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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
55
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
10 Families width 125 Species and 6 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers36SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle69SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae (Imhoff, 1856)Cantharids2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
55 Genera with 125 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeoderella Cobos, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185311SpeciesTaxom
Anelastes Kirby, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18939SpeciesTaxom
Aphanisticus Latrielle, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Augyles Schioedte, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1767Jewel Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Filiolus Lehr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Habroloma Thomson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Julodis Eschscholtz, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1842Click Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Meliboeus Deyrolle, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Perotis Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Poemnites Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoptera Dejean, 1844metallic wood-boring beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Trachys Fabricius, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
125 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) quadrifasciata Rossi, 1790
Acmaeodera bipunctata flavopunctata Lucas, 1848
Acmaeodera maghrebica Volkovitsh, 2006
Acmaeodera santschii Théry, 1930
Acmaeoderella flavofasciata hirsutula Gory, 1840
Acmaeoderella (Euacmaeoderella) lanuginosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Acmaeoderella (Omphalothorax) adspersula Illiger, 1803
Acmaeoderella trifoveolata Lucas, 1846
Agrilus limoniastri Bedel, 1886
Agrilus pulvereus Abeille de P..., 1895
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) martini Zeising & Sieg, 1992
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Anelastes barbarus P. H. Lucas, 1846
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) thalassophila Abeille de P..., 1900
Anthaxia hungarica hungarica Scopoli, 1772
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) cichorii Olivier, 1790
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolii (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758
Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1787
Anthaxia bonvouloirii Abeille de P..., 1869
Anthaxia malachitica Abeille de P..., 1893
Aphanisticus distinctus Perris, 1864
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) appalachius Van Dyke, 1932
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) neacanthus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Augyles (Littorimus) flavidus Rossi, 1794
Augyles (Littorimus) maritimus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Augyles (Littorimus) sericans (Kiesenwetter, 1843)⇒ Augyles maritimus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Buprestis (Buprestis) novemmaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ptosima undecimmaculata undecimmaculata Herbst, 1784
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) scapulatus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cautires blaps
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Ctenicera horni Schwarz, 1907
Ctenicera knulli Becker, 1961
Ctenicera lanei Becker, 1949
Ctenicera mimica Becker, 1961
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Drapetes (Drapetes) geminatus Say, 1825
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Esthesopus praeditus G. Horn, 1884
Eulimnichus obscurus LeConte, 1854
Filiolus elkantarae Becker, 1907
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx helix Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Habroloma (Habroloma) triangulare Lacordaire, 1835
Hemicleus normandi Buysson, 1920
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hemipodus Say, 1825
Heterocerus aragonicus Kiesenwetter, 1850
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828
Heterocerus holosericeus Rosenhauer, 1856
Heterocerus maritimus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Augyles maritimus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Heterocerus ottomerkli Skalický, 2001
Heterocerus schatzmayri Mamitza, 1936
Heteroderes algirinus Lucas, 1849
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Julodis intricata Redtenbacher, 1843
Julodis lucasi Saunders, 1871
Julodis onopordi Fabricius, 1787
Julodis onopordi onopordi Fabricius, 1787
Lampetis cleta Gory, 1840
Lutrochus laticeps Casey, 1893
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus longipennis (Motschulsky, 1853)⇒ Malthinus frontalis Marsham, 1802
Megapenthes tarsalis Schaeffer, 1916
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Melanophila cuspidata Klug, 1829
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) piceatus Blatchley, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Meliboeus (Meliboeoides) amethystinus Olivier, 1790
Neohypdonus perplexus G. Horn, 1871
Neopristilophus aethiops Herbst, 1806
Normandia robustior Pic, 1900
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Oulimnius hipponensis Berthélemy, 1979Cebu Black Shama
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Perotis unicolor Olivier, 1790Green jewel beetle
Phaenops cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Melanophila cyanea Fabricius, 1775
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Poecilonota variolosa populialbae Richard, 1889
Poemnites (Poemnites) bivittatus Melsheimer, 1845
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Sphenoptera (Deudora) rauca Fabricius, 1787
Sphenoptera alcides Reitter, 1900
Sphenoptera pharao Gory & Laporte, 1839
Sphenoptera vittaticollis Lucas, 1844
Trachys troglodytiformis Obenberger, 1918Metallic wood-boring beetle
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Zorochros (Zorochros) curtus Germar, 1844

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Tunisia
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
17
36
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
3
6
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
31
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov