Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Lower Saxony (North Germany, Germany)
List of families for Lower Saxony
13 Families width 117 Species and 1 Subspecies | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 1935 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Lower Saxony
63 Genera with 117 Species #ABCDEGHLMPRST
| Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adrastus Eschscholtz, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilus Curtis, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1817 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1847 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistronycha Märkel, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aplotarsus Stephens, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1764 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Buprestina Obenberger, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestis Linnaeus, 1758 | Jewel Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | Buprestites Heer, 1847 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhus Linnaeus, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1783 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Capnodis Eschscholtz, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Contacyphon des Gozis, 1787 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crudosilis Kazantsev, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphon Paykull, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillus Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicerca Eschscholtz, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diphucrania Dejean, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectinus Eschscholtz, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Elaterites Tillyard, 1916 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elmis Latreille, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Esolus Mulsant & Rey, 1806 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurysphinctus Bode, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Griphoconion Bode, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habroloma Thomson, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocerus Fabricius, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnius Illiger, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1847 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthinus Latreille, 1784 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Metacantharis Bourgeois, 1812 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microcara C.G. Thomson, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microrhagus Dejean, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perotis Dejean, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaenops Eschscholtz, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podistra Motschulsky, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polybothris Spinola, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosternon Latreille, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrearinus Costa, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1847 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtes Illiger, 1767 | Water beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericus Eschscholtz, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenagostus Thomson, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachys Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lower Saxony
117 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764) | ⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801 | | Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792 | | | Agrilus (Agrilus) pratensis Ratzeburg, 1837 | | | Agrilus (Agrilus) viridis Linnaeus, 1758 | Beech agrilus | | Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767 | Click Beetles | | Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Click beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817 | | | Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mousegrey click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830) | ⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887 | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cardinal click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844 | | | Ampedus seyfriedii ♰ O. Heer, 1847 | | | Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798 | Blue Soldier Beetle | | Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857 | | | Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Chestnut Click Beetle | | Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761 | | | Anthaxia (Anthaxia) nitidula Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Anthaxia nitidula nitidula Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Metallic wood-boring beetle | | Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827 | | | Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801 | Click Beetle | | Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764 | | | Buprestis (Buprestis) octoguttata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) fasciatus (Forster, 1771) | ⇒ Byrrhus pustulatus Forster, 1771 | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pilula Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Byrrhus (Byrrhus) pustulatus Forster, 1771 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947) | ⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869 | | Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807) | ⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875 | | Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795 | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774 | Cantharid beetle | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807 | Soldier beetle | | Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798 | | | Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783 | | | Capnodis antiqua ♰ O. Heer, 1847 | | | Capnodis spectabilis ♰ O. Heer, 1862 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) affinis Fabricius, 1794 | Beetle | | Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785 | | | Contacyphon coarctatus Paykull, 1799 | | | Contacyphon padi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Contacyphon variabilis Thunberg, 1787 | | | Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775 | | Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781 | | | Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cyphon hilaris (Nyholm, 1944) | ⇒ Contacyphon hilaris Nyholm, 1944 | | Cyphon kongsbergensis (Munster, 1924) | ⇒ Contacyphon kongsbergensis Munster, 1924 | | Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dascillus cervinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Orchid Beetle | | Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Dicerca prisca ♰ Heer, 1847 | | | Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784) | ⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976 | | Diphucrania chalcophora Barker, 2001 | | | Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Elmis aenea Müller, 1806 | Riffle beetle | | Elmis maugetii Latreille, 1802 | Peony | | Elmis rioloides Kuwert, 1870 | Seychelles White-eye | | Esolus angustatus Müller, 1821 | | | Esolus parallelepipedus (Müller, 1806) | ⇒ Esolus czwalinae Kuwert, 1889 | | Eurysphinctus latesulcatus ♰ A. Bode, 1953 | | | Griphoconion tenuistriatum ♰ A. Bode, 1953 | | | Habroloma nanum Paykull, 1799 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784 | | Heterocerus flexuosus Stephens, 1828 | | | Heterocerus obsoletus Curtis, 1828 | | | Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767 | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Limnius perrisi Dufour, 1843 | Loriciferans | | Limonius optabilis ♰ O. Heer, 1847 | | | Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) fibulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852 | | | Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812 | | | Microcara testacea Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Microrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Perotis lugubris (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Aurigena lugubris Fabricius, 1777 | | Phaenops cyanea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Melanophila cyanea Fabricius, 1775 | | Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774 | | | Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845 | | | Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836 | | | Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837 | | | Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Chequered Click Beetle | | Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807 | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763 | Bloodsucker beetle | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Rhagonycha germari Heer, 1847 | | | Scirtes hemisphaericus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759 | | | Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808 | | | Trachys minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Metallic wood-boring beetle | | Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767 | |
Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Lower Saxony | Superfamily | Buprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles | 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Byrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles | 1
1
3 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Dascillids, Soft-bodied Plant and Cicada Parasite Beetles | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Dryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
| 2
4
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles | 6
39
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Scirtoidea
Fleming, 1821
Clambids, Plate-thigh and Marsh Beetles | 1
4
7 | Family
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Species |
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