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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
128
7393
49239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
114
6860
44006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
524
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
314
2110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
44
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAmydetinae
E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
7
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVestini
McDermott, 1964
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
2 Genera with 7 Species
Dryptelytra Laporte de C..., 19125SpeciesTaxom
Vesta Laporte de C..., 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
7 Species
Dryptelytra apicalis Pic, 1929
Dryptelytra atriventris Pic, 1926
Dryptelytra calocera Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Dryptelytra cayennensis Laporte de C..., 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Dryptelytra fulvipennis Pic, 1912
Vesta concolor Gorham, 1880
Vesta despecta Gorham, 1880


Links, sources and further information
Vestini at itis.gov