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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Central Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
460
3695
7027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
459
3693
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
434
3594
6784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3036
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
848
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
724
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
77
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
40
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
22
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Illinois
22 Genera with 38 Species
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Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
38 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Athous sierrae Van Dyke, 1932
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) rudis Brown, 1933
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Parabuprestium teleas ♰ Westwood, 1854
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Central Illinois
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
3
3
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