577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2328
4540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
923
1939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
805
1684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
76
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
12 Families width 134 Species
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers65SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles29SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
76 Genera with 134 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Aemidius Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Afrodiaphanes Geisthardt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Afronycha Wittmer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Agelia Laporte & Gory, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 179113SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Alissoderus Deyrolle, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Amblysterna Saunders, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Anisomerus Schwarz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Arhaphes Candeze, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Belionota Eschscholtz, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Beliophorus Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Castaliella Cobos, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophora Kirby, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophlocteis Obenberger, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cupriscobina Bellamy & Holm, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Discoderoides Théry, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eubrianax Kiesenwetter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Galbella Westwood, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Haplelmis Delève, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Helminthocharis Grouvelle, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 19068SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocyphon Redtenbacher, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Kerremansia Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leptelmis Sharp, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Limnichus Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lobelmis Fairmaire, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Megactenodes Kerreman, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Microdinodes Grouvelle, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Neojulodis Kerremans, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nomopleus Candeze, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Oedisterna Lacordaire, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Olophoeus Candeze, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Pachyelmis Fairmaire, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Peloriolus Delève, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phlocteis Kerremans, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polycestina Cobos, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Potamodytes Grouvelle, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Protelmis Grouvelle, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudancyronyx Bertrand & S..., 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokamosia Théry, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomacronychus Grouvelle, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopristilophus Mequignon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pygichaeta Obenberger, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sandalus Knoch, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Scaptelytra Saunders, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1913metallic wood-boring beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Stadenus Waterhouse, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Steraspis Dejean, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Strina Redtenbacher, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 18475SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Tropeopeltis1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
134 Species
Acmaeodera fascigera Harold, 1869
Acmaeodera grata Fåhraeus, 1851
Acmaeodera ruficaudis DeGeer, 1778
Acmaeodera stellata Marseul, 1867
Afrodiaphanes marginipennis Boheman, 1851White-winged Coot
Afronycha trimaculata
Agelia petelii Gory, 1840
Agrilus blairianus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus braunsi Obenberger, 1931
Agrilus charaxes Obenberger, 1939
Agrilus cupriventris Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus decoratus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus discolor Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus gloriosulus Péringuey, 1908
Agrilus grandis Castelnau & ..., 1837
Agrilus hastulatus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus massikessus Obenberger, 1935
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus mendicus Fåhraeus, 1851
Agrilus sexguttatus Brahm, 1791
Alissoderus leucogaster Wiedemann, 1821
Amblysterna natalensis Fahraeus, 1851
Anchastus (Anchastus) minutus Laurent, 1974
Anchastus (Anchastus) rudebecki Laurent, 1974
Anchastus (Anchastus) variatus Laurent, 1974
Anisomerus lamellicornis Fairmaire, 1888
Anthaxia holubi Obenberger, 1913
Aphanisticus lineolatus Obenberger, 1928
Arhaphes balteatus Laurent, 1974
Belionota championi Murray, 1862
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gilvipennis Quedenfeldt, 1886
Cardiotarsus dorsalis Erichson, 1840
Chaetophora russelli Fiori, 1979
Chalcophlocteis dives Péringuey, 1908
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) dorsata Fabricius, 1787
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Cupriscobina loranthae Bellamy & Holm, 1985
Dicronychus pallidus Laurent, 1974
Dicronychus tritus Candeze, 1882
Discoderoides immunitus Fahraeus, 1851
Galbella vansoni Obenberger, 1936
Haplelmis mixta Grouvelle, 1899
Helminthocharis cristula Delève, 1967
Helminthopsis (Elmidoliana) elongata Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Helminthopsis allansoni Delève, 1967
Helminthopsis bifida Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Helminthopsis ciliata Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Helminthopsis compacta Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Helminthopsis elegans Alluaud, 1933Haulapai Mexican vole
Helminthopsis lucida Grouvelle, 1906Amargosa vole
Hemicleus caffer Candeze, 1857
Heteroderes acuminatus Schwarz, 1902
Kerremansia paradoxa Péringuey, 1908
Lampetis albomarginata Herbst, 1801
Lampetis decorsei Théry, 1905
Lampetis foveicollis Gory, 1840
Lampetis gregaria Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Lampetis vana Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampetis viridimarginata Fåhraeus, 1851
Lampyris discicollis Boheman, 1851
Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851
Leptelmis fragilis Delève, 1966Eastern woodrat
Leptelmis major Delève, 1966Eastern woodrat
Leptelmis orchymonti Delève, 1942Sonoran Pronghorn
Limnichus micraspis Champion, 1923
Lobelmis harrisoni Delève, 1967
Megactenodes reticulata Klug, 1855
Meliboeus contubernalis Fåhraeus, 1851Shameface heart crab
Meliboeus notatus Thunberg, 1789
Meliboeus parellinus Fåhraeus, 1851
Microdinodes (Elmidoliana) simoni Grouvelle, 1895
Microdinodes (Elmidoliana) transvaalicus Grouvelle, 1895
Microdinodes (Elmidoliana) vaalensis Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Microdinodes pillistriatus Delève, 1965Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Microdinodes quadrifasciatus Grouvelle, 1906Amargosa vole
Negastrius babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918
Negastrius transvaalensis Laurent, 1974
Neojulodis (Protojulodis) vittipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Nomopleus elongatus Schwarz, 1902
Oedisterna pretoriae Kerremans, 1911
Olophoeus transvallensis Girard, 1974
Pachyelmis amaena Grouvelle, 1906Amargosa vole
Pachyelmis convexa Grouvelle, 1911Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat
Pachyelmis rufomarginata Delève, 1964Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat
Peloriolus granulosus Delève, 1964Pacific Townsend's big-eared bat
Phlocteis exasperata Swartz, 1817
Polycestina quatuordecimmaculata Fåhraeus, 1851
Potamodytes brincki Delève, 1970Hudson Bay flying squirrel
Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) cavifrons Erichson, 1843
Propsephus (Propsephus) puberulus Boheman, 1851
Propsephus (Propsephus) serraticornis Girard, 1996
Protelmis chutteri Delève, 1967
Pseudancyronyx humeralis Grouvelle, 1906Hudson Bay flying squirrel
Pseudokamosia meridionalis Kerremans, 1898
Pseudomacronychus decoratus Grouvelle, 1911
Pseudopristilophus badius Laurent, 1974
Pygichaeta psilopteroides Kerremans, 1899
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Sandalus atricornis Pic, 1926
Sandalus pubescens Pic, 1926
Scaptelytra aliena Klug, 1855
Selasia incostata Wittmer, 1989
Selasia intermedia Wittmer, 1997
Selasia nigricollis Wittmer, 1989
Selasia transvaalensis Wittmer, 1989
Sphenoptera bodongi Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera colmanti Kerremans, 1903
Sphenoptera cursor Kerremans, 1913
Sphenoptera delegorguei Thomson, 1878
Sphenoptera dubia Saunders, 1871
Sphenoptera fahrei Kerremans, 1911
Sphenoptera fallax Fåhraeus, 1851
Sphenoptera gilli Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera maculata Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera odontopyge Obenberger, 1926
Sphenoptera subobesa Kerremans, 1899
Sphenoptera tantilla Fåhraeus, 1851
Sphenoptera vicina Kerremans, 1913
Stenelmis gades Hinton, 1941
Stenelmis noblei Delève, 1966Eastern woodrat
Stenelmis thusa Hinton, 1941
Steraspis ambigua Fåhraeus, 1851
Steraspis amplipennis Fåhraeus, 1851
Strina aequalis Delève, 1964
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) bifoveolatus Boheman, 1851
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) polyphemus Boheman, 1851
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rotundifrons Guérin, 1847
Trachys coracinus Fåhraeus, 1851
Trachys junodi Obenberger, 1937
Tropeopeltis chalcogenia

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Transvaal
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
29
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
19
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
4
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyScirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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