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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9575
64497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8867
57388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
25
714
5546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
448
3611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
226
2043
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
74
830
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
10
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
10 Genera with 55 Species
Diplostethus Schwarz, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 17587SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1987Brown Wireworms16SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmesus Schwarz, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Probothrium Candeze, 184413SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diplostethus setosus Germar, 1824
Elater (Elater) decorus Germar, 1843
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater (Elater) ruficornis Philippi, 1881
Elater crassus (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Hemiops crassa Gyllenhal, 1817
Elater maculatus De Geer, 1774
Elater ruficollis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ampedus ruficollis Schwarz, 1902
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Hypodesis penicillata Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus bicolor Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus braziliensis Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus brevis Candeze, 1878
Mulsanteus brunnipilis Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus crassus (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Crigmus crassus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus darlingtoni Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus geminatus Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gigas Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gracilipes Candeze, 1893
Mulsanteus peruanus Schwarz, 1903
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus reichardti Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus rufipes Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus xingu Ball & Maddison, 1987
Orthostethus corvinus Germar, 1844
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Orthostethus landolti Steinheil, 1877
Orthostethus piceus Candeze, 1863
Paracosmesus basalis Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus bifasciatus Schwarz, 1903
Paracosmesus chiliensis Schwarz, 1904
Paracosmesus cruciatus Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus dimidiatus Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus exiguus Schwarz, 1903
Paracosmesus melanurus Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus terminatus Schwarz, 1902
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Probothrium amplicolle Candeze, 1863
Probothrium crinitum Candeze, 1878
Probothrium furvum Erichson, 1847
Probothrium gibbiferum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium hepaticus Germar, 1824
Probothrium pilosum Candeze, 1878
Probothrium pubescens Kirby, 1818
Probothrium pupillum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufipes Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufivellum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufopubescens Steinheil, 1875
Probothrium suturale Candeze, 1897
Probothrium velutinum Germar, 1844
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Tomicephalus bicolor Champion, 1896
Tomicephalus sanguinicollis Latreille, 1834
Tomicephalus substriatus Candeze, 1863

Subnodes of Elaterini with occurrences in South America
SubtribeElaterina
6
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



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