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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5254
11068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
5253
11067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
447
5167
10846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
4147
8799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1423
3592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
1260
3138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
120
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
60
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Mexico
5 Families width 114 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies44SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids19SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Mexico
60 Genera with 114 Species
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Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Anchastomorphus Champion, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Caccodes Sharp, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17877SpeciesTaxom
Cenophengus LeConte, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 182910SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853Soldier Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Distremocephalus Wittmer, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacais Fleutiaux, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lecontea Olivier, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Lopheros LeConte, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucaina Dugès, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lyconotus Green, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycus Fabricius, 1835Net-winged beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Mastinowittmerus Zaragoza, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875
Brown Wireworms0SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraptorthodius Schaeffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Phaenolis Gorham, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1980Glowworm1SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies16SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 199910SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Pyropygodes Zaragoza Cab..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Vesperelater Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
114 Species
Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863Western Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma aelianum Gorham, 1884
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Belotus abdominalis LeConte, 1851
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha cyathigera Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha discicollis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Bicellonycha mexicana Gorham, 1880
Caccodes pallidulus Wittmer, 1997
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann, 1835
Cantharis albolineata Dugès, 1877
Cantharis alfredi Dugès, 1889
Cantharis cinerea Dugès, 1869
Cantharis sobrina Dugès, 1881
Cantharis stigmata Dugès, 1869
Cantharis variabilis (Thunberg, 1787)⇒ Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787
Cenophengus longicollis Wittmer, 1976
Cenophengus marmoratus Wittmer, 1976
Cenophengus punctatissimus Wittmer, 1976
Chalcolepidius approximatus Erichson, 1841
Chalcolepidius boucardi Candeze, 1874
Chalcolepidius dugesi Candeze, 1886
Chalcolepidius eschscholtzi Chevrolat, 1833
Chalcolepidius fasciatus Casari, 2002
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius rugatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius webbi LeConte, 1854Black-and-white Click Beetle
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chauliognathus discus LeConte, 1853
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus profundus LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Conoderus athoides LeConte, 1863
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus nocturnus Candeze, 1859
Conoderus parallelus Candeze, 1859
Cratomorphus concolor Perty, 1830
Cratomorphus huautlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus signativentris E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Discodon bipunctatum Schaeffer, 1908Barnacles
Discodon nigripes Gorham, 1881
Distremocephalus beutelspacheri Zarazoga, 1986
Distremocephalus leonilae Zarazoga, 1986
Distremocephalus mexicanus Wittmer, 1963
Distremocephalus wittmeri Zarazoga, 1986
Glyphonyx championi Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857
Lucaina schini Dugès, 1879
Lycus fernandezi Dugès, 1878
Lycus fulvellus LeConte, 1881
Lycus loripes Chevrolat, 1835
Lygistopterus huautlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2003
Lygistopterus morelensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2003
Lygistopterus rubripennis LeConte, 1875
Malthinus (Malthinus) expansus Wittmer, 1986
Mastinowittmerus mexicanus Zaragoza, 1984
Paraptorthodius queretaroensis Zaragoza, 1999
Phaenolis alboterminatus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Phengodes (Phengodes) bolivari Zarazoga, 1980
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) amoenoides Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) furcatus Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) intermedius Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) moralesae Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) morelosensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) pararuficollis Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) parvusater Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus (Photinus) saniphallos Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) toledoi Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus advenus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus extensus Gorham, 1881
Photinus ruficollis Gorham, 1880
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Photuris (Photuris) tenuisignathus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Plateros (Paraplateros) doyeni Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Paraplateros) linsdalei Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) barbai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) doradoi Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) huautlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) ibarrai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) mayorgae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) melendezae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) rodriguezae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) sinacai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Pleotomus cerinus Caballero, 2002
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961
Pyropyga chemsaki Zaragoza Cab..., 1993
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Pyropygodes huautlae Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Stenophrixothrix fuscus Gorham, 1881
Tytthonyx (Thinalmus) perezi Zaragoza Cab..., 2001

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Central Mexico
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
18
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
14
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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