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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Bolivia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
7102
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
7099
18514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
457
7021
18357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
297
5638
15428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2430
6588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2258
6024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
140
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
87
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bolivia
9 Families width 147 Species and 3 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle113SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies9SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834Cerophytid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms14SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bolivia
80 Genera with 147 Species
#ABCDFGHLMNOPST
Achrestus Candeze, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Agelasinus Candeze, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Alampoides Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Anaissus Candeze, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Artematopus Perty, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerophytum Costa & al., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Brasilocerus Wittmer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 19798SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18297SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1974Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cleidecosta Johnson, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18599SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cylindroderus Latreille, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18598SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Falsocaenia Pic, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Globothorax Fleutiaux, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Howdenia Wittmer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Madadicus Stibick, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastinomorphus Wittmer, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Meroplinthus Candeze, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriomantis Saussure & Z..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Monadicus Candèze, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1987Brown Wireworms2SpeciesTaxom
Nematodes Berthold, 1843Roundworms1SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Opselater Costa, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Optaleus Candeze, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Orthoderella Giglio-Tos, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmesus Schwarz, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Paradrapetes Fleutiaux, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1888Glowworm1SpeciesTaxom
Photina Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Photinoides McDermott, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Photoctus McDermott, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Phrixothrix Olivier, 1970Railroad worm2SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Phytocerum Costa & al., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Plectonotum Gorham, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Propalaus Casari, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophengodes Pic, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 184711SpeciesTaxom
Smilicerus Candeze, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Trielasmus Blanchard, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Triplonychus Candeze, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivia
147 Species and 3 Subspecies
Achrestus marginicollis Fleutiaux, 1902
Achrestus suturalis Schwarz, 1902
Aeolus apicalis Candeze, 1859
Aeolus crucifer Schwarz, 1906
Aeolus diminutivus Candeze, 1893
Aeolus dubius Candeze, 1893
Aeolus nigriceps Schwarz, 1906
Agelasinus viridis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) apicalis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agrypnus pictus Candeze, 1878
Agrypnus setosus Schwarz, 1902
Alampoides boliviensis Candeze, 1900
Anaissus (Anaissus) girardi Riese, 2007
Anchastus (Anchastus) benignus Candeze, 1893
Anoplischius anemicus Candeze, 1900
Anoplischius conicus Candeze, 1900
Anoplischius insolitus Candeze, 1897
Anoplischius mutabilis Schwarz, 1904
Anoplischius nigrinus Candeze, 1859
Artematopus discicollis Pic, 1926
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) freudei Cobos, 1963
Balgus albofasciatus Bonvouloir, 1875
Balgus eschscholtzi Laporte, 1835
Balgus obconicus Bonvouloir, 1875
Bicellonycha boliviana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa st al., 2003Blueberry leaf beetle
Brasilocerus nigrofasciatus Pic, 1915
Cardiorhinus andicola Candeze, 1897
Cardiorhinus apicalis Golbach, 1979
Cardiorhinus aristatus Golbach, 1979
Cardiorhinus baeri Fleutiaux, 1940
Cardiorhinus bellus Candeze, 1893
Cardiorhinus circumcinctus Germar, 1824
Cardiorhinus semiotoides Fleutiaux, 1940
Cardiorhinus willineri Golbach, 1979
Chalcolepidius aurulentus Candeze, 1874
Chalcolepidius corpulentus Candeze, 1874
Chalcolepidius limbatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chalcolepidius porcatus Linnaeus, 1767
Chalcolepidius villei Candeze, 1878
Chalcolepidius virens Fabricius, 1787
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chalcolepis luczoti
Chauliognathus epipleuralis Wittmer, 1974
Cleidecosta obscurus Costa, 1975
Conoderus abbreviatus Germar, 1839
Conoderus andicola Candeze, 1897
Conoderus confusus Blanchard, 1843
Conoderus geminatus Germar, 1824
Conoderus incultus Candeze, 1859
Conoderus modestissimus Candeze, 1893
Conoderus propinquus Candeze, 1893
Conoderus scalaris Germar, 1824
Conoderus spurcus Candeze, 1859
Cosmesus boliviensis Candeze, 1897
Cosmesus imitans Candeze, 1897
Cosmesus mitigatus Candeze, 1893
Cosmesus tetraspilotus Candeze, 1893
Crepidius castaneus Blanchard, 1843
Cylindroderus (Cylindroderus) plagiatus Schwarz, 1906
Cylindroderus (Cylindroderus) vulneratus Schwarz, 1906
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dilobitarsus corrosus Candeze, 1897
Dipropus acutangulus Candeze, 1859
Dipropus ferrugatus Schwarz, 1906
Dipropus fuscescens Blanchard, 1837
Dipropus magnicornis Blanchard, 1843
Dipropus nigriventris Schwarz, 1906
Dipropus ruficollis Blanchard, 1843
Dipropus serrula Candeze, 1893
Dipropus vulpinus Candeze, 1859
Falsocaenia germaini Pic, 1931
Globothorax cidralensis Golbach, 1979
Heteroderes dubius Candeze, 1893
Horistonotus boliviensis Schwarz, 1906
Howdenia coroicoensis Wittmer, 1988
Lacon chabannei Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Lacon pictus (Fleutiaux, 1902)⇒ Agrypnus pictus Candeze, 1878
Lacon pollinaria Candeze, 1857
Lacon setosus (Candeze, 1874)⇒ Agrypnus setosus Schwarz, 1902
Lissomus foveolatus Dalman, 1824
Lissomus robustus Gerstaecker, 1860
Lobetus minutissimus Brancucci, 1982
Macrolampis omissa E. Olivier, 1885
Madadicus quadrinotatus Steinheil, 1875
Mastinomorphus impressiceps Wittmer, 1997
Mastinomorphus martinezi Wittmer, 1963
Mastinomorphus piceipennis Pic, 1929
Meroplinthus costae Golbach, 1984
Metriomantis boliviana Lombardo, 1999
Monadicus biguttatus Candeze, 1900
Mulsanteus gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus reichardti Ball & Maddison, 1987
Nematodes cuneatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Opselater quadraticollis Blanchard, 1843
Optaleus cribratus Blanchard, 1844
Orthoderella ornata Giglio-Tos, 1897
Paracosmesus bifasciatus Schwarz, 1903
Paracosmesus exiguus Schwarz, 1903
Paradrapetes villosus Fleutiaux, 1895
Phengodes (Phengodella) insignis Bourgeois, 1888
Photina amplipennis Stål, 1877
Photinoides penai McDermott, 1963Buttonquail
Photoctus boliviae McDermott, 1961
Phrixothrix obscurus Pic, 1915
Phrixothrix tiemanni Wittmer, 1970
Physorhinus boliviensis Candeze, 1893
Physorhinus erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1801
Phytocerum boliviense Golbach, 1983
Plectonotum coroicosum Wittmer, 1988
Pomachilius andinus Brèthes, 1937
Pomachilius angustulus Candeze, 1900
Pomachilius minor Candeze, 1893
Pomachilius montanus Candeze, 1897
Propalaus alicii Pjatakowa, 1941
Pseudophengodes orbignyi Blanchard, 1837
Pyrearinus depressicollis Blanchard, 1843
Pyrophorus angustus Blanchard, 1843
Pyrophorus angustus angustus Blanchard, 1843
Pyrophorus clarus Germar, 1841
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Pyrophorus punctatissimus Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus angulatus Drury, 1782
Semiotus angustus Wells, 2007
Semiotus auripilis Candeze, 1874
Semiotus boliviensis Candeze, 1897
Semiotus convexicollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus fulvicollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Semiotus sanguinicollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus sanguinolentus Candeze, 1900
Semiotus superbus Kirsch, 1866
Semiotus taeniatus Erichson, 1847
Smilicerus boliviensis Fleutiaux, 1940
Stenophrixothrix martinezi Wittmer, 1988
Stenophrixothrix pallens brasiliensis Pic, 1915
Stenophrixothrix pallens pallens brasiliensis..., 1976
Taximastinocerus beniensis Wittmer, 1976
Taximastinocerus beniensus
Taximastinocerus pallidus Pic, 1938
Tomicephalus sanguinicollis Latreille, 1834
Trielasmus varians Blanchard, 1846
Triplonychus boliviensis Schwarz, 1906

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Bolivia
FamilyArtematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
7
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCerophytidae
Latreille, 1834
Cerophytid beetles, Rare click beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
47
113
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
12
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
5
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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