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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
2717
9943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
101
2460
8688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
235
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
143
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
73
196
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
73 Genera with 196 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17856SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178311SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1832Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 175823SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 185813SpeciesTaxom
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Brachylacon Motschoulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 04SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Corymbites Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Crepidophorus Mulsant & Gu..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17832SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 177613SpeciesTaxom
Elathous Reitter, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Elatichrosis Hyslop, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Haplotarsus Agassiz, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Kibunea Kishii, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1774Dark Brown Click Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1784Click Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Mosotalesus Kishii, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Panspaeus Candeze, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 19755SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Setasomus Gureva, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Vesperelater Costa, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18355SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
196 Species and 6 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) tesselatus Fabricius, 1775
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) tauricus Heyden, 1882
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus bipapulatus Candeze, 1865
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus murina L., 1758
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Agrypnus vicinus Fleutiaux, 1919
Alaus lusciosus Hope, 1832Texas Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Aplotarsus angustulus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Athous) weigeli Schimmel, 1998
Athous (Haplathous) longicornis Candeze, 1865
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Haplathous) zebei Bach, 1852
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Athous (Orthathous) campyloides Newman, 1833Curved click beetle
Athous calosirus (Reitter, 1895)⇒ Athous epirus Stierlin, 1875
Athous difformis (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Athous weigeli Schimmel, 1998
Athous niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Athous vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous obscuratus (Pic, 1904)⇒ Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Athous puncticollis (Kiesenwetter, 1858)⇒ Athous campyloides Newman, 1833
Berninelsonius hyperboreus Gyllenhal, 1827
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) biguttatus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus erichsoni (Buysson, 1901)⇒ Cardiophorus vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Cidnopus parallelus Motschulsky, 1860
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Cidnopus quercus
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Corymbites coreanus (Miwa, 1928)⇒ Selatosomus coreanus Miwa, 1928
Corymbites tesselatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Actenicerus tesselatus Fabricius, 1775
Crepidophorus mutilatus Rosenhauer, 1847
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera heyeri Saxesen, 1838
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Dalopius californicus Mannerheim, 1843
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma fasciatum Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dipropus puncticollis Fabricius, 1801
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812
Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater balteatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Athous vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Elater cinnabarinus (Eschscholtz, 1829)⇒ Ampedus cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Elater crocatus (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus pomorum Herbst, 1784
Elater elongatus (Hope, 1831)⇒ Agriotes pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Elater ferrugatus (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus pomorum Herbst, 1784
Elater nigerrimus (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Cardiophorus nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Elater nigroflavus (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Ampedus nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Elater pomonae Stephens, 1830
Elater praeustus (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Ampedus praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Elater sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ampedus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater sanguinolentus (Schrank, 1776)⇒ Ampedus sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Elatichrosis vrydaghi Neboiss, 1960
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Haplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hemipodus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) tumescens LeConte, 1861
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Kibunea minuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Limonius minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Lacon impressicollis (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrypnus impressicollis Elston, 1924
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lacon vicinus (Candeze, 1891)⇒ Agrypnus vicinus Fleutiaux, 1919
Ligmargus depressus Gebler, 1847
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Limonius (Limonius) nigrinus Candeze, 1900
Limonius (Limonius) poneli Leseigneur &..., 2007
Limonius aeneoniger De Geer, 1774
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes megalops Van Dyke, 1932
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) elongatus Hope, 1831
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) niger Lee, 1998
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus rufipes Herbst, 1784
Melanoxanthus bellulus Van Zwaluwen..., 1948
Mosotalesus nigricornis Panz., 1799
Negastrius arenicola Boheman, 1854
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Panspaeus guttatus (Sharp, 1877)⇒ Panspoeus guttatus Sharp, 1877
Paracardiophorus coreanus Kishii, 1977
Paracardiophorus coreanus coreanus coreanus Kishii, 1977
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Physorhinus fusculus Champion, 1895
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon medianum Germar, 1843
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) coreanus Miwa, 1928
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) nanus Gurjeva, 1975
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Setasomus nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774
Stenagostus villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Vesperelater arizonicus Hyslop, 1918
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros (Zorochros) dufouri Buysson, 1900
Zorochros (Zorochros) flavipes (Aubé, 1850)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros (Zorochros) meridionalis Laporte, 1840
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
10
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
25
83
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
16
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



Elateridae (Leach 1815)
Elateridae (Leach 1815)


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