Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
434
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
274
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 16
110
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 14
94
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
19
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 2
18
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles | 17
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cayman Islands
17 Genera with 42 Species | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1857 | Eyed Click Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1806 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1839 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1774 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetes Dejean, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elater minutus Linn..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphonyx Candeze, 1845 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanactes LeConte, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1837 | Click Beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradonus Stibick, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelostethus Schwarz, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
42 Species | Aeolus circumscriptus Germar, 1824 | | | Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756 | Eastern Eyed Click Beetle | | Alaus patricius Candeze, 1857 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825 | Red-necked click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844) | ⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823 | | Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806 | | | Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839 | | | Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837 | | | Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825 | | | Athous (Athous) neacanthus Becker, 1974 | | | Athous (Athous) opilinus Candeze, 1860 | | | Athous (Athous) posticus Melsheimer, 1844 | | | Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839 | | | Conoderus bellus Say, 1823 | | | Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Ctenicera divaricata LeConte, 1853 | | | Ctenicera lanei Becker, 1949 | | | Ctenicera melsheimeri Becker, 1961 | | | Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) geminatus Say, 1825 | | | Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825 | | | Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834 | | | Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839 | | | Glyphonyx rhopalacanthus Smith & Bals..., 1984 | | | Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Lacon subcostatus (Candeze, 1857) | ⇒ Adelocera subcostatus Candeze, 1891 | | Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884 | | | Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817 | Common wireworm | | Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837 | | | Negastrius choris Say, 1834 | | | Paradonus beckeri Stibick, 1990 | | | Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825 | |
Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Cayman Islands
 | | Elateridae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Elateridae at artfakta.se
Elateridae at dyntaxa.se
Elateridae at gbif.org
Elateridae at irmng.org
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