Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
11863
34633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
11859
34631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 579
11701
34157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 379
9752
30015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 108
3263
9002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 102
3021
8293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 24
247
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 10
144
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles | 76
245 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Costa Rica
76 Genera with 245 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTYZ
| Achrestus Candeze, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1891 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnella Champion, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1874 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1874 | Eyed Click Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anaissus Candeze, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastomorphus Champion, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Anischia Fleutiaux, 1896 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplischiopsis Champion, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aptopus Eschscholtz, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1988 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Balgus Fleutiaux, 1920 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1840 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1857 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcolepis Candeze, 2000 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1875 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crepidius Candeze, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyathodera Blanchard, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilelater Costa, 1863 | Glowing Click Beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deromecus Solier, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dilobitarsus Latreille, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diplostethus Schwarz, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipropus Germar, 1859 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dodecactenus Candeze, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetes Dejean, 1859 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Elathous Reitter, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphonyx Candeze, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1896 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hemirhipus Berthold, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemirrhipus Laporte, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrepidius Guérin-Ménev..., 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horistonotus Candeze, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypodesis Latreille, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ignelater Costa, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacais Fleutiaux, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1931 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lissomus Dalman, 1897 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lissothyreus Bonvouloir, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygelater Costa, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1889 | Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mulsanteus Gozis, 1863 | Brown Wireworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | Neoarhaphes Costa, 1966 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Octinodes Candeze, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oistus Candeze, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paradonus Stibick, 1971 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Peralampes Johnson, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physorhinus Germar, 1859 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plastocerus LeConte, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycrepidius Candeze, 2000 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Psiloniscus Candeze, 1860 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrophorus Illiger, 1841 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853 | Rain Click Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Semiotus Eschscholtz, 2007 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Smilicerus Candeze, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sofia Arias, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilus Candeze, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thylacosternus Bonvouloir, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomicephalus Latreille, 1863 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Triplonychoides Schwarz, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsilosthetus Candeze, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Costa Rica
245 Species and 4 Subspecies | Achrestus fulvovittatus Champion, 1895 | | | Aeolus circumscriptus Germar, 1824 | | | Aeolus melliculus Candeze, 1859 | | | Aeolus melliculus melliculus moreleti Tar..., 1860 | | | Aeolus meridionalis Champion, 1895 | | | Aeolus nigromaculatus Drapiez, 1819 | | | Aeolus pictus Steinheil, 1874 | | | Aeolus pulchellus Candeze, 1859 | | | Aeolus testudineus Champion, 1895 | | | Aeolus vermiculatus Champion, 1895 | | | Aeolus vittatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) acutus Champion, 1896 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) bimaculatus Candeze, 1857 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) curticollis Champion, 1896 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) fairmairei Candeze, 1857 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) infuscatus Desbrochers ..., 1870 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) lateralis Candeze, 1878 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) sublineatus Champion, 1896 | | | Agriotes elegans (Schwarz, 1891) | ⇒ Agriotes infuscatus Desbrochers ..., 1870 | | Agrypnella squamifer Candeze, 1865 | | | Agrypnus aristatus Champion, 1894 | | | Agrypnus arorai Vats & Kashyap, 1992 | | | Agrypnus costaricensis | | | Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mousegrey click beetle | | Agrypnus paleatus Champion, 1894 | | | Agrypnus palliatus Candeze, 1893 | | | Agrypnus scarrosus Candeze, 1857 | | | Agrypnus socius Candeze, 1874 | | | Agrypnus truquii Candeze, 1874 | | | Alaus lactellus | | | Alaus plebejus Candeze, 1874 | | | Anaissus (Anaissus) tarsalis Candeze, 1857 | | | Anchastomorphus quadriguttatus Champion, 1895 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) diversus Champion, 1895 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) maculicollis Champion, 1895 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) moratus Candeze, 1889 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) quadrimaculatus Candeze, 1889 | | | Anoplischiopsis bivittatus Champion, 1895 | | | Anoplischiopsis lineatocollis Champion, 1895 | | | Anoplischiopsis trinotata Champion, 1896 | | | Anoplischiopsis trinotatus | | | Aptopus chiriquensis Champion, 1895 | | | Athous (Orthathous) gagliardii Platia, 1988 | | | Athous (Orthathous) novaki Penecke, 1907 | | | Athous (Orthathous) vomeroi Platia, 1988 | | | Atractosomus cribricollis Champion, 1895 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiorhinus binotatus Champion, 1896 | | | Cardiorhinus lineatus Golbach, 1979 | | | Chalcolepidius aurulentus Candeze, 1874 | | | Chalcolepidius bomplandii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Chalcolepidius chalcantheus Candeze, 1857 | | | Chalcolepidius desmarestii Chevrolat, 1835 | | | Chalcolepidius fabricii Erichson, 1841 | | | Chalcolepidius gossipiatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Chalcolepidius inops Candeze, 1886 | | | Chalcolepidius jansoni Candeze, 1874 | | | Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857 | | | Chalcolepidius lafargi Chevrolat, 1835 | | | Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857 | | | Chalcolepidius rostainei Candeze, 1889 | | | Chalcolepidius rugatus Candeze, 1857 | | | Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835 | | | Chalcolepidius virginalis Candeze, 1857 | | | Chalcolepis austerus Casari, 2000 | | | Chalcolepis luczoti | | | Chalcolepis luczotii Candeze, 1857 | | | Chalcolepis similis Casari, 2000 | | | Conoderus amplicallis | | | Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833 | Gulf wireworm | | Conoderus apiatus Erichson, 1847 | | | Conoderus aversus LeConte, 1853 | | | Conoderus bellus Say, 1823 | | | Conoderus belti Champion, 1895 | | | Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878 | | | Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Conoderus mucronatus Candeze, 1878 | | | Conoderus nocturnus Candeze, 1859 | | | Conoderus notatus Champion, 1895 | | | Conoderus pictus Candeze, 1859 | | | Conoderus pilatei Champion, 1895 | | | Conoderus pruinosus Champion, 1895 | | | Conoderus rodriguezi Candeze, 1881 | | | Conoderus rubidus Champion, 1895 | | | Conoderus tumidicollis Candeze, 1859 | | | Conoderus varians Steinheil, 1875 | | | Crepidius emarginatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Cyathodera lanugicollis Candeze, 1859 | | | Deilelater mexicanus Champion, 1896 | | | Deilelater radians Champion, 1896 | | | Deilelater sirius Candeze, 1878 | | | Deilelater stella Candeze, 1863 | | | Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878 | | | Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859 | | | Dicrepidius politus Champion, 1894 | | | Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784 | | | Dicronychus rubripes Germar, 1824 | | | Dilobitarsus bidens Fabricius, 1801 | | | Dilobitarsus eloini Candeze, 1874 | | | Dilobitarsus inopinus Candeze, 1874 | | | Diplostethus setosus Germar, 1824 | | | Dipropus anceps Candeze, 1859 | | | Dipropus badius Candeze, 1859 | | | Dipropus brevis Champion, 1895 | | | Dipropus carinicornis Champion, 1895 | | | Dipropus debilis Champion, 1895 | | | Dipropus erythroderus Candeze, 1878 | | | Dipropus subparallelus Champion, 1895 | | | Dipropus tuspanus Candeze, 1859 | | | Dodecactenus staudingeri (Candeze, 1889) | ⇒ Melanotus staudingeri Candeze, 1889 | | Drapetes (Drapetes) aterrimus G. Horn, 1890 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) balteatus Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) bipustulatus (Bonvouloir, 1859) | ⇒ Drapetes mordelloides Host, 1789 | | Drapetes (Drapetes) brunneus Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) cingulatus G. Horn, 1890 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) haemorrhoidalis G. Horn, 1890 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) niger Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) praeustus Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) punctulatus G. Horn, 1890 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) quadrimaculatus G. Horn, 1890 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) ruficollis Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) subpubescens Cobos, 1975 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) taeniolatus G. Horn, 1890 | | | Drapetes (Neodrapetes) sellatus Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Elathous impressifrons Hampe, 1866 | | | Esthesopus hepaticus Erichson, 1840 | | | Glyphonyx cinctus Champion, 1896 | | | Glyphonyx flohri Champion, 1896 | | | Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896 | | | Glyphonyx teapensis Champion, 1896 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bivittatus Champion, 1896 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) californicus Becker, 1979 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) consanguineus Champion, 1896 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) cruciatus Champion, 1896 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) instabilis Candeze, 1863 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) longicornis Champion, 1896 | | | Hemirhipus bimaculatus (Candeze, 1857) | ⇒ Agriotes bimaculatus Candeze, 1857 | | Hemirrhipus bimaculatus | | | Heterocrepidius megalops Champion, 1895 | | | Horistonotus exoletus Erichson, 1840 | | | Horistonotus rufiventris Candeze, 1881 | | | Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896 | | | Hypodesis punctata Candeze, 1863 | | | Hypodesis vittata Candeze, 1863 | | | Ignelater caudatus Champion, 1896 | | | Lacais suturalis Champion, 1894 | | | Lacon coecus Candeze, 1874 | | | Lacon laticollis Candeze, 1857 | | | Lacon lepidopterus Panzer, 1801 | | | Lacon longicornis Champion, 1894 | | | Lacon palliatus (Latreille, 1811) | ⇒ Agrypnus palliatus Candeze, 1893 | | Lacon pollinaria Candeze, 1857 | | | Lacon pollinarius Candeze, 1857 | | | Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779 | | | Lacon punctatus punctatus oblongus Del..., 1931 | | | Lissomus bicolor Chevrolat, 1835 | | | Lissomus discedens Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Lissomus episcopalis Gerstaecker, 1860 | | | Lissomus flavipennis Guérin, 1844 | | | Lissomus inopinatus G. Horn, 1897 | | | Lissomus pilarius G. Horn, 1897 | | | Lissomus punctulatus Dalman, 1824 | | | Lissomus trapezoideus G. Horn, 1897 | | | Lissothyreus histrio Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | | | Lygelater fulgidus Germar, 1841 | | | Megapenthes brasilianus Candeze, 1881 | | | Megapenthes cinnamomeus Champion, 1895 | | | Megapenthes longitarsis Champion, 1895 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) laevis Champion, 1896 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) staudingeri Candeze, 1889 | | | Monocrepidius nocturnus (Candeze, 1859) | ⇒ Conoderus nocturnus Candeze, 1859 | | Monocrepidius rodriguezi (Candeze, 1881) | ⇒ Conoderus rodriguezi Candeze, 1881 | | Mulsanteus depressus Champion, 1896 | | | Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863 | | | Octinodes carinatus (Champion, 1896) | ⇒ Plastocerus carinatus Champion, 1896 | | Oistus cacicus Candeze, 1857 | | | Oistus submetallicus Candeze, 1900 | | | Orthostethus corvinus Germar, 1844 | | | Orthostethus piceus Candeze, 1863 | | | Parabuprestium teleas ♰ Westwood, 1854 | | | Peralampes restinctus Champion, 1896 | | | Peralampes vestitus Champion, 1895 | | | Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Physorhinus distigma Candeze, 1859 | | | Physorhinus frontalis Candeze, 1859 | | | Physorhinus quadrinotatus Champion, 1895 | | | Physorhinus stellatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Plastocerus carinatus Champion, 1896 | | | Platycrepidius alajuelensis Johnson, 2000 | | | Platycrepidius bosque Johnson, 2000 | | | Platycrepidius boucardi Sallé, 1873 | | | Platycrepidius costaricensis Johnson, 2000 | | | Platycrepidius decimnotatus Johnson, 2000 | | | Platycrepidius duodecimnotatus Johnson, 2000 | | | Platycrepidius eburatus Champion, 1895 | | | Platycrepidius grandini Candeze, 1865 | | | Platycrepidius monteverde Johnson, 2000 | | | Platycrepidius partitus Champion, 1895 | | | Platycrepidius tico Johnson, 2000 | | | Psiloniscus apicalis Chevrolat, 1835 | | | Psiloniscus borborulus Candeze, 1860 | | | Psiloniscus costaricensis Champion, 1895 | | | Psiloniscus sticticus Candeze, 1860 | | | Pyrophorus angustus angustus Blanchard, 1843 | | | Pyrophorus angustus luscus | | | Pyrophorus avunculus Costa, 1972 | | | Pyrophorus clarus Germar, 1841 | | | Pyrophorus indistinctus Germar, 1841 | | | Pyrophorus ingens Costa, 1972 | | | Pyrophorus mellifluus Costa, 1972 | | | Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cucujo | | Pyrophorus strabus Germar, 1841 | | | Rismethus scobinula Candeze, 1857 | Click beetle | | Rismethus squamiger Champion, 1894 | | | Semiotus badeni Steinheil, 1875 | | | Semiotus carus Janson, 1882 | | | Semiotus chontalenus Candeze, 1874 | | | Semiotus cuspidatus Chevrolat, 1833 | | | Semiotus dohrni Candeze, 1889 | | | Semiotus exsolutus Candeze, 1857 | | | Semiotus illigeri Guérin, 1844 | | | Semiotus insignis Candeze, 1857 | | | Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806 | | | Semiotus lacrimiformis Wells, 2007 | | | Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Semiotus pallicornus Wells, 2007 | | | Semiotus spinosus Wells, 2007 | | | Semiotus splendidus Candeze, 1881 | | | Semiotus superbus Kirsch, 1866 | | | Semiotus triplehorni Wells, 2007 | | | Semiotus woodi Wells, 2007 | | | Smilicerus belti Sharp, 1880 | | | Sofia abscisa | | | Sofia permixta | | | Spilus ciliaticornis Champion, 1894 | | | Thylacosternus vittatus | | | Tomicephalus abdominalis Candeze, 1889 | | | Tomicephalus bicolor Champion, 1896 | | | Tomicephalus insignis Champion, 1896 | | | Tomicephalus substriatus Candeze, 1863 | | | Ypsilosthetus semiotulus Candeze, 1859 | | | Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806) | ⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835 |
Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Costa Rica | Subfamily | Agrypninae
Candeze, 1857
| 20
102 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Anischiinae
Fleutiaux, 1936
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aplastinae
Stibick, 1979
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
| 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
| 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Denticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
| 2
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Elaterinae
Leach, 1815
| 30
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lissominae
Laporte, 1835
| 2
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Negastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
| 3
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Oxynopterinae
Candeze, 1857
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Thylacosterninae
Fleutiaux, 1920
| 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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