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Checklist for Tribe Elaterini Leach, 1815
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
317
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
197
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
106
775
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
30
300
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
5 Genera with 23 Species
Elater minutus Linn..., 17741SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1987Brown Wireworms10SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Probothrium Candeze, 18449SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
23 Species
Elater maculatus De Geer, 1774
Mulsanteus bicolor Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus braziliensis Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus brevis Candeze, 1878
Mulsanteus gigas Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gracilipes Candeze, 1893
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus reichardti Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus rufipes Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus xingu Ball & Maddison, 1987
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Probothrium amplicolle Candeze, 1863
Probothrium gibbiferum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium hepaticus Germar, 1824
Probothrium pilosum Candeze, 1878
Probothrium pubescens Kirby, 1818
Probothrium rufipes Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufivellum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium suturale Candeze, 1897
Probothrium velutinum Germar, 1844
Tomicephalus sanguinicollis Latreille, 1834
Tomicephalus substriatus Candeze, 1863

Subnodes of Elaterini with occurrences in Brazil
SubtribeElaterina
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elaterini at artfakta.se
Elaterini at dyntaxa.se