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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1142
2167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
1058
2025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
102
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Central Brazil
15 Families width 129 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers73SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle16SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836Ptilodactylid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies8SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975Robust marsh loving beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae (MacLeay, 1825)Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Central Brazil
102 Genera with 129 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Actenodes Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Agnostelater Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 193840SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnella Champion, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Alampoides Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1874Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Analestesa Leach, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Anchytarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Anelastes Kirby, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Autarcontes Waterhouse, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhinus Motschulsky, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Callimicra Deyrolle, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cenophengus LeConte, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Conognatha Eschscholtz, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Corrinea Wooldridge, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cyathodera Blanchard, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Cylloepus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Dactylophysus Fleutiaux, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Distremocephalus Wittmer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Euchroma Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnichus Casey, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Fulgeochlizus Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastraulacus Guérin, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Geralius Harold, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gyrelmis Hinton, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Hapsodrilus Costa, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrepidius Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexacylloepus Hinton, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexanchorus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Hintonelmis Spangler, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeogena Obenberger, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Limnichoderus Casey, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lius Deyrolle, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Loboederus Guérin, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Lutrochus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycus Fabricius, 1878Net-winged beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Macrelmis Motschulsky, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimicoclytrina Bellamy, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neoelmis Musgrave, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Opselater Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Optaleus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyschelus Solier, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelonomus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrichus Sharp, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Phanocerus Sharp, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pheneps Darlington, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1978Glowworm1SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1881Rover fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phrixothrix Olivier, 1909Railroad worm1SpeciesTaxom
Pilielmis Hinton, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Postelichus Nelson, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Potamophilops Grouvelle, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Psiloptera Dejean, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicera Latreille, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropicus Pacheco, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Xenelmis Hinton, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
129 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) flavomarginata Gray, 1831Yellow-bordered Flower Buprestid
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera striata Fisher, 1949
Actenodes marmoratus Gory & Laporte, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) cercidii Knull, 1937
Agrilus cephalotes Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus civapipiltiae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus coatlycuei Fisher, 1938
Agrilus collaris Kerremans, 1898
Agrilus dampfi Fisher, 1933
Agrilus galileae Curleti & Mi..., 2013
Agrilus hintoni Fisher, 1933
Agrilus iaotli Fisher, 1938
Agrilus ignotus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus ixcuinae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus major Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus mecoatli Fisher, 1938
Agrilus megerlei Fisher, 1933
Agrilus meloe Curletti & B..., 2011
Agrilus montezuma Fisher, 1933
Agrilus pediculus Curletti, 1999
Agrilus phaenicopterus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus phanaeus Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus prodigiosus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus proximulus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus rifkindi Hespenheide, 2009
Agrilus rufobrunneus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus scabrosus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus semiopacus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus sparsus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus strophius Obenberger, 1933
Agrilus subguttatus Waterhouse, 1889
Agrilus teicuae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus tejupilcoensis Fisher, 1933
Agrilus tiacapanae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus tinctipennis Fisher, 1938
Agrilus tlacoae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus tlaculteutlae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus velasco Fisher, 1933
Agrilus vinctus Fisher, 1933
Agrilus vixtocioatlae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus xipetoteci Fisher, 1938
Agrilus xucotzinae Fisher, 1938
Agrilus yiacatecutli Fisher, 1938
Agrypnella eburnea Champion, 1895
Alaus plebejus Candeze, 1874
Anchastus (Anchastus) brunneofasciatus Schwarz, 1906
Austrolimnius punctulatus aeolus Hinton, 1965
Austrolimnius (Helonoma) eris Hinton, 1971California Towhee
Austrolimnius (Helonoma) pusio Hinton, 1941
Autarcontes mucoreus Klug, 1825
Balgus eschscholtzi Laporte, 1835
Brachys hintoni Fisher, 1933
Byrrhinus gracilicornis (Pic, 1922)⇒ Byrrhus gracilicornis Pic, 1922
Callimicra cyanescens Fisher, 1933
Cenophengus pedregalensis Zaragoza, 1975
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chalcolepis similis Casari, 2000
Chauliognathus discus LeConte, 1853
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chalcophana Klug, 1829
Chrysobothris carbunculifer Théry, 1911Bengal caridina
Chrysobothris decolorata Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris tibidens Domínguez & ..., 1971
Conognatha insignis Perty, 1830
Conognatha macleayi Donovan, 1825
Corrinea aurata Wooldridge, 1980
Corrinea vianai Pic, 1939
Ctenicerium stygnus ♰ J. O. Westwood, 1854
Cyathodera lanugicollis Candeze, 1859
Cyathodera longicornis Blanchard, 1843
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Distremocephalus opaculus G. Horn, 1895Rusty green fishlouse
Euchroma giganteum Linnaeus, 1758Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer
Eulimnichus ater LeConte, 1854
Eulimnichus coheni Wooldridge, 1979
Eulimnichus impostus Wooldridge, 1978
Eulimnichus plebius Sharp, 1902
Gastraulacus cavifrons Horn, 1882
Geralius furciventris Chevrolat, 1838
Gyrelmis brunnea Hinton, 1940Hedgehog pricklypoppy
Gyrelmis maculata Hinton, 1940Hedgehog pricklypoppy
Hapsodrilus amydrus Casari-Chen, 1986
Heterelmis obscura Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Lampetis bahiana Kerremans, 1897
Lampetis callimicra Kerremans, 1893
Lampetis cupreosparsa Lucas, 1859
Lampetis impressicollis Lucas, 1859
Lampetis obscurata Saunders, 1871
Lampetis scabiosa Kerremans, 1910
Lampetis tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Limnichoderus vicinus Pic, 1922
Lius callimicroformis
Lius hintoni Fisher, 1933
Lius magnus Kerremans, 1897
Lius preissi Obenberger, 1923
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Lycus fernandezi Dugès, 1878
Lygistopterus rubripennis LeConte, 1875
Macrelmis clypeata Hinton, 1936
Macrelmis striata Sharp, 1882
Macrolampis producta Gorham, 1881
Mimicoclytrina childreni Laporte & Gory, 1835
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Neoelmis sul Hinton, 1972Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Opselater lucens Illiger, 1807
Phalacrichus simplex Wooldridge, 1982
Phanocerus charopus Spangler, 1966
Phengodes (Phengodes) vazquezae Zarazoga, 1978
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) greeni Lloyd, 1969
Photinus extensus Gorham, 1881
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Phrixothrix hirtus Olivier, 1909
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Postelichus musgravei Hinton, 1935
Potamophilops cinereus Blanchard, 1837
Psiloptera assimilis Gory, 1840
Psiloptera nattereri Redtenbacher, 1868
Psiloptera olivieri Saunders, 1870
Psiloptera orbignyi Lucas, 1859
Pyrearinus termitilluminans Costa, 1982
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Semiotus furcatus Fabricius, 1792
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Tropicus imperator (Pacheco, 1964)⇒ Tropicus bergi Grouvelle, 1905

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
18
73
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
1
0
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
6
25
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
6
57
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov