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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3218
5859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3215
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3111
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2605
4789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
772
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
653
1040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
70
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwestern Illinois
11 Genera with 12 Species
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1805Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Illinois
12 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) thevenetii G. Horn, 1872
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Parabuprestium teleas ♰ Westwood, 1854
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
2
1
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