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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Veracruz (East Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4905
9990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
4904
9990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4818
9746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4070
8475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
1236
2718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
64
1070
2309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
103
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
62
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Veracruz
6 Families width 128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle22SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies59SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids10SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles22SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms14SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusidae LeConte, 1861Glowworm beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Veracruz
62 Genera with 128 Species
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Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18868SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Calocladon Gorham, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Calolycus Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Cenophengus LeConte, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoprion Gorham, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 200213SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853Soldier Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Daiphron Gorham, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1975
Glowing Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurymastinocerus Wittmer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Euryopa Gorham, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lucaina Dugès, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Lychnacris Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Lyconotus Green, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Mastinowittmerus Zaragoza, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Metapteron Bourgeois, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paraptorthodius Schaeffer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Phaenolis Gorham, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1989Glowworm3SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies22SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1880Femme fatale fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 199912SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocerocoma Pic, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoplateros Green, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenophrixothrix Wittmer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Telegeusis Horn, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Tenaspis LeConte, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Vesperelater Costa, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Veracruz
128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anchastus (Anchastus) moratus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) ruficollis Champion, 1895
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma diaphanum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma quasidiaphana (Zaragoza Cab..., 1995)⇒ Aspisoma quasidiaphanum Zaragoza, 1995
Aspisoma quasidiaphanum Zaragoza, 1995
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Aspisomoides costatum Gorham, 1880
Belotus abdominalis LeConte, 1851
Belotus bicolor Brancucci, 1979
Bicellonycha albomarginata Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha collaris Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha crassa Gorham, 1884
Bicellonycha discicollis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Bicellonycha mexicana Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha stigmatica E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Calopteron discrepans Newman, 1838Banded Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron leovazquezae Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis ebenina Dugès, 1877
Cenophengus bruneus Wittmer, 1976
Cenophengus marmoratus Wittmer, 1976
Cenophengus villae Zaragoza Cab..., 1984
Cenophengus wittmeri Zaragoza Cab..., 1984
Ceratoprion tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Chalcolepidius apacheanus Casey, 1891Apache Click Beetle
Chalcolepidius approximatus Erichson, 1841
Chalcolepidius boucardi Candeze, 1874
Chalcolepidius desmarestii Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius eschscholtzi Chevrolat, 1833
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius lafargi Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius lenzi Candeze, 1886
Chalcolepidius mexicanus Laporte, 1836
Chalcolepidius rugatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius serricornis Casari, 2002
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius spinipennis Casari, 2002
Chalcolepis splendidus Casari, 2000
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus profundus LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus parallelus Candeze, 1859
Cratomorphus concolor Perty, 1830
Cratomorphus picipennis Gorham, 1881
Cratomorphus signativentris E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Daiphron proteum Gorham, 1881
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Eurymastinocerus niger Gorham, 1881
Euryopa opacipennis Pic, 1926
Euryopa singularis Gorham, 1881
Idiopteron rufulum Gorham, 1880
Idiopteron trirhachis Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Lissomus pilarius G. Horn, 1897
Lucaina schini Dugès, 1879
Lucidota bella Gorham, 1880
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Lucidota discolor Gorham, 1881
Malthinus (Malthinus) aztecus Wittmer, 1980
Mastinowittmerus vazquezae Zarazoga, 1986
Mesopteron pennatum Bourgeois, 1879
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Paraptorthodius schaefferi Zaragoza, 1989
Phaenolis alboterminatus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Phaenolis ustulatus Gorham, 1880
Phengodes (Phengodella) brailovskyi Zaragoza & W..., 1986
Phengodes (Phengodella) leonilae Zaragoza & W..., 1986
Phengodes (Phengodella) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza, 1989
Photinus (Paraphotinus) juarezae Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tlapacoyanensis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) aldretei Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) cuasicongruus Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) lekoalloios Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) noguerai Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) paracongruus Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) perezi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) perotensis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) phalloentis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) tenuilineatus Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) xonamancae Caballero, 1996
Photinus advenus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus congruus Chevrolat, 1881
Photinus guatemalae Gorham, 1880
Photinus lekoallois Zaragoza, 1996
Photinus plumbeus Gorham, 1880
Photinus pulchellus Gorham, 1880
Photinus reichei Gorham, 1881
Photinus ruficollis Gorham, 1880
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Photuris (Photuris) tenuisignathus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Photuris mollis (Gorham, 1880)⇒ Photuris frontalis LeConte, 1851
Plateros (Paraplateros) guadalupae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) angulatus Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) cadenai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) colini Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) heliae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) macwaini Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) mayorgae Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) miltoses Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) noveloi Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) soriai Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Plateros (Plateros) spiralipenis Zaragoza Cab..., 1999
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pseudoplateros tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1998
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyrophorus angustus angustus Blanchard, 1843
Pyrophorus angustus luscus
Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961
Pyropyga cordobana Green, 1961
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Stenophrixothrix fuscus Gorham, 1881
Taximastinocerus brunneus Gorham, 1881
Telegeusis granulatus Zaragoza-Cab..., 2011
Tenaspis gonzalensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Tenaspis gonzalenzis Zaragoza, 1995

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Veracruz
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
13
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
16
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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