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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
899
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
81
789
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
80
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
51
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
26
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
26 Genera with 56 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Crepicardus Hyslop, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1910Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
56 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) arcanus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) fossularis LeConte, 1853
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Drapetes (Drapetes) geminatus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hemipodus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanei Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) macer LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Negastrius arnetti Stibick, 1990
Neohypdonus aestivus G. Horn, 1871
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Oxygonus obesus Say, 1823
Paradonus beckeri Stibick, 1990
Paradonus obliquatulus Melsheimer, 1848
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Iowa
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
7
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
4
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