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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
343
3044
4418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
342
3043
4418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
2972
4291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
221
2528
3607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
728
1108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
623
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
60
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamaulipas
5 Families width 21 Species
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies7SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamaulipas
24 Genera with 21 Species
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Aspisoma Laporte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1841Glowing Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Distremocephalus Wittmer, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1986Glowworm1SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamaulipas
21 Species
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Belotus abdominalis LeConte, 1851
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Chalcolepidius lafargi Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius mexicanus Laporte, 1836
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius truncuvittatus Casari, 2002
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Deilelater physoderus Germar, 1841Luminescent Click Beetle
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Phengodes (Phengodella) varicolor Zarazoga & W..., 1986
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Plateros (Plateros) sinacai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Tamaulipas
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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