Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 747
14606
54854 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 743
14574
54738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 709
14348
54057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 438
11533
47057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 114
3906
14945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 97
3435
12710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
256
837 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
114
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles | 74
201 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Republic South Africa
74 Genera with 201 Species #ABCDEHILMNOPST
| Adelocera Latreille, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Adrastus Eschscholtz, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aemidius Latreille, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1892 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1840 | Eyed Click Beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aliteus Candeze, 1792 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alyctelater Laurent, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1825 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1900 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | Anilicus Candeze, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anisomerus Schwarz, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhaphes Candeze, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athoomorphus Schwarz, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Beliophorus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campyloides Schwarz, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorellus Cobos, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1889 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Cebrio Olivier, 1790 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Craspedostethus Schwarz, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 1808 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dayakus Candeze, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deromecus Solier, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 1882 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Drilus A. G. Olivier, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drymelater Calder, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eanus LeConte, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmosomus Schwarz, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elater minutus Linn..., 0 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicleus Candeze, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrepidius Guérin-Ménev..., 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroderes Latreille, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolithus Eschscholtz, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idolus Desbrochers, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischiodontus Candeze, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 2008 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1853 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1817 | Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meristhus Candeze, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875 | Brown Wireworms | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1974 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nomopleus Candeze, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothoscus Laurent, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontocardus Fleutiaux, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligostethius Schwarz, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olophoeus Candeze, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxynopterus Hope, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physorhinodes Cobos, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycrepidius Candeze, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleonomoides Schwarz, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Prodrasterius Fleutiaux, 1927 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Promopleus Laurent, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Propsephus Hyslop, 1889 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonomopleus Fleutiaux, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopristilophus Mequignon, 1881 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrearinus Costa, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaphoderus Candeze, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Selasia Mulsant, 2007 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 1842 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigus Candeze, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Republic South Africa
201 Species | Adelocera decipiens Boheman, 1851 | | | Adelocera nanus Boheman, 1851 | | | Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851 | | | Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792 | | Aemidius gigas Mannerheim, 1823 | | | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853 | | | Agrypnus amplicollis Boheman, 1851 | | | Agrypnus caffer Candeze, 1881 | | | Agrypnus hottentota Candeze, 1857 | | | Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991 | | | Agrypnus muscerda Candeze, 1874 | | | Agrypnus nigritus Candeze, 1857 | | | Agrypnus paenulatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Agrypnus palliditarsis Candeze, 1857 | | | Agrypnus senilis Péringuey, 1892 | | | Alaus caffer Boheman, 1851 | | | Alaus detritus Candeze, 1857 | | | Alaus gibberosus Schwarz, 1893 | | | Alaus moerens Germar, 1840 | | | Aliteus adspersus Herbst, 1806 | | | Aliteus farinosus Olivier, 1792 | | | Alyctelater australis Laurent, 1974 | | | Alyctelater longicornis Boheman, 1851 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825 | Red-headed Click Beetle | | Anchastus (Anchastus) angustus Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) capensis Laurent & Ta..., 1961 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) granulipennis Boheman, 1851 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) lineatus Laurent & Ta..., 1962 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) minutus Laurent, 1974 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) mozambicanus Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) newtoni Laurent & Ta..., 1961 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) rudebecki Laurent, 1974 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) rufivellus Candeze, 1859 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) variatus Laurent, 1974 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) zambianus Candeze, 1900 | | | Anisomerus lamellicornis Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Arhaphes balteatus Laurent, 1974 | | | Athoomorphus cylindricus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839 | | | Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837 | | | Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974 | | | Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838 | | | Beliophorus cebrionides Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Campyloides fleutiauxi Schwarz, 1905 | | | Cardiophorellus (Parapleonomus) inermis Cobos, 1970 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) assula Candeze, 1897 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) basilaris Candeze, 1865 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) binotatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castaneipennis Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) chloroticus Candeze, 1865 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) damara Candeze, 1864 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) depressus Candeze, 1878 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) flavus Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gilvipennis Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) hottentotus Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) obliquemaculatus Schwarz, 1905 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vetustus Boheman, 1851 | | | Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) capensis Laurent, 1974 | | | Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) guttatus | | | Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) majusculus Candeze, 1889 | | | Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) sexpunctatus Candeze, 1878 | | | Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) tenuipes Candeze, 1889 | | | Cardiotarsus acuminatus Guérin, 1847 | | | Cardiotarsus crocipes Candeze, 1868 | | | Cardiotarsus dorsalis Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiotarsus philautus Candeze, 1860 | | | Cardiotarsus silaceus Boheman, 1851 | | | Conoderus variabilis Montrouzier, 1855 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Craspedostethus aspalax Candeze, 1860 | | | Ctenicera africanus Schwarz, 1905 | | | Ctenicera misellus Boheman, 1851 | | | Dalopius fuscipes Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934 | | | Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853 | | | Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808 | | | Dayakus angularis Candeze, 1895 | | | Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837 | | | Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878 | | | Dicronychus bicolor Platia & Gud..., 2004 | | | Dicronychus cruentipennis | | | Dicronychus granulatus Candeze, 1882 | | | Dicronychus mandibularis Candeze, 1882 | | | Dicronychus pallidus Laurent, 1974 | | | Dicronychus psephoides Candeze, 1893 | | | Dicronychus tritus Candeze, 1882 | | | Drilus striatus Pic, 1929 | | | Drymelater aulacoderus Elston, 1929 | | | Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863 | | | Elasmosomus raffrayi Candeze, 1878 | | | Elater (Elater) fulvus (Schwarz, 1919) | ⇒ Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Elater albipes | | | Elater analis (Fabricius, 1792) | ⇒ Athous subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764 | | Elater axillaris | | | Elater consimilis | | | Elater pedestris | | | Elater puber | | | Elater quadrinotatus Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Elater rubescens | | | Hemicleus caffer Candeze, 1857 | | | Heterocrepidius afer Candeze, 1889 | | | Heterocrepidius ater | | | Heterocrepidius castanopterus | | | Heteroderes acuminatus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Heteroderes flavonotatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Heteroderes macroderes Candeze, 1859 | | | Heteroderes pulchellus Candeze, 1889 | | | Heteroderes zebratus Candeze, 1889 | | | Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853 | | | Hypolithus variabilis Laurent, 1974 | | | Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884 | | | Ischiodontus intersitialis | | | Lanelater capensis Girard, 2008 | | | Lanelater infuscatus Klug, 1855 | | | Lanelater natalensis Girard, 2008 | | | Lanelater peringueyi Candeze, 1889 | | | Lanelater transvaalensis Girard, 2008 | | | Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853 | | | Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853 | | | Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853 | | | Liotrichus vulneratus LeConte, 1863 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Negastrius babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Negastrius sexmaculatus Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Negastrius transvaalensis Laurent, 1974 | | | Nomopleus elongatus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Nothoscus pusillus Laurent, 1966 | | | Odontocardus bivittatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Oligostethius capensis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Olophoeus transvallensis Girard, 1974 | | | Oxynopterus (Megalorhipis) strachani Hope, 1842 | | | Oxynopterus (Megalorhipis) validicornis Boheman, 1851 | | | Oxynopterus (Oxynopterus) latipennis Hope, 1842 | | | Parabuprestium teleas ♰ Westwood, 1854 | | | Physorhinodes capeneri Cobos, 1970 | | | Platycrepidius discoidalis Candeze, 1878 | | | Pleonomoides brincki Laurent, 1974 | | | Pleonomoides flavus Schwarz, 1903 | | | Promopleus elegans Laurent, 1966 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) antennalis Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) apiculatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) bicolor Candeze, 1889 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) bradshawi Candeze, 1889 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) cavifrons Erichson, 1843 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) jansoni Girard, 1980 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) nigritus Candeze, 1889 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) puberulus Boheman, 1851 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) serraticornis Girard, 1996 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) vulneratus Candeze, 1889 | | | Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834 | | | Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838 | Three-spotted Click Beetle | | Pseudonomopleus niger Candeze, 1878 | | | Pseudonomopleus seriesetulosus Boheman, 1851 | | | Pseudopristilophus attenuatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Pseudopristilophus badius Laurent, 1974 | | | Pseudopristilophus longus Candeze, 1889 | | | Pseudopristilophus peringueyi Candeze, 1889 | | | Pseudopristilophus piciventris Candeze, 1889 | | | Pseudopristilophus rubripennis Boheman, 1851 | | | Pseudopristilophus summus Candeze, 1881 | | | Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863 | | | Scaphoderus capensis Fleutiaux, 1925 | | | Scaphoderus riehlii Candeze, 1857 | | | Selasia bicolor Wittmer, 1953 | | | Selasia castanea Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia endroedyi Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia fusculus Boheman, 1851 | | | Selasia incostata Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia intermedia Wittmer, 1997 | | | Selasia nigricollis Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia pectinata Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia pseudopectinata Geisthardt, 2007 | | | Selasia pulchra Pascoe, 1887 | | | Selasia striata Pic, 1929 | | | Selasia transkeiensis Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia transvaalensis Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia wittmeri Geisthardt, 2007 | | | Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853 | Noble Click Beetle | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) bifoveolatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767 | Giant Acacia Click Beetle | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hunti Laurent, 1964 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) polyphemus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) recticollis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rondanii Bertoloni, 1849 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rotundifrons Guérin, 1847 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842 | | | Tetrigus parryi Candeze, 1865 | |
Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Republic South Africa | Subfamily | Agrypninae
Candeze, 1857
| 19
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aplastinae
Stibick, 1979
| 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
| 6
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
| 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
| 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Denticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
| 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Elaterinae
Leach, 1815
| 21
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Negastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Physodactylinae
Lacordaire, 1857
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Prosterninae
Gistel, 1856
| 11
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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