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Classification of Costa Rican Elateridae
 

ELATERIDAE

AGRYPNINAE

Agrypnini

Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829

Lacon, of Champion 1894
Recorded Species: A. aristatus (Champion), A. scarrosus (Champion)

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 
 

Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1834

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 
 

Lacon Laporte, 1838

Agrypnus, of Champion 1894
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 5 spp.
 
 

Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1947

Meristhus, of Champion 1894
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: R. squamiger (Champion), R. scobinula (Candèze)
 

Conoderini

 Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1829

Oophorus Eschscholtz, 1833
Recorded Species: 4 spp.

Predicted Records: 15 spp.
 
 

Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829

Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
Recorded Species: C. aversus (LeConte), C. rodriguezi (Candèze)

Predicted Records: 13 spp.
 
 

Heteroderes Latreille, 1834

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: H. amplicollis (Gyllenhal)
 

Pyrophorini

 Alampes Champion, 1896

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 
 

Deilelater Costa, 1975

Recorded Species: 3 spp.

Predicted Records: none
 
 

Ignelater Costa,1975

Stilpnus Laporte, 1840
Recorded Species: I. caudatus (Champion)

Predicted Records: none
 
 

Lygelater Costa, 1975

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 
 

Pyrophorus Billberg, 1820

Recorded Species: 3 spp.

Predicted Records: none
 

Platycrepidiini

 Achrestus Candèze, 1869

Recorded Species: A. fulvittatus Champion

Predicted Records: A. venustus Champion
 
 

Platycrepidius Candèze, 1859

Eudactylus Candeze, 1859
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 9 spp.
 

Anaissini

 Anaissus Candèze, 1857

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: A. tarsalis Candèze
 

Hemirhipini

Alaus Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: A. plebejus Candèze

Predicted Records: A. tricolor (Olivier)
 
 

Chalcolepis Candèze, 1857

Recorded Species: C. luczoti Candèze

Predicted Records: none
 
 

Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: 6 sp.

Predicted Records: 4 spp.
 
 

Hemirhipus Berthold, 1827

Recorded Species: H. fairmairei Candèze

Predicted Records: none
 
 

Lacais Fleutiaux, 1942

Recorded Species: L. suturalis (Champion)

Predicted Records: none
 
 

Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 1942

Hemirhipus, auctorum
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: P. fascicularis (Fabricius)
 
 

Saltamartinus Casari, 1996

Pherhimius, auctorum
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: S. decorus (Candèze)
 

PROSTERNINAE

Athoini

Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839

Asaphes Kirby, 1837

Pedetes, auctorum, not Kirby 1837

Recorded Species: 4 spp.

Predicted Records: none
 

Oxynopterini

 Oistus Candèze, 1857

Recorded Species: O. submetallicus Candèze

Predicted Records: O. cacicus Candèze
 

Negastriini

 Agrypnella Champion, 1895

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: A. squamifer (Candèze)
 
 

Neoarhaphes Costa, 1966

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: N. americanus (Champion)
 
 

Paradonus Stibick, 1971

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 

LISSOMINAE

Lissomini

 Drapetes Dejean, 1821

Recorded Species: D. sellatus Bonvouloir, D. subpubescens Cobos

Predicted Records: 14 spp.
 
 

Lissomus Dalman, 1824

Recorded Species: 4 spp.

Predicted Records: 5 spp.
 

Pterotarsini

 Pterotarsus Latreille, 1834

Lissothyreus Bonvouloir, 1875
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 4 spp.
 
 

Thylacosternus Bonvouloir, 1875

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: T. vittatus Champion
 

Semiotini



Semiotus Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: 5 spp.

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 

Hypodesini



Hypodesis Latreille, 1834

Recorded Species: H. vittatus Candèze

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 

CEBRIONINAE

Cebrionini


 


Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 5 spp.
 

Aplastini


Octinodes Candèze, 1863

Plastocerus LeConte, 1853
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: O. carinatus Champion
 

ELATERINAE

Elaterini

Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 
 

Neotrichophorus Jakobson, 1913

Recorded Species: N. depressus (Champion)

Predicted Records: 7 spp.
 
 

Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857

Crigmus LeConte, 1853
Recorded Species: O. corvinus (Germar)

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 
 

Tomicephalus Latreille, 1834

Recorded Species: T. substriatus Candèze

Predicted Records: 4 spp.
 

Megapenthini

 Megapenthes Kiesenwetter, 1858

Dolopiosomus Motschulsky, 1859
Recorded Species: M. longitarsus Champion

Predicted Records: 4 spp.
 

Agriotini

Agriotina

Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829

Cataphagus Stephens, 1830

Pedetes Kirby, 1837

Recorded Species: 3 spp.

Predicted Records: 4 spp.
 

Cardiorhinina

 Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 

Pomachiliina

 Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 
 

 Deromecus Solier, 1851

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 1 sp.
 
 

Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 
 

Psiloniscus Candèze, 1860

Recorded Species: P. costaricensis Champion, P. sticticus Candèze

Predicted Records: 2 spp.
 
 

Smilicerus Candèze, 1860

Recorded Species: S. belti Sharp

Predicted Records: none
 

Synaptina

Glyphonyx Candèze, 1863

Recorded Species: G. quadraticollis Champion

Predicted Records: 7 spp.
 

Ampedini

Ampedina

Ypsilosthetus Candèze, 1859

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: Y. semiotulus Candèze
 

Dicrepidiina

 Anoplischiopsis Champion, 1895

Recorded Species: A. lineatocollis Champion

Predicted Records: 5 spp.
 
 

Anoplischius Candèze, 1859

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 8 spp.
 
 

Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1857

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 
 

Crepidius Candèze, 1859

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: C. emarginatus Candèze, C. resplendens (Champion)
 
 

Cyathodera Blanchard, 1846

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: C. lanugicollis Candèze
 
 

Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829

Discrepidius, misspelling
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 
 

Dipropus Germar, 1839

Ischiodontus Candèze, 1859
Recorded Species: D. subparallelus (Champion)

Predicted Records: 18 spp.
 
 

Heterocrepidius Guerin Meneville, 1838

Recorded Species: H. megalops Champion

Predicted Records: none
 
 

Spilomorphus Champion, 1894

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: S. rubricollis Champion
 
 

Spilus Candèze, 1859

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: S. ciliaticornis Champion
 

Melanotina

 Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829

Cratonychus Dejean, 1833

Ctenonychus Melsheimer, 1845

Dodecatenus Candèze, 1889

Spheniscosomus Schwarz, 1892

Recorded Species: M. staudingeri (Candèze)

Predicted Records: 7 spp.
 

Physorhinina

 Anchastomorphus Champion, 1895

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 
 

Anchastus LeConte, 1853

Brachycrepis LeConte, 1853
Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 7 spp.
 
 

Physorhinus Germar, 1840

Recorded Species: P. distigma Candèze

Predicted Records: 3 spp.
 

CARDIOPHORINAE

 Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1829

Eniconyx Horn, 1884
Recorded Species: A. chiriquensis Champion

Predicted Records: A. fuscipes Champion
 
 

Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 1829

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: 5 spp.
 
 

Horistonotus Candèze, 1860

Recorded Species: H. rufiventris Candèze

Predicted Records: 5 spp.
 
 

Triplonychoides Schwarz, 1901

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: T. trivittata (Candèze)
 
 

Triplonychus Candèze, 1860

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: T. carinatus Champion
 

ANISCHIINAE

 Anischia Fleutiaux, 1896

Recorded Species: none

Predicted Records: A. mexicana Fleutiaux
 
 
 
 

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