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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1075
2003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
958
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
19
108
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
64
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
28
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
28 Genera with 40 Species
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Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Elaterophanes Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pityobius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Spilus Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Xanthus Dietz, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
40 Species
Aeolus amabilis LeConte, 1853
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
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) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Elaterophanes vetustus C. G. Giebel, 1856
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834
Horistonotus uhlerii G. Horn, 1871Brown click beetle
Hypoganus sulcicollis Say, 1833
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853Bipectinate Click Beetle
Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860
Spilus nitidus Candeze, 1859
Xanthus pygmaeus Dietz, 1891

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Maryland
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProtagrypninae
Dolin, 1973
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