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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1162
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1025
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
119
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
73
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
34
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
34 Genera with 77 Species
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Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Corymbites Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18063SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Oestodes LeConte, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Spilus Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Xanthus Dietz, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
77 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) collaris (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Agriotes crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
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) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexulus LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Corymbites aethiops Herbst, 1806
Corymbitodes tarsalis Melsheimer, 1845
Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Drapetes exstriatus Say, 1834
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) brevicollis Candeze, 1863
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypoganus sulcicollis Say, 1833
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Limonius (Limonius) agonus Say, 1834Eastern field wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) leonardi LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Negastrius delumbis G. Horn, 1891
Oestodes tenuicollis Randall, 1838
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Spilus nitidus Candeze, 1859
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806
Xanthus pygmaeus Dietz, 1891

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
9
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
8
11
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