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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
102
1569
3485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
95
1388
2794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
146
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
84
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
38
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pennsylvania
38 Genera with 75 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPS
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Crepicardus Hyslop, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elaterophanes Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18064SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oestodes LeConte, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Spilus Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
75 Species
Aeolus amabilis LeConte, 1853
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) oregonus Schaeffer, 1916
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Anostirus vernalis Hentz, 1827
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Corymbitodes tarsalis Melsheimer, 1845
Ctenicera noxia Hyslop, 0Great Basin wireworm
Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elaterophanes vetustus C. G. Giebel, 1856
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) acuminatus Champion, 1896
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hemipodus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypoganus sulcicollis Say, 1833
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Limonius (Limonius) agonus Say, 1834Eastern field wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853Pacific Coast wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) lanei Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) meridianus Knull, 1947
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) rudis Brown, 1933
Limonius (Limonius) stigma Herbst, 1806
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Oestodes tenuicollis Randall, 1838
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Spilus nitidus Candeze, 1859
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
7
9
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