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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
2448
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
325
2404
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
215
1908
3391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
627
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
595
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
12
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Grande do Sul
4 Families width 8 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Grande do Sul
12 Genera with 8 Species
Balgus Fleutiaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Phrixothrix Olivier, 1909Railroad worm1SpeciesTaxom
Ptesimopsia Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrogaster Motschoulsky, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Grande do Sul
8 Species
Balgus obconicus Bonvouloir, 1875
Bicellonycha brasiliana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Cratomorphus distinctus E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Phrixothrix hirtus Olivier, 1909
Pyrogaster pictus Ernst, 1886
Pyrophorus divergens Eschscholtz, 1829Carbunco

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Rio Grande do Sul
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateroidea at artfakta.se
Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
Elateroidea at itis.gov