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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1674
2697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1673
2696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1648
2663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
1261
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
569
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
496
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
36
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
28
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uruguay
5 Families width 39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uruguay
28 Genera with 39 Species
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Adolesches Candeze, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnella Champion, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1824Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cylindroderus Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Hapsodrilus Costa, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrepidius Guérin-Ménev..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiophthalmus Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mastinocerus Solier, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Meroplinthus Candeze, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Phrixothrix Olivier, 1886Railroad worm1SpeciesTaxom
Ptesimopsia Costa, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adolesches crinita Candeze, 1881
Agriotes (Agriotes) apicalis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) elegantissimus Candeze, 1881
Agrypnella squamifer Candeze, 1865
Aspisoma sticticum (Gemminger, 1870)⇒ Aspisoma sexpunctatum Motschulsky, 1854
Cardiorhinus modestus Candeze, 1863
Chalcolepidius limbatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chauliognathus pelotasus Pic, 1928
Chauliognathus scriptus Germar, 1824
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus dimidiatus Germar, 1839
Conoderus ingenuus Candeze, 1889
Conoderus scalaris Germar, 1824
Conoderus truncatus Candeze, 1878
Crepidius castaneus Blanchard, 1843
Cylindroderus (Cylindroderus) vittatus Candeze, 1863
Dilobitarsus lignarius Candeze, 1857
Dipropus lateralis Candeze, 1900
Dipropus nigricollis Candeze, 1859
Hapsodrilus pyrotis Germar, 1841
Hemirhipus elegantissimus (Candeze, 1881)⇒ Agriotes elegantissimus Candeze, 1881
Heterocrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1897
Heteroderes arechavaletae Candeze, 1881
Heteroderes rufangulus Gyllenhal, 1817
Horistonotus arechavaletae Candeze, 1881
Horistonotus parmenoides Candeze, 1860
Hypnoidus aequalis Candeze, 1881
Hypnoidus atomus Candeze, 1878
Hypsiophthalmus grossicollis Blanchard, 1843
Idiopteron rufulum Gorham, 1880
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Mastinocerus (Mastinocerus) uruguayensis Berg, 1886
Meroplinthus decorus Costa, 1975
Phrixothrix hieronymi Haase, 1886
Ptesimopsia lucifuga Curtis, 1839
Pyrearinus baliolus Costa, 1978
Pyrophorus foveolatus Germar, 1841
Pyrophorus punctatissimus Blanchard, 1843
Stenophrixothrix pallens pallens brasiliensis..., 1976

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Uruguay
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
21
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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