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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
651
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
556
807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
75
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
38
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
21
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
21 Genera with 42 Species
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Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18388SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829
Dark Brown Click Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
42 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Ctenicera melsheimeri Becker, 1961
Dalopius cognatus Brown, 1934
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Dalopius virginicus Brown, 1934
Danosoma obtectum Say, 1839
Drapetes (Drapetes) geminatus Say, 1825
Drapetes exstriatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) acuminatus Champion, 1896
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Ligmargus lecontei Leng, 1918
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Neohypdonus perplexus G. Horn, 1871
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in West Virginia
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDendrometrinae
Gistel, 1856
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
6
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
1
2
Genus
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