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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
2270
6137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
2077
5313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
21
148
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
78
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
43
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
42 Genera with 116 Species
#ACDEHLMOPST
Achrestus Candeze, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Agelasinus Candeze, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Alampoides Schwarz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Anaissus Candeze, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Aptopus Eschscholtz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 182912SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 19077SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cyathodera Blanchard, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dilobitarsus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Lygelater Costa, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1841Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1987Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Octinodes Candeze, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Oistus Candeze, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Paradrapetes Fleutiaux, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Plastocerus LeConte, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Platycrepidius Candeze, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Probothrium Candeze, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Propalaus Casari, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Psiloniscus Candeze, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pyrischius Hyslop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 19729SpeciesTaxom
Semiotinus Pjatakowa, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 187431SpeciesTaxom
Smiliceroides Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
116 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achrestus onorei Golbach, 1988
Achrestus ruficollis Fleutiaux, 1902
Aeolus aequinoctialis Candeze, 1859
Agelasinus aeneus Fleutiaux, 1920
Agrypnus palliatus Candeze, 1893
Alampoides submaculatus Schwarz, 1902
Anaissus (Anaissus) franciscoloi Riese, 2007
Anaissus (Anaissus) fuscipes Calder, 1978
Anaissus (Anaissus) marialuisae Riese, 2007
Anaissus (Anaissus) porioni Riese, 2007
Anaissus (Auctumnalis) anandra Calder, 1978
Anoplischius diplotrichus Schwarz, 1902
Anoplischius laticollis Eschscholtz, 1829
Aptopus pichinchae Candeze, 1889
Atractosomus oertzeni Schwarz, 1902
Cardiorhinus bimaculatus Schwarz, 1902
Cardiorhinus politus Fleutiaux, 1940
Chalcolepidius albisetosus Casari, 2002
Chalcolepidius aurulentus Candeze, 1874
Chalcolepidius erythroloma Candeze, 1857Click beetle
Chalcolepidius fabricii Erichson, 1841
Chalcolepidius ferratuvittatus Casari, 2002
Chalcolepidius gossipiatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Chalcolepidius jansoni Candeze, 1874
Chalcolepidius limbatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chalcolepidius porcatus Linnaeus, 1767
Chalcolepidius villei Candeze, 1878
Chalcolepidius virens Fabricius, 1787
Chalcolepidius zonatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chalcolepis luczotii Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepis similis Casari, 2000
Conoderus abbreviatus Germar, 1839
Conoderus difformis Fleutiaux, 1920
Conoderus laterarius Schwarz, 1902
Conoderus nubeculosus Candeze, 1889
Conoderus opacus Candeze, 1900
Conoderus submaculatus W.J. Macleay, 1872
Conoderus vagemaculatus Schwarz, 1907
Cosmesus nigerrimus Schwarz, 1902
Cosmesus nigrans Candeze, 1889
Cosmesus punctum Candeze, 1889
Crepidius cuneiformis Candeze, 1859
Cyathodera lanugicollis Candeze, 1859
Dilobitarsus subsulcatus Candeze, 1874
Dipropus fulvicollis Schwarz, 1902
Dipropus fulvus Fleutiaux, 1920
Dipropus sulcicollis Schwarz, 1902
Esthesopus morio Candeze, 1878
Horistonotus riveti Fleutiaux, 1920
Lacon palliatus (Latreille, 1811)⇒ Agrypnus palliatus Candeze, 1893
Lissomus gibbosus Cobos, 1972
Lygelater ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Lygelater piceus Schwarz, 1902
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Mulsanteus gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Octinodes riveti (Fleutiaux, 1920)⇒ Plastocerus riveti Fleutiaux, 1920
Octinodes ruficollis Schwarz, 1902
Oistus riveti Fleutiaux, 1920
Oistus subaeneus Fleutiaux, 1920
Paradrapetes serratus Aranda, 1999
Physorhinus sexnotatus Steinheil, 1875
Plastocerus aequatorius Candeze, 1889
Plastocerus riveti Fleutiaux, 1920
Plastocerus ruficollis Schwarz, 1901
Platycrepidius castus Janson, 1882
Platycrepidius prodigus Janson, 1882
Pomachilius filiformis Candeze, 1889
Pomachilius flavus Fleutiaux, 1920
Pomachilius marginicollis Schwarz, 1903
Pomachilius pullus Schwarz, 1900
Pomachilius pusillus Schwarz, 1900
Probothrium crinitum Candeze, 1878
Propalaus haroldi Candeze, 1878
Psiloniscus apicalis Chevrolat, 1835
Pyrearinus basalis Schwarz, 1902
Pyrischius biplagiatus Janson, 1882
Pyrophorus angustus Blanchard, 1843
Pyrophorus angustus angustus Blanchard, 1843
Pyrophorus angustus luscus
Pyrophorus clarus Germar, 1841
Pyrophorus dulcifer Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus magnus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Pyrophorus pisticus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus validus Costa, 1972
Semiotinus maculatus Wells, 2003
Semiotus acutus Candeze, 1874
Semiotus aeneovittatus Kirsch, 1884
Semiotus bispinus Candeze, 1874
Semiotus borrei Candeze, 1878
Semiotus buckleyi Candeze, 1874
Semiotus carus Janson, 1882
Semiotus cuspidatus Chevrolat, 1833
Semiotus diptychus Candeze, 1874
Semiotus formosus Janson, 1882
Semiotus fryi Candeze, 1874
Semiotus furcatus Fabricius, 1792
Semiotus girardi Chassain, 2002
Semiotus imperialis Guérin, 1844
Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806
Semiotus jansoni Candeze, 1874
Semiotus kondratieffi Wells, 2007
Semiotus ligneus Linnaeus, 1763
Semiotus matilei Chassain, 2001
Semiotus perangustus Wells, 2007
Semiotus pilosus Wells, 2007
Semiotus regalis Guérin, 1844
Semiotus ruber Pjatakowa, 1941
Semiotus rubricollis Wells, 2007
Semiotus scitulus Candeze, 1864
Semiotus singularis Kirsch, 1884
Semiotus splendidus Candeze, 1881
Semiotus staudingeri Pjatakowa, 1941
Semiotus subvirescens Schwarz, 1904
Semiotus superbus Kirsch, 1866
Semiotus vicinus Fleutiaux, 1920
Semiotus zonatus Candeze, 1874
Tomicephalus substriatus Candeze, 1863

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
15
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAplastinae
Stibick, 1979
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
3
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
17
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
2
2
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