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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
391
3271
5270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
3271
5270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
3219
5151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2582
4140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
719
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
633
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
59
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
26
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Mexico
6 Families width 35 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies11SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Mexico
26 Genera with 35 Species
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Alaus Eschscholtz, 1874Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Cenophengus LeConte, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lyconotus Green, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycus Fabricius, 1835Net-winged beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Mexico
35 Species
Alaus plebejus Candeze, 1874
Anchastus (Anchastus) moratus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) sanguineus Champion, 1895
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma quasidiaphanum Zaragoza, 1995
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Calopteron discrepans Newman, 1838Banded Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cenophengus gorhami Zarazoga, 1986
Chalcolepidius lafargi Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius rubripennis LeConte, 1861
Chalcolepidius rugatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius virginalis Candeze, 1857
Conoderus athoides LeConte, 1863
Cratomorphus concolor Perty, 1830
Cratomorphus signativentris E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Ctenicera noxia Hyslop, 0Great Basin wireworm
Glyphonyx championi Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Lucidota bella Gorham, 1880
Lycus loripes Chevrolat, 1835
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus congruus Chevrolat, 1881
Photinus pulchellus Gorham, 1880
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Plateros (Paraplateros) doyeni Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Paraplateros) pachecoi Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Paraplateros) terroni Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) cadenai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) melendezae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Pyractomena striatella Gorham, 1880
Pyrophorus pellucens Eschscholtz, 1830Undulate atrichum moss
Telegeusis austellus Zaragoza-Cab..., 2011

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Southeast Mexico
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
5
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyTelegeusidae
LeConte, 1861
Glowworm beetles, Long-lipped beetles, Telegeusid beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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