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Checklist for Family Elateridae Leach, 1815 (Click Beetle)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
76
735
1257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
700
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
55
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
32
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
21
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
21 Genera with 42 Species
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Achrestus Candeze, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnella Champion, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Anchastomorphus Champion, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18018SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lygelater Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18403SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achrestus fortunei Chassain & T..., 2011
Aeolus nigromaculatus Drapiez, 1819
Agriotes (Agriotes) guadulpensis (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Agriotes guadelupensis Candeze, 1865
Agriotes guadelupensis Candeze, 1865
Agrypnella squamifer Candeze, 1865
Anchastomorphus phedrus Candeze, 1859
Anchastus (Anchastus) insularis Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) moratus Candeze, 1889
Chalcolepidius obscurus Laporte, 1836
Chalcolepidius porcatus Linnaeus, 1767
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius validus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius virens Fabricius, 1787
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus bifoveatus Palisot de B..., 1807Click beetle
Conoderus castaneus Fabricius, 1792
Conoderus delauneyi Fleutiaux, 1911
Conoderus memorabilis (Candeze, 1859)⇒ Conoderus castaneus Fabricius, 1792
Conoderus poirieri Chassain, De..., 2014
Conoderus posticus Eschscholtz, 1822Click beetle
Conoderus rufidens Fabricius, 1801Click beetle
Cosmesus flavidus Candeze, 1863
Crepidius flavipes Champion, 1897
Dicrepidius insularis Champion, 1897
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dioxypterus risbeci Fleutiaux, 1935
Dipropus inornatus (Candeze, 1859)⇒ Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus separatus (Fleutiaux, 1911)⇒ Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Esthesopus grenadensis Champion, 1897
Glyphonyx championi Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx mimeticus G. Horn, 1874
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Heteroderes amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1817Gulf Wireworm
Horistonotus sericeus Champion, 1897
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lacon modestus guadeloupensis Candeze, 1857
Lissomus punctulatus Dalman, 1824
Lygelater ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Pyrophorus indulcatus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus mellifluus Costa, 1972
Pyrophorus phosphorescens Laporte, 1840

Subnodes of Elateridae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyAgrypninae
Candeze, 1857
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCardiophorinae
Candeze, 1860
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLissominae
Laporte, 1835
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