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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Essex (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
370
2331
4274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
370
2331
4274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2292
4208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
1987
3765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
635
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
529
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
56
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
28
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
15
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Essex
15 Genera with 18 Species
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Essex
18 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Essex
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
1
1
Genus
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