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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Southeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
2011
4262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
1910
4116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
157
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
92
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Brazil
8 Families width 61 Species
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms7SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies17SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834Cerophytid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Brazil
92 Genera with 61 Species
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Acroleptus Bourgeois, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Akamboja Roza, Quinti..., 20174SpeciesTaxom
Analestesa Leach, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaspasis Candeze, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Anelastes Kirby, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Araucariocladus Silveira and..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Arrhipis Bonvouloir, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Artematopus Perty, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Balgus Fleutiaux, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Buckelater Costa, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calyptocerus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardioptera Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogonys Perty, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cyathodera Blanchard, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Cylindroderus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Duretia Golbach, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Emplectus Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurrhacus Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Falsopolemius Pic, 01SpeciesTaxom
Flabellocaenia Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastraulacus Guérin, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Haplobothris Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapsodrilus Costa, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrepidius Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiophthalmus Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Loboederus Guérin, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Lucio Laporte, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Luciuranus Silveira Kha..., 20184SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorphon Pic, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Maltypus Motschoulsky, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Meroplinthus Candeze, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Metapteron Bourgeois, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Opselater Costa, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Orthoderella Giglio-Tos, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramaronius Wittmer, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1837Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phrixothrix Olivier, 1970Railroad worm3SpeciesTaxom
Physodactylus Fischer, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycrepidius Candeze, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Probothrium Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilorrhynchus
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterotarsus Latreille, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Ptesimopsia Costa, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Pyrogaster Motschoulsky, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pyroptesis Costa, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Teslasena Fleutiaux, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Uanauna Campello-Gon..., 20191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
61 Species
Akamboja caparaoensis Roza, Quinti..., 2017
Akamboja minimum Roza, Quinti..., 2017
Akamboja monteirorum Roza, Quinti..., 2017
Akamboja tenebrae Roza, Quinti..., 2017
Anoplischius boraceiensis Casari-Chen ..., 1992
Araucariocladus amfractus Nunes, Souto..., 2019
Araucariocladus hiems Silveira and..., 2017
Aspisoma lineatum Gyllenhal, 1817
Balgus eschscholtzi Laporte, 1835
Balgus tuberculosus Dalman, 1823
Bicellonycha catharina Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854
Buckelater argutus Costa, 1973
Cardioptera brachyptera Burmeister, 1838
Ceratogonys spinicorne Fabricius, 1801
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Cratomorphus distinctus E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Crepidius emarginatus Candeze, 1859
Cyathodera lanugicollis Candeze, 1859
Cyathodera longicornis Blanchard, 1843
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Falsopolemius albolineatus
Hapsodrilus ignifer Germar, 1841
Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Lucio castelnaui Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Luciuranus carioca Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus desideratus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus magnoculus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus takiyae Silveira, So..., 2018
Macrolygistopterus subparallelus Pic, 1930
Maltypus minutus
Meroplinthus ambrosius Costa, 1975
Metapteron xanthomelas Lucas, 1857
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Opselater lucens Illiger, 1807
Orthoderella major Toledo Piza, 1961
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Paramaronius serranus Biffi, 2015
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Phrixothrix hirtus Olivier, 1909
Phrixothrix pickeli Pic, 1933
Phrixothrix tiemanni Wittmer, 1970
Physorhinus distigma Candeze, 1859
Pterotarsus histrio Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Ptesimopsia brunnea Costa, 1975
Ptesimopsia elongata Costa, 1975
Pyrearinus castaneus Costa, 1978
Pyrearinus micatus Costa, 1978
Pyrogaster telephorinus Perty, 1833
Pyrophorus divergens Eschscholtz, 1829Carbunco
Pyroptesis gilvus Costa, 1975
Semiotus angulatus Drury, 1782
Semiotus furcatus Fabricius, 1792
Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Tomicephalus sanguinicollis Latreille, 1834
Uanauna angaporan Campello-Gon..., 2019

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
FamilyArtematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
9
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCerophytidae
Latreille, 1834
Cerophytid beetles, Rare click beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
43
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
8
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
12
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
16
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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