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Checklist for Tribe Vestini McDermott, 1964
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
176
14626
135736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
155
13570
120637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
30
1162
12937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
12
727
8205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
109
1907
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAmydetinae
E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
14
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVestini
McDermott, 1964
4
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
4 Genera with 55 Species
Dodacles E. Olivier, 191119SpeciesTaxom
Dryptelytra Laporte de C..., 189515SpeciesTaxom
Ledocas E. Olivier, 189411SpeciesTaxom
Vesta Laporte de C..., 179010SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
55 Species
Dodacles atrimembris Pic, 1927
Dodacles attenuata E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Dodacles basalis Pic, 1927
Dodacles bicoloricornis Pic, 1927
Dodacles dubitans E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Dodacles elegans E. Olivier, 1885
Dodacles emissa E. Olivier, 1908
Dodacles erebea E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Dodacles grandjeani E. Olivier, 1912
Dodacles interfusa E. Olivier, 1912
Dodacles lateralis Pic, 1931
Dodacles niger Pic, 1931
Dodacles nigricollis Gorham, 1880
Dodacles nigricornis Pic, 1937
Dodacles noireli E. Olivier, 1910
Dodacles obscuricollis E. Olivier, 1909
Dodacles plumosa Gorham, 1880
Dodacles quadrinotata Pic, 1927
Dodacles remixta E. Olivier, 1911
Dryptelytra apicalis Pic, 1929
Dryptelytra atricollis Pic, 1911
Dryptelytra atriventris Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra basithorax Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra brevelineata Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra calocera Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Dryptelytra cayennensis Laporte de C..., 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Dryptelytra fulvibasis E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Dryptelytra fulvipennis Pic, 1912
Dryptelytra grandjeani E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Dryptelytra inops E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Dryptelytra longipennis Pic, 1927
Dryptelytra pampahermosae Bocakova, Ca..., 2021
Dryptelytra plorans E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Dryptelytra vittipennis E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Ledocas ambiguus E. Olivier, 1894
Ledocas carbonarius E. Olivier, 1894
Ledocas detectus E. Olivier, 1908
Ledocas emissus E Olivier, 1908Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Ledocas luscus E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Ledocas parallelus E. Olivier, 1885
Ledocas pikillactanus Bocakova, Ca..., 2021
Ledocas proteus E. Olivier, 1894
Ledocas remixtus E Olivier, 1911Dark-winged Trumpeter
Ledocas scutellatus E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Ledocas xanthomus E. Olivier, 1894
Vesta arcta E. Olivier, 1907
Vesta brunnipennis Gorham, 1880
Vesta cincticollis Blanchard, 1846
Vesta concolor Gorham, 1880
Vesta despecta Gorham, 1880
Vesta latastei E. Olivier, 1894
Vesta media E. Olivier, 1909
Vesta melanura Laporte, 1833
Vesta rustica E. Olivier, 1909
Vesta thoracica G. Olivier, 1790


Links, sources and further information
Vestini at itis.gov