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Checklist of Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
for Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
921
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
921
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
916
1755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
679
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
307
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
34
276
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
46
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
41
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
40
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
40 Genera with 78 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1928Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ascoliocerus Mequignon, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Lamononia Van Zwaluwen..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Metanomus Buysson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Orithales Kiesenwetter, 18002SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rismethus Fleutiaux, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
78 Species and 5 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Alaus samoensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) lepidus Mäklin, 1878
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Ascoliocerus basalis Motschulsky, 1859
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Berninelsonius hyperboreus Gyllenhal, 1827
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus koltzei Reitter, 1895
Cidnopus obienesis Cherepanov, 1966
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma conspersa Gyllenhal, 1808
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis borealis Paykull, 1800
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Diacanthous dshesynensis Cherepanov, 1957
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Hypnoidus tscherepanovi Stibick, 1979
Lacon lepidopterus Panzer, 1801
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lamononia monticola Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Ligmargus depressus Gebler, 1847
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Megapenthes arcifrons Van Zwaluwen..., 1945
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanoxanthus comptus Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Metanomus infuscatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedostethus convexus Cherepanov, 1957
Oedostethus minutulus Cherepanov, 1957
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Oedostethus tenuicornis Germar, 1824
Orithales serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Orithales serraticornis serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Priopus exilis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Propsephus (Propsephus) euaensis Schwarz, 1902
Propsephus (Propsephus) gracilicornis Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Propsephus (Propsephus) hawaiiensis Candeze, 1882
Propsephus (Propsephus) major Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) rufipes Schwarz, 1902
Propsephus (Propsephus) tongaensis Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) upoluensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Rismethus oceanicus Van Zwaluwen..., 1945
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) gloriosus Kishii, 1955
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Simodactylus buxtoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Simodactylus tasmani Candeze, 1893
Simodactylus tastui

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Samoa
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Elateridae (Leach 1815)
Elateridae (Leach 1815)


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