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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
75
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
43
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
31
122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
31 Genera with 122 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPST
Adelocera Latreille, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Alaomorphus Hauser, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 193511SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Craspedostethus Schwarz, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Dayakus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Eudicronychus Mequignon, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Lesnelater Fleutiaux, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Monadicus Candèze, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mopleonus Fleutiaux, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Olophoeus Candeze, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Pachyelater Lesne, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pantolamprus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Paratetralobus1SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 193524SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalaus Laurent, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Tarsalgus Candeze, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 191812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
122 Species
Adelocera cylindriformis Fleutiaux, 1935
Adelocera kilimandjarensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Adelocera macarthuri Fleutiaux, 1935
Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851
Adelocera planus Fleutiaux, 1919
Adelocera tanganus Hayek, 1973
Adelocera testaceus Fleutiaux, 1935
Adelocera weisei Schwarz, 1898
Agrypnus aberdarensis Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus abstrusus Hayek, 1973
Agrypnus basalis Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus denticollis Fleutiaux, 1918
Agrypnus kenyensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus kinangopa Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus luctus Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus samburensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus tectus Fleutiaux, 1935
Alaomorphus candezei Hauser, 1900
Anchastus (Anchastus) elongatus Laurent & Ta..., 1962
Anchastus (Anchastus) inops Laurent & Ta..., 1962
Anchastus (Anchastus) laminatus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) parvicollis Candeze, 1897
Anchastus (Anchastus) umbilicatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Anchastus (Anchastus) weisei Schwarz, 1898
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) chappuisi Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) commissus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) duplicatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) kaimosius Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nairobianus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ocularius Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) somereni Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) subvariatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tananus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) thuanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) turneri Fleutiaux, 1935
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Craspedostethus mombasanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Craspedostethus rugatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Craspedostethus turkanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Dayakus dilaticollis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus gedyei Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus grandicollis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus hunti Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus littoralis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus militaris Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus rejafus Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus rubripennis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus seclusus Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus variolosus Fleutiaux, 1935
Drilus basilewskyi Wittmer, 1962
Eudicronychus striatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Glyphonyx aberdarensis
Hemicleus caffer Candeze, 1857
Hemicleus cardiophoroides Fleutiaux, 1919
Hemicleus duplicatus Hayek, 1973
Hemicleus elegans Fleutiaux, 1935
Hemicleus quadricollis Fleutiaux, 1919
Heteroderes flavonotatus Boheman, 1851
Heteroderes rothschildi Fleutiaux, 1918
Lanelater acuminatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Lanelater babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918
Lanelater confusus Fleutiaux, 1935
Lanelater crassiventris Schwarz, 1899
Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Lanelater nitidus Fleutiaux, 1918
Lesnelater vicinus Fleutiaux, 1935
Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanoxanthus consimilis Fleutiaux, 1935
Melanoxanthus lateplagiatus
Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805
Monadicus gagates Fleutiaux, 1919
Mopleonus agriotides Laurent, 1966
Mopleonus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1919
Mopleonus novus Fleutiaux, 1935
Mopleonus somereni Fleutiaux, 1935
Olophoeus brunneiventris Schwarz, 1859
Olophoeus elgonensis Fleutiaux, 1935
Pachyelater lesnei
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) terminatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Paracardiophorus elgonensis Fleutiaux, 1935
Paracardiophorus rabainus Fleutiaux, 1935
Paratetralobus hemirhipoides Fleutiaux, 1919
Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) bukobanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) castaneus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) discolor Schwarz, 1899
Propsephus (Propsephus) epipleuralis Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) gedyei Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) gratiosus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) hoehneli Linell, 1896
Propsephus (Propsephus) hunti Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) incurvus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) kaimosius Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) kibwesianus Girard, 1974
Propsephus (Propsephus) macarthuri Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) maragolinus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) meruanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) mutatus Fleutiaux, 1919
Propsephus (Propsephus) nairobianus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) protensis
Propsephus (Propsephus) rugosissimus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) scaber Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) somereni Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) turneri Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) villosus Girard, 1980
Propsephus (Propsephus) ziwanius Fleutiaux, 1935
Pseudalaus kenyensis Laurent, 1967
Selasia erlangeri Geisthardt, 2007
Selasia jaegeri Geisthardt, 2007
Selasia widenmanni Kolbe, 1898
Tetralobus (Paratetralobus) hemirhipoides Fleutiaux, 1919
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) candezei Fleutiaux, 1919
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767Giant Acacia Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hopei Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rougeoti Girard, 1979
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) subsulcatus Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) villosus Fleutiaux, 1918

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
11
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAplastinae
Stibick, 1979
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
10
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhysodactylinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetralobinae
Laporte, 1840
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