AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
55
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
31
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
27
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
27 Genera with 69 Species
#ACDEGHMNOPZ
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185311SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1842Click Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Poemnites Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
69 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) martini Zeising & Sieg, 1992
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) appalachius Van Dyke, 1932
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) neacanthus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) scapulatus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Ctenicera horni Schwarz, 1907
Ctenicera knulli Becker, 1961
Ctenicera lanei Becker, 1949
Ctenicera mimica Becker, 1961
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Drapetes (Drapetes) geminatus Say, 1825
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Esthesopus praeditus G. Horn, 1884
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx helix Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicleus normandi Buysson, 1920
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hemipodus Say, 1825
Heteroderes algirinus Lucas, 1849
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Megapenthes tarsalis Schaeffer, 1916
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) piceatus Blatchley, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Neohypdonus perplexus G. Horn, 1871
Neopristilophus aethiops Herbst, 1806
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Poemnites (Poemnites) bivittatus Melsheimer, 1845
Zorochros (Zorochros) curtus Germar, 1844

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Tunisia
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
9
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
4
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