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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1298
7004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1061
5507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
73
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
41
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
35
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
35 Genera with 151 Species
#ACDHLMPQST
Adelocera Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Agonischius Candeze, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 187813SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 0Eyed Click Beetles34SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Anathesis Candeze, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Campsosternus Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 187815SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Hapatesus Candeze, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Heschatroxus Candeze, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1878Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1878Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Platianulus Schimmel, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Platynychus Motschulsky, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotetralobus Schwarz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Symphostethus Schwarz, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
151 Species
Adelocera laxus Candeze, 1874
Agonischius pulcher Van Zwaluwen..., 1943
Agrypnus alternatus Schwarz, 1902
Agrypnus asperulatus Candeze, 1878
Agrypnus cinerascens Candeze, 1879
Agrypnus gracilentus Schwarz, 1902
Agrypnus gracilis Blackburn, 1890
Agrypnus gragetensis Szombathy, 1909
Agrypnus impressus Candeze, 1878Turret spider
Agrypnus insularis (Candeze, 1874)⇒ Lanelater aequalis Candeze, 1857
Agrypnus limosus Candeze, 1881
Agrypnus longicollis (Heller, 1914)⇒ Lanelater longicollis Candeze, 1889
Agrypnus pupillus Candeze, 1892
Agrypnus scopus Schwarz, 1902
Agrypnus subsericeus Candeze, 1878
Alaus acontias Candeze, 1882
Alaus albertisi
Alaus alpestris Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus alternans Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus angularis
Alaus archboldi Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus arfakianus
Alaus aspersus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus basalis
Alaus bicornutus
Alaus borelii Candeze, 1857
Alaus cerastes Candeze, 1865
Alaus cheesmanae Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus corniger Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus cornutus
Alaus cretatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus doriae
Alaus furvus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus hybris Candeze, 1900
Alaus infumatus
Alaus montanus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus morphnus Candeze, 1900
Alaus nigrobasalis Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus ninguidus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus obliquus
Alaus scops
Alaus similis Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus spinifer Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus striatus Candeze, 1900
Alaus toxopei Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus tuberculatus Montrouzier, 1855
Alaus umbonatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus velentinus Candeze, 1880
Alaus velutinus
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanopterus Montrouzier, 1855
Anathesis laconoides Candeze, 1865
Anchastus (Anchastus) disjunctus
Anchastus (Anchastus) insulsus Candeze, 1892
Anchastus (Anchastus) longicornis Candeze, 1865
Anchastus (Anchastus) nitidulus Candeze, 1878
Anchastus (Anchastus) pisciculus Candeze, 1878
Anchastus (Candezella) biroi Szombathy, 1910
Anchastus (Candezella) elongata Szombathy, 1910
Anchastus (Candezella) horvathi Szombathy, 1910
Anchastus (Candezella) nitidicollis Szombathy, 1910
Anthracalaus agrypnoides Fleutiaux, 1940
Anthracalaus novaguinensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1951
Campsosternus papuensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) alboguttatus Schwarz, 1902
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) decoratus Fleutiaux, 1936
Conoderus arouensis
Conoderus biroi Szombathy, 1909
Conoderus contiguus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus corniculatus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus cristatus Candeze, 1880
Conoderus disjunctus Candeze, 1892
Conoderus froggatii Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Conoderus horistonotus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus marginipennis
Conoderus mucronatus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus pauperatus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus propinquans Schenkling, 1925
Conoderus umbraculatus Candeze, 1865
Conoderus vuilleti Fleutiaux, 1917
Conoderus yulensis Candeze, 1878
Cryptalaus pumilus Candeze, 1874
Cryptalaus scytale Candeze, 1857
Cryptalaus sericeus Candeze, 1874
Cryptalaus spinicollis Van Zwaluwen..., 1951
Cryptalaus suboculatus Candeze, 1857
Ctenicera currax Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Dioxypterus fordi Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Dioxypterus makirensis Montrouzier, 1855
Dioxypterus ottonis
Dioxypterus pulcher Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Dioxypterus undulatus
Dioxypterus venustus Van Zwaluwen..., 1933
Dioxypterus vitticollis Heller, 1935
Drapetes (Drapetes) argenteopilosus Cobos, 1966
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) hirtellus Candeze, 1882
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) linus Neboiss, 1958
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) tropicus Neboiss, 1958
Heschatroxus longicollis Schwarz, 1901
Heschatroxus mucronatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Heschatroxus rossi Van Zwaluwen..., 1952
Heteroderes pusillus Candeze, 1865
Hypnoidus suturalis Candeze, 1878
Lacon tristis Blanchard, 1853
Lanelater aequalis Candeze, 1857
Lanelater gestroi Candeze, 1880
Lanelater pacificus Candeze, 1882
Lanelater resectus Candeze, 1857
Lanelater soricinus Candeze, 1882
Megapenthes agriotides Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes dorsalis Candeze, 1878
Megapenthes punctatus Candeze, 1878
Megapenthes suturalis Candeze, 1878
Melanotus (Melanotus) albertisi Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus angularis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus bellulus Van Zwaluwen..., 1948
Melanoxanthus bicinctus Fleutiaux, 1916
Melanoxanthus exiguus Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Melanoxanthus glyphonides Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus partitus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus ruficollis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus subcylindricus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus tetraspilotus Fairmaire, 1883
Mulsanteus erubescens Candeze, 1878
Platianulus albertisi Candeze, 1880
Platynychus (Platynychus) papuensis Candeze, 1878
Priopus aequalis Candeze, 1878
Priopus consanguineus Candeze, 1860
Priopus erythronotus Candeze, 1865
Priopus robustus Szombathy, 1910
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) bitinctus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Propsephus (Propsephus) chatanayi
Propsephus (Propsephus) obesus Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Propsephus (Propsephus) papuensis Candeze, 1882
Pseudotetralobus dohrni Schwarz, 1902
Quasimus (Quasimus) divisus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Simodactylus fasciolatus Fairmaire, 1883
Simodactylus longior Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Simodactylus major Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Simodactylus pembertoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Simodactylus similis Candeze, 1878
Simodactylus spinifer Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Simodactylus tertius Candeze, 1882
Symphostethus collaris Schwarz, 1903
Symphostethus malaita Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Symphostethus ruficollis Pjatakawa, 1941
Tetrigus cristatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1951
Tetrigus flabellatus Germar, 1844
Tetrigus petilus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Tetrigus pexus

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
12
83
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
15
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
3
5
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