Semiotus

Semiotus
	Semiotus imperialis from Peru. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elateridae
Subfamily:	Dendrometrinae
Genus:	Semiotus; Eschscholtz, 1829

Semiotus is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. It includes about 85^[1] large sized (14–48 mm) and colourful click beetles with bright integument. The colouration is usually yellow with longitudinal black, orange or reddish stripes. The Neotropical genus occurs from Mexico to Argentina and Chile.

The genus was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, the zoology professor of the University of Tartu.^[2]

There is a close genus Semiotinus Pjatakowa, 1941, which initially included one species Semiotinus banghaasi Pjatakowa, 1941. S. A. Wells (2003) proposed to transfer 15 species, formerly placed in Semiotus Eschscholtz into the genus Semiotinus.^[3]

R. Golbach (1969) suggested for species of the genera Semiotus Eschsch., Semiotinus Pjatakowa and Oistus Cand. the new subfamily Serniotinae.^[4]

List of species

Semiotus acutus Candèze, 1874
Semiotus aeneovittatus Kirsch, 1884
Semiotus aliciae Wells, 2007
Semiotus alternatus Schwarz, 1904
Semiotus angulatus Drury, 1782
Semiotus angusticollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus angustus Wells, 2007
Semiotus antennatus Schwarz, 1900
Semiotus anthracinus Szombathy, 1909
Semiotus approximatus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus auripilis Candèze, 1874
Semiotus badeni Steinheil, 1875
Semiotus bifasciatus Schwarz, 1902
Semiotus bispinus Candèze, 1874
Semiotus boliviensis Candèze, 1897
Semiotus borrei Candèze, 1878
Semiotus brevicollis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus buckleyi Candèze, 1874
Semiotus candezei Kirsch, 1866
Semiotus capucinus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus caracasanus Rojas, 1855
Semiotus carinicollis Kirsch, 1884
Semiotus carus Janson, 1882
Semiotus catei Wells, 2007
Semiotus chassaini Wells, 2007
Semiotus chontalenus Candèze, 1874
Semiotus clarki Wells, 2007
Semiotus colombianus Wells, 2007
Semiotus conicicollis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus convacus Aranda, 2004
Semiotus convexicollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus cristatus Candèze, 1874
Semiotus cuspidatus (Chevrolat, 1833)
Semiotus cuspidatus Chevrolat, 1833
Semiotus cyrtomaris Wells, 2007
Semiotus decoratus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus diptychus Candèze, 1874
Semiotus distinctus Herbst, 1806
Semiotus dohrni Candèze, 1889
Semiotus elegantulus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus exsolutus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus fascicularis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus flavangulus Candèze, 1900
Semiotus fleutiauxi Szombathy, 1909
Semiotus formosus Janson, 1882
Semiotus fryi Candèze, 1874
Semiotus fulvicollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus furcatus (Fabricius, 1792)
Semiotus fusciformis Kirsch, 1866
Semiotus germari Guerin, 1844
Semiotus gibbosus Wells, 2007
Semiotus girardi Chassain, 2002
Semiotus glabricollis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus hispidus Candèze, 1889
Semiotus horvathi Szombathy, 1909
Semiotus illigeri Guerin, 1844
Semiotus illustris Candèze, 1857
Semiotus imperialis Guerin, 1844
Semiotus insignis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806
Semiotus jansoni Candèze, 1874
Semiotus juvenilis Candèze, 1874
Semiotus kathleenae Wells, 2007
Semiotus kondratieffi Wells, 2007
Semiotus lacrimiformis Wells, 2007
Semiotus langei Schwarz, 1902
Semiotus ligatus Candèze, 1889
Semiotus ligneus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Semiotus limatus Candèze, 1889
Semiotus limbaticollis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus linnei Guerin, 1844
Semiotus luteipennis Guerin, 1838
Semiotus macer Candèze, 1889
Semiotus matilei Chassain, 2001
Semiotus melanocephalus Schwarz, 1902
Semiotus melleus Wells, 2007
Semiotus morio Candèze, 1857
Semiotus multifidus Candèze, 1874
Semiotus nigriceps Candèze, 1857
Semiotus nigricollis Candèze, 1857
Semiotus nigrolineatus Schwarz, 1900
Semiotus oranense Aranda, 2004
Semiotus pallicornus Wells, 2007
Semiotus pectitus Candèze, 1889
Semiotus perangustus Wells, 2007
Semiotus pilosus Wells, 2007
Semiotus pulchellus Candèze, 1889
Semiotus punctatostriatus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus punctatus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus quadricollis Kirsch, 1866
Semiotus quadrivittis Steinheil, 1875
Semiotus reaumuri Candèze, 1857
Semiotus regalis Guerin, 1844
Semiotus rileyi Wells, 2007
Semiotus ruber Pjatakowa, 1941
Semiotus rubricollis Wells, 2007
Semiotus sanguinicollis Blanchard, 1843
Semiotus sanguinolentus Candèze, 1900
Semiotus schaumi Guerin, 1844
Semiotus scitulus Candèze, 1864
Semiotus seladonius Guerin-Meneville, 1844
Semiotus singularis Kirsch, 1884
Semiotus sommeri Candèze, 1857
Semiotus spinosus Wells, 2007
Semiotus splendidus Candèze, 1881
Semiotus staudingeri Pjatakowa, 1941
Semiotus stramineus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus striatus Guerin, 1855
Semiotus subvirescens Schwarz, 1904
Semiotus superbus Kirsch, 1866
Semiotus supplicans Kirsch, 1884
Semiotus taeniatus Erichson, 1847
Semiotus trilineatus Candèze, 1857
Semiotus trinitensis Wells, 2007
Semiotus triplehorni Wells, 2007
Semiotus vicinus Fleutiaux, 1920
Semiotus virescens Candèze, 1857
Semiotus virgatus Erichson, 1847
Semiotus woodi Wells, 2007
Semiotus zonatus Candèze, 1874

References

^ Wells, Samuel A. (2007). "Revision of the Neotropical click beetle genus Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Kansas: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: 114. ISSN 0459-8113.
^ Eschscholtz, F. 1829. Elaterites Eintheilung derselben in Gattungen. Entomologisches Archiv 2: 31–35.
^ Wells, S. A. 2003. A revision of the Neotropical click beetle genus Semiotinus Pjatakowa (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105(3): 647–663.
^ Golbach, R. 1969. Semiotinae, new subfamily of Elateridae (Col.) Acta Zoológica Lilloana 25.

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