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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3659
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3654
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3626
9162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2792
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
952
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
811
1994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
72
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
42
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
35
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
35 Genera with 118 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPSZ
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185316SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18398SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Globothorax Fleutiaux, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Isidus Mulsant y Rey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1853Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle29SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Parapenthes Jiang, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
118 Species
Aeolus thoracicus Schaeffer, 1917
Agriotes (Agriotes) arcanus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) radula Desbrochers ..., 1875
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) strigosus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) impolitus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
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
Athous (Athous) ornatipennis LeConte, 1863
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) argiolus Géné, 1836
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cardisce Say, 1834
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) insignis Desbrochers ..., 1875
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) megathorax Faldermann, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) miniaticollis Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sacratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus kindermanni Candeze, 1860
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Ctenicera melsheimeri Becker, 1961
Ctenicera tarsalis Melsheimer, 1844
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Isidus letourneuxi Pic, 1902
Lacon delagrangei Buysson, 1891
Lacon discoidea Weber, 1801
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lanelater judaicus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Megapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) difficilis Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) gradatus LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) testaceus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Negastrius choris Say, 1834
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Neohypdonus aestivus G. Horn, 1871
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Oxygonus obesus Say, 1823
Paradonus beckeri Stibick, 1990
Paradonus illinoiensis Stibick, 1990
Paradonus obliquatulus Melsheimer, 1848
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Parapenthes solitarius Peyron, 1858
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Procraerus (Procraerus) levantinus Platia & Gud..., 2007
Semiotus intermedius Herbst, 1806
Zorochros (Zorochros) melsheimeri G. Horn, 1891

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
12
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
4
6
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