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Checklist for Tribe Elmini Curtis, 1830
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1059
2461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
924
2086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
83
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
5
15
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElmidae
Curtis, 1830
Drive beetles, Riffle beetle, Riffle beetles
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElminae
Curtis, 1830
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElmini
Curtis, 1830
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
8 Genera with 16 Species
Elmis Latreille, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Helminthopsis Grouvelle, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptelmis Sharp, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnius Illiger, 17936SpeciesTaxom
Normandia Pic, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Oulimnius des Gozis, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Riolus Mulsant & Rey, 1817Riffle beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
16 Species and 4 Subspecies
Elmis aenea Müller, 1806Riffle beetle
Elmis latreillei (Bedel, 1878)⇒ Elmis aenea Müller, 1806
Elmis maugetii Latreille, 1802Peony
Elmis maugetii maugetii Latreille, 1798
Elmis obscura Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Elmis rietscheli Steffan, 1958Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Esolus angustatus Müller, 1821
Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806)⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889
Limnius intermedius Fairmaire, 1881
Limnius opacus Müller, 1806
Limnius opacus opacus P.W.J. Müller, 1806
Limnius perrisi Dufour, 1843Loriciferans
Limnius perrisi perrisi Dufour, 1843
Limnius volckmari Panzer, 1793
Normandia nitens Müller, 1817
Oulimnius tuberculatus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Oulimnius tuberculatus tuberculatus Müller, 1806
Riolus cupreus Müller, 1806Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Riolus subviolaceus Müller, 1817Goldenaster


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