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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
966
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
841
1424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
69
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
33
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
23
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
23 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDHMNPST
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1934Eyed Click Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Conobajulus Van Zwaluwen..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypolithus Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2001Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Microdesmes Candeze, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19067SpeciesTaxom
Sphenomerus Candeze, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Symphostetha1SpeciesTaxom
Symphostethus Schwarz, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
54 Species
Agrypnus glirinus Candeze, 1865
Agrypnus gracilentus Schwarz, 1902
Agrypnus gracilis Blackburn, 1890
Alaus crassus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Alaus humeralis Heller, 1934
Alaus inusitatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Alaus schwarzi
Alaus sulcicollis (Schwarz, 1902)⇒ Calais sulcicollis Gahan, 1900
Alaus tavuvu Van Zwaluwen..., 1934
Anchastus (Anchastus) elegans Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Anchastus (Anchastus) laruei Fleutiaux, 1938
Anchastus (Anchastus) longicornis Candeze, 1865
Anchastus (Anchastus) malaita Van Zwaluwen..., 1936
Anthracalaus solomonensis Calder & von..., 1992
Conobajulus ugiensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Conoderus pauperatus Candeze, 1878
Conoderus umbraculatus Candeze, 1865
Dioxypterus fasciatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Dioxypterus gressitti Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Dioxypterus leveri Van Zwaluwen..., 1934
Dioxypterus makirensis Montrouzier, 1855
Dioxypterus malcheri Heller, 1935
Dioxypterus montanus Van Zwaluwen..., 1936
Dioxypterus montrouzieri Fleutiaux, 1928
Dioxypterus venustus Van Zwaluwen..., 1933
Dioxypterus vitticollis Heller, 1935
Hypolithus littoralis Eschscholtz, 1829
Melanotus (Melanotus) guambatae Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Melanotus (Melanotus) zwaluwenburgi Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanoxanthus comptus Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Melanoxanthus tulagi Van Zwaluwen..., 1934
Neohypdonus musculus Eschscholtz, 1822
Priopus guadalcanalensis Platia & Sch..., 1995
Priopus leveri Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Priopus rubriventris Van Zwaluweburg, 1940
Priopus ruficollis Schwarz, 1902
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) compactus Van Zwaluwen..., 1934
Propsephus (Propsephus) nigripilis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Propsephus (Propsephus) obesus Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Simodactylus buxtoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Simodactylus similis Candeze, 1878
Simodactylus spinifer Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Simodactylus tastui
Simodactylus tertius Candeze, 1882
Simodactylus trivittatus Schwarz, 1906
Sphenomerus melanesiensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1936
Symphostetha humeralis
Symphostethus humeralis Van Zwaluwen..., 1948
Symphostethus malaita Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Symphostethus pacificus Fleutiaux, 1934
Symphostethus ruficollis Pjatakawa, 1941
Tetrigus pacificus Fleutiaux, 1941

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
11
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
1
1
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