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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
155
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
68
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
42
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
42 Genera with 72 Species
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Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Aemidius Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Aliteus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Alyctelater Laurent, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18255SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Anisomerus Schwarz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Beliophorus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Cebrio Olivier, 1790
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 09SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1853Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pleonomoides Schwarz, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Promopleus Laurent, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopristilophus Mequignon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Scaphoderus Candeze, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
72 Species
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alyctelater australis Laurent, 1974
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Anchastus (Anchastus) capensis Laurent & Ta..., 1961
Anchastus (Anchastus) granulipennis Boheman, 1851
Anchastus (Anchastus) lineatus Laurent & Ta..., 1962
Anchastus (Anchastus) mozambicanus Fleutiaux, 1932
Anchastus (Anchastus) rufivellus Candeze, 1859
Anchastus (Anchastus) variatus Laurent, 1974
Anchastus (Anchastus) zambianus Candeze, 1900
Anisomerus lamellicornis Fairmaire, 1888
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castaneipennis Quedenfeldt, 1886
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) depressus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) hottentotus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) capensis Laurent, 1974
Cardiotarsus crocipes Candeze, 1868
Cardiotarsus dorsalis Erichson, 1840
Cardiotarsus philautus Candeze, 1860
Cardiotarsus silaceus Boheman, 1851
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Dalopius fuscipes Brown, 1934
Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853
Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicronychus pallidus Laurent, 1974
Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863
Elater (Elater) fulvus (Schwarz, 1919)⇒ Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater albipes
Elater analis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Athous subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Elater axillaris
Elater consimilis
Elater pedestris
Elater puber
Elater quadrinotatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Elater rubescens
Heteroderes flavonotatus Boheman, 1851
Heteroderes macroderes Candeze, 1859
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus vulneratus LeConte, 1863
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Negastrius sexmaculatus Fleutiaux, 1918
Negastrius transvaalensis Laurent, 1974
Parabuprestium teleas Westwood, 1854
Pleonomoides brincki Laurent, 1974
Promopleus elegans Laurent, 1966
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Pseudopristilophus badius Laurent, 1974
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Scaphoderus riehlii Candeze, 1857
Selasia endroedyi Wittmer, 1989
Selasia transkeiensis Wittmer, 1989
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAplastinae
Stibick, 1979
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Elateridae (Leach 1815)
Elateridae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Elateridae at artfakta.se
Elateridae at dyntaxa.se
Elateridae at gbif.org
Elateridae at irmng.org
Elateridae at itis.gov