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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
720
1440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
602
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
74
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
42
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
24
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
24 Genera with 52 Species
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Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18258SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1833Dark Brown Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Nitidolimonius Johnson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pityobius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
52 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) moerens LeConte, 1861
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ctenicera aeripennis Kirby, 1837Prairie grain wireworm
Ctenicera angusticollis Mannerheim, 1843
Dalopius asellus Brown, 1934
Dalopius fuscipes Brown, 1934
Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus leei Stibick, 1968
Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) spinosus LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus vulneratus LeConte, 1863
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829Green Click Beetle
Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853Bipectinate Click Beetle
Prosternon medianum Germar, 1843
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932
Pseudanostirus nebraskensis Bland, 1863
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) appropinquans Randall, 1838
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Sylvanelater mendax LeConte, 1853

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Central Alberta
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
9
22
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