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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
83
2237
7457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
95
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
50
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
36
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
36 Genera with 124 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPRST
Adelocera Latreille, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19739SpeciesTaxom
Aliteus Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Anisomerus Schwarz, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 187811SpeciesTaxom
Coryssodactylus Schwarz, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicerus Stephens, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dayakus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 04SpeciesTaxom
Elasmosomus Schwarz, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Elius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Euphemus Laporte, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mopleonus Fleutiaux, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875
Brown Wireworms0SpeciesTaxom
Neocalais Girard, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontoderus Schwarz, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Pantolamprus Candeze, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 028SpeciesTaxom
Rhinopsephus Schwarz, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Tarsalgus Candeze, 03SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 184717SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
124 Species
Adelocera alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1919
Adelocera kilimandjarensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851
Adelocera tanganus Hayek, 1973
Adelocera tumidipennis Candeze, 1878
Adelocera weisei Schwarz, 1898
Agrypnus fastigiatus Schwarz, 1898
Agrypnus maculicollis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Agrypnus pictilis Schwarz, 1899
Agrypnus singularis Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus sjostedti Schwarz, 1908
Agrypnus tigrinus Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus unicolor Hope, 1838
Agrypnus unicus Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus zanzibaricus Hayek, 1973
Anchastus (Anchastus) angustus Fleutiaux, 1918
Anchastus (Anchastus) latus Schwarz, 1900
Anchastus (Anchastus) weisei Schwarz, 1898
Anisomerus hacquardi Candeze, 1881
Aphanobius thoracicus Candeze, 1889
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) basalis Schwarz, 1898
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castaneus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) crux Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) depressus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gerstaekeri Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) grumus Candeze, 1897
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) histrio Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigripes Schwarz, 1898
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) octonotatus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) subnotatus Pic, 1910
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) velatus Candeze, 1878
Coryssodactylus puerulus Candeze, 1889
Ctenicera eximius
Ctenicerus eximius Hope, 1837
Dayakus bisulcatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Dicronychus puerulus (Candeze, 1889)⇒ Coryssodactylus puerulus Candeze, 1889
Dicronychus rufus Fleutiaux, 1919
Dicronychus tangensis
Dicronychus uniformis
Elasmosomus apicalis Schwarz, 1905
Elasmosomus raffrayi Candeze, 1878
Elater wallesii Hope, 1837
Elius prionocerus Candeze, 1859
Euphemus funcrarius Bertoloni, 1854
Euphemus plasoni Candeze, 1900
Hemicleus apicalis Schwarz, 1898
Hemicleus cardiophoroides Fleutiaux, 1919
Hemicleus jeanneli Fleutiaux, 1919
Hemicleus weisei Schwarz, 1898
Heteroderes acutus Schwarz, 1902
Lacon bulwensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Lacon madidus Candeze, 1889
Lanelater crassiventris Schwarz, 1899
Lanelater infuscatus Klug, 1855
Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Lanelater moseri Schwarz, 1903
Lanelater semistriatus Schwarz, 1899
Lissomus striatipennis Schwarz, 1903
Lissomus subpubescens Bonvouloir, 1859
Megapenthes zanzibaricus Candeze, 1897
Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanoxanthus lateplagiatus
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus pachyderoides Schwarz, 1902
Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805
Mopleonus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1919
Mopleonus candezei Fleutiaux, 1919
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) mirabilis Candeze, 1897
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) purpureus Schwarz, 1899
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) tanzanicus Girard, 1992
Propsephus (Campylopsephus) nigromarginatus Schwarz, 1899
Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) carbonarius Girard, 1976
Propsephus (Propsephus) cervinus Candeze, 1897
Propsephus (Propsephus) confusus Girard, 1976
Propsephus (Propsephus) discolor Schwarz, 1899
Propsephus (Propsephus) diversus Girard, 1974
Propsephus (Propsephus) fusconiger Schwarz, 1909
Propsephus (Propsephus) granulatus Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) haemorrhoidalis Schwarz, 1899
Propsephus (Propsephus) hiekei Girard, 1986
Propsephus (Propsephus) ineptus Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) latiusculus Schwarz, 1908
Propsephus (Propsephus) magambanus Girard, 1980
Propsephus (Propsephus) martini Girard, 1986
Propsephus (Propsephus) microgranulatus Girard, 1976
Propsephus (Propsephus) morogoroensis Girard, 1980
Propsephus (Propsephus) nigerrimus Girard, 1980
Propsephus (Propsephus) pectinicornis Girard, 1980
Propsephus (Propsephus) pectoralis Schwarz, 1896
Propsephus (Propsephus) pomachilioides Candèze, 1897
Propsephus (Propsephus) protensis
Propsephus (Propsephus) schwarzi Girard, 1996
Propsephus (Propsephus) seriatus
Propsephus (Propsephus) tanzanicus Girard, 1986
Propsephus (Propsephus) usambaricus Girard, 1986
Propsephus (Propsephus) valens Candeze, 1889
Propsephus amaniensis
Rhinopsephus martini Girard, 1985
Selasia jaegeri Geisthardt, 2007
Selasia obscura Wittmer, 1962
Selasia pulchella Gestro, 1878
Selasia widenmanni Kolbe, 1898
Tarsalgus granifer
Tarsalgus pectinicornis
Tarsalgus zanzibaricus
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) bifoveolatus Boheman, 1851
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) candezei Fleutiaux, 1919
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) chassaini Girard, 1979
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767Giant Acacia Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hiekei Laurent, 1967
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hopei Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hunti Laurent, 1964
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1886
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) punctatus Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rotundifrons Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) scutellaris Schwarz, 1902
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) subsulcatus Guérin, 1847

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
13
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAplastinae
Stibick, 1979
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
15
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
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