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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
1911
6970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1701
6038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
180
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
107
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
64
172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
64 Genera with 172 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17856SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178311SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1865Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 184724SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17778SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18479SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 03SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17832SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthus Reitter, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17962SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18694SpeciesTaxom
Elaterites Tillyard, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Elaterophanes Handlirsch, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Griphoconion Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Haplotarsus Agassiz, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Kibunea Kishii, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Limoniscus Reitter, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1847Dark Brown Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Macropunctum Tröster, 199412SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1784Click Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Mosotalesus Kishii, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17592SpeciesTaxom
Silicernius von Heyden, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18354SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
172 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adelocera granulata O. Heer, 1847
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriodrastus) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sparsus LeConte, 1884Western wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus murina L., 1758
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Alaus spectabilis O. Heer, 1865
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) brunnicornis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Ampedus (Ampedus) nemoralis Bouwer, 1980
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrotinctus Gistel, 1857
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) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus seyfriedii O. Heer, 1847
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus (Ipostirus) gracilicollis Stierlin, 1896
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Aplotarsus angustulus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Anathrotus) subfuscus Müller, 1767
Athous (Athous) alnicola Gistel, 1857
Athous (Athous) dimidiatus Gistel, 1857
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Haplathous) zebei Bach, 1852
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) maritimus Dolin, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus atramentarius (Erichson, 1840)⇒ Cardiophorus vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus braunii Heer, 1847
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Cidnopus quercus
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Corymbitodes pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Diacanthus sutor Heer, 1847
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus rubripes Germar, 1824
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Drapetes cinctus (Panzer, 1796)⇒ Drapetes mordelloides Host, 1789
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812
Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater costeri Weyenbergh, 1869
Elater grossus Weyenbergh, 1869
Elater teyleri Weyenbergh, 1869
Elaterites lavateri Heer, 1847
Elaterites obsoletus Heer, 1847
Elaterites priscus Oppenheim, 1888
Elaterites robustus Oppenheim, 1888
Griphoconion tenuistriatum A. Bode, 1953
Haplotarsus angustulus
Haplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Ischnodes gracilis Heer, 1847
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Kibunea minutus
Lacon primordialis Heer, 1847
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lanelater nicoleae Wappler, 2003
Lanelater verae Troster, 1993
Limoniscus violaceus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821Violet click beetle
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Limonius (Limonius) poneli Leseigneur &..., 2007
Limonius aeneoniger De Geer, 1774
Limonius optabilis O. Heer, 1847
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Macropunctum angulosum Troster, 1999
Macropunctum angustiscutellum Troster, 1994
Macropunctum densipunctum Wappler, 2003
Macropunctum eckfeldi Troster, 1992
Macropunctum eocaenicum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum latiscutellum Troster, 1994
Macropunctum messelense G. Tröster, 1991
Macropunctum meunieri G. Tröster, 1991
Macropunctum minutum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum promptum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum rebugense Troster, 1994
Macropunctum senckenbergi Troster, 1994
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus rufipes Herbst, 1784
Mosotalesus impressus F., 1792
Mosotalesus nigricornis Panz., 1799
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Oedostethus tenuicornis Germar, 1824
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus globicollis Germar, 1843
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericoderma) subaeneus Redtenbacher, 1842
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Silicernius spectabilis Heyden, 1859
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros (Zorochros) dufouri Buysson, 1900
Zorochros (Zorochros) meridionalis Laporte, 1840
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
16
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNegastriinae
Nakane & Kishii, 1956
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProtagrypninae
Dolin, 1973
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPyrophorinae
Candeze, 1863
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom



Elateridae (Leach 1815)
Elateridae (Leach 1815)


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