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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
96
1281
2465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1125
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
125
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
66
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
30
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
30 Genera with 45 Species
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Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18065SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Blauta LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pityobius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Selonodon Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
45 Species
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Athous sierrae Van Dyke, 1932
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hemipodus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834
Hypoganus sulcicollis Say, 1833
Lacon avitus Say, 1839
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Negastrius arnetti Stibick, 1990
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853Bipectinate Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
4
4
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