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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1507
4774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1337
3814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
157
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
93
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
57
267
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
57 Genera with 267 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNPSZ
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 187212SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1863Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 193230SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19719SpeciesTaxom
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 197116SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 189225SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 193413SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18462SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18592SpeciesTaxom
Elaterites Tillyard, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Elathous Reitter, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Fleutiauxellus Mequignon, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Harminius Fairmaire, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18617SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1895Dark Brown Click Beetle28SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Margaiostus Stibick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Metanomus Buysson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Micrathous Lane, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Microhypnus Kishii, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nitidolimonius Johnson, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 19366SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 193614SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 191012SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Setasomus Gureva, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18223SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
267 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Aeolus mellillus comis LeConte, 1853
Agriotella columbiana Brown, 1933
Agriotella debilis LeConte, 1884
Agriotella occidentalis Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) apicalis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) criddlei Van Dyke, 1932
Agriotes (Agriotes) ferrugineipennis LeConte, 1861
Agriotes (Agriotes) hoodi Becker, 1956
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) opaculus LeConte, 1859
Agriotes (Agriotes) sparsus LeConte, 1884Western wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) tardus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) thevenetii G. Horn, 1872
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863Western Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) affinis LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) anthracinus LeConte, 1869
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) atripennis G. Horn, 1871
Ampedus (Ampedus) behrensi G. Horn, 1871
Ampedus (Ampedus) brevis Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) carbonicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) dimidiatus LeConte, 1861
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) laurentinus Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melinus LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) moerens LeConte, 1861
Ampedus (Ampedus) molestus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) occidentalis Lane, 1971
Ampedus (Ampedus) oregonus Schaeffer, 1916
Ampedus (Ampedus) phelpsi G. Horn, 1874
Ampedus (Ampedus) phoenicopterus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) rhodopus LeConte, 1857
Ampedus (Ampedus) subtilis LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) varipilis Van Dyke, 1932
Anchastus (Anchastus) anthrax G. Horn, 1871
Anchastus (Anchastus) cinereipennis Eschscholtz, 1829
Anostirus bipunctatus W.J.Brown, 1936
Athous (Athous) imitans Fall, 1910
Athous (Athous) nigropilis Motschulsky, 1859
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) scissus LeConte, 1857
Athous (Athous) vittiger LeConte, 1853
Athous rufiventris Eschscholtz, 1822
Athous rufiventris rectithorax Reitter, 1908
Athous rufiventris rufiventris
Athous sierrae varius Lane, 1971
Berninelsonius hyperboreus Gyllenhal, 1827
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) alpestris Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) amplicollis Motschulsky, 1859
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) brunnipennis Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) communius Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) edwardsi G. Horn, 1871
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) fenestratus LeConte, 1859
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) kooskooskiensis Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) latiusculus Eschscholtz, 1829
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nevadensis Blanchard, 1889
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) plebejus Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) plexus Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) propinquus Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) pubescens Blanchard, 1889
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tenebrosus LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tumidicollis LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tutus Lanchester, 1971
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Corymbitodes caricinus Germar, 1843
Corymbitodes lobatus Eschscholtz, 1822
Corymbitodes moerens LeConte, 1866
Corymbitodes pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
Cryptohypnus terrestris S. H. Scudder, 1879
Ctenicera angularis
Ctenicera angusticollis Mannerheim, 1843
Ctenicera arata LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera comes Brown, 1939
Ctenicera coniungens LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera diversicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Ctenicera falsifica LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera furtiva LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera insidiosa LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera kaweana Fall, 1937
Ctenicera kendalli Kirby, 1837
Ctenicera laricis Brown, 1939
Ctenicera leucaspis Germar, 1843
Ctenicera mendax LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera moerens LeConte, 1866
Ctenicera nigricans Fall, 1910
Ctenicera opacula LeConte, 1866
Ctenicera protracta LeConte, 1859
Ctenicera resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829
Ctenicera rupestris Germar, 1843
Ctenicera sagitticollis Eschscholtz, 1829
Ctenicera silvatica Van Dyke, 1932
Ctenicera uliginosa Van Dyke, 1932
Ctenicera umbripennis LeConte, 1857
Ctenicera weidtii Angell, 1892
Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934
Dalopius corvinus Brown, 1934
Dalopius fucatus Brown, 1934
Dalopius gartrelli Brown, 1934
Dalopius inordinatus Brown, 1934
Dalopius insolens Brown, 1934
Dalopius insulanus Brown, 1934
Dalopius maritimus Brown, 1934
Dalopius mirabilis Brown, 1934
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Dalopius spretus Brown, 1934
Dalopius suspectus Brown, 1934
Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934
Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853
Danosoma brevicornis LeConte, 1853
Danosoma obtecta Say, 1839
Danosoma obtectum Say, 1839
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Denticollis varians Germar, 1846
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dolerosomus blaisdelli Van Dyke, 1932
Dolerosomus debilis LeConte, 1859
Eanus (Eanus) albertanus Brown, 1930
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) estriatus LeConte, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) granicollis Van Dyke, 1932
Eanus (Eanus) striatipennis Brown, 1936
Elater (Elater) nigriventris (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Ampedus pomorum Herbst, 1784
Elater (Elater) tartareus LeConte, 1859
Elathous californicus Van Dyke, 1932
Elathous nebulosus Van Dyke, 1932
Fleutiauxellus (Fleutiauxellus) extricatus Fall, 1926
Fleutiauxellus (Fleutiauxellus) manki Fall, 1934
Hadromorphus callidus Brown, 1936
Hadromorphus glaucus Germar, 1843
Harminius triundulatus Mannerheim, 1853
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) carbonatus LeConte, 1860
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) dilaticollis Motschulsky, 1859
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) montanus Lane, 1965
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) morio LeConte, 1853
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) pallidipennis Mannerheim, 1843
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) simplex LeConte, 1876
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) tumescens LeConte, 1861
Horistonotus pilosus Lanchester, 1971
Horistonotus sufflatus LeConte, 1853
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus nocturnus Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Hypnoidus squalidus LeConte, 1853
Hypoganus diversicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypoganus rotundicollis Say, 1825
Hypoganus rupestris Germar, 1843
Idolus columbiana W.J.Brown, 1933
Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884
Idolus occidentalis W.J.Brown, 1933
Lacon rorulenta LeConte, 1859
Lacon rorulentus LeConte, 1859
Lacon sparsus (Candeze, 1865)⇒ Adelocera sparsus Candeze, 1874
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Ligmargus funebris Candeze, 1860
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) bicolor Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853Pacific Coast wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) crotchi G. Horn, 1872
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) fulvipilis Candeze, 1860
Limonius (Limonius) humidus Lane, 1941
Limonius (Limonius) infuscatus Motschulsky, 1859Western field wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) jonesi Lane, 1965
Limonius (Limonius) kuschei Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) lanei Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) lecontei Lane, 1971
Limonius (Limonius) maculicollis Motschulsky, 1859
Limonius (Limonius) nitidulus G. Horn, 1871
Limonius (Limonius) ornatulus LeConte, 1857
Limonius (Limonius) pectoralis LeConte, 1866
Limonius (Limonius) pictus Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) pilosulus (Candeze, 1891)⇒ Limonius infuscatus Motschulsky, 1859
Limonius (Limonius) rufihumeralis Lane, 1941
Limonius (Limonius) seminudus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Limonius fulvipilis Candeze, 1860
Limonius (Limonius) snakensis Lane, 1965
Limonius (Limonius) subauratus LeConte, 1853Columbia Basin wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) venablesi Wickham, 1913
Limonius consimilis Walker, 1866
Limonius crotchii Horn, 1872
Limonius impunctus S. H. Scudder, 1895
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) crestonensis Brown, 1935
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) stricklandi Brown, 1935
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) umbricolus Eschscholtz, 1829
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) volitans Eschscholtz, 1829
Liotrichus sagitticollis Eschscholtz, 1829
Liotrichus umbricola Eschscholtz, 1829
Liotrichus umbripennis LeConte, 1857
Margaiostus (Margaiostus) glacialis Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes aterrimus Motschulsky, 1859
Megapenthes caprella LeConte, 1857
Megapenthes gentneri Lane, 1965
Megapenthes nigriventris LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes stigmosus LeConte, 1853
Megapenthes tartareus LeConte, 1859
Melanotus longulus oregonensis LeConte, 1853Oregon wireworm
Metanomus insidiosus LeConte, 1853
Micrathous brevis Van Dyke, 1932
Microhypnus striatulus LeConte, 1853
Negastrius colon G. Horn, 1871
Negastrius ornatus LeConte, 1853
Negastrius rupicola Wells, 1996
Negastrius stibicki Wells, 1996
Neohypdonus gentilis LeConte, 1866
Neohypdonus musculus Eschscholtz, 1822
Neohypdonus nibleyi Wells, 1991
Neohypdonus recavus Wells, 1991
Neohypdonus tumescens LeConte, 1853
Neopristilophus maurus LeConte, 1853
Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829Green Click Beetle
Nitidolimonius weidtii Angell, 1892
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860
Prosternon bombycinum Germar, 1843
Prosternon bombycinus Germar, 1843
Prosternon hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932
Prosternon medianum Germar, 1843
Prosternon viduum W.J.Brown, 1936
Prosternon viduus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus bipunctatus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus columbianus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932
Pseudanostirus laricis W.J.Brown, 1939
Pseudanostirus nebraskensis Bland, 1863
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus propolus columbianus W.J.Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus propolus propolus
Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus tigrinus Fall, 1901 Fall, 1901
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus watsoni W.J.Brown, 1936
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) festivus LeConte, 1857
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) suckleyi LeConte, 1857
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeripennis Kirby, 1837
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) carbo LeConte, 1853
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) funereus Brown, 1936
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) lateralis LeConte, 1853
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) montanus Brown, 1935
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) pruininus G. Horn, 1871Great Basin Wireworm
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) semimetallicus Walker, 1866
Selatosomus nigricans Fall, 1910
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Setasomus aratus LeConte, 1853
Setasomus nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Sylvanelater furtivus LeConte, 1853
Sylvanelater mendax LeConte, 1853
Zorochros (Zorochros) caurinus G. Horn, 1891
Zorochros (Zorochros) dispersus G. Horn, 1891
Zorochros (Zorochros) musculus Eschscholtz, 1822

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
6
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
14
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
20
95
Genera
Species

Taxom



Elateridae (Leach 1815)
Elateridae (Leach 1815)


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