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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1803
3104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1800
3100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1745
2967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1458
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
439
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
382
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
44
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
33
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
20
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rhode Island
20 Genera with 57 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185313SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1806Dark Brown Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhode Island
57 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) neacanthus Becker, 1974
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexulus LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) robustus LeConte, 1853
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Ctenicera cylindriformis Herbst, 1806Meadow wireworm
Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Lacon discoidea Weber, 1801
Limonius (Limonius) basillaris Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) lanei Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) stigma Herbst, 1806
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) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) testaceus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Neopristilophus aethiops Herbst, 1806
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) splendens Ziegler, 1844

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Rhode Island
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
7
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
6
7
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