TY - GEN A1 - Aguirre-Tapiero, María P. A1 - Johnson, Paul J. T1 - A Preliminary Checklist, Classification, and Four New Country Records for the Elateridae (Coleoptera) of Ecuador T2 - 0350 N2 - A checklist and classification of the species of Elateridae reported from mainland Ecuador are given. Anchastus boulardi Chassain, Cardiorhinus apicalis Golbach, Physorhinus marginatus Candèze, and P. sexnotatus Steinheil are reported from Ecuador for the first time. The recorded elaterid fauna of Ecuador is now represented by 140 species, 38 genera, and 9 subfamilies, which are low taxon richness numbers when compared to those of neighboring countries. T3 - Insecta Mundi - 0350 KW - Coleoptera KW - distribution KW - new country records KW - classifi cation KW - checklist Y1 - 2014 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33192 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-331924 PB - Center for Systematic Entomology CY - Gainesville, Fla. ER -