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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
3249
10843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
2978
9806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
310
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
199
991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
116
599
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
39
197
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
39 Genera with 197 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPS
Achrestus Candeze, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17926SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 186521SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 197039SpeciesTaxom
Anchastomorphus Champion, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 20088SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischiopsis Champion, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Atractosomus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmesus Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18058SpeciesTaxom
Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18598SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 17584SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 184517SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Idotarmonides Agajev, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodontus Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ludioschema Reitter, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18657SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1887Brown Wireworms5SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
197 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achrestus fortunei Chassain & T..., 2011
Adrastus circassicus Reitter, 1896
Adrastus dolini Wellschmied, 1978
Adrastus fraterculus Gurjeva, 1976
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus longicornis Gurjeva, 1976
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) bonnairei Buysson, 1890
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) caspicus Heyden, 1883
Agriotes (Agriotes) desbrochersi Buysson, 1890
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) guadulpensis (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Agriotes guadelupensis Candeze, 1865
Agriotes (Agriotes) gurgistanus Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) infuscatus Desbrochers ..., 1870
Agriotes (Agriotes) lapicida Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) medvedevi Dolin, 1960
Agriotes (Agriotes) meticulosus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) oxianus Iablokoff-Kh..., 1970
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) starcki Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) tadzhikistanicus Gurjeva, 1967
Agriotes (Agriotes) tauricus Heyden, 1882
Agriotes (Agriotes) turcicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agriotes guadelupensis Candeze, 1865
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) brunnicornis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) circassicus Reitter, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) coenobita Costa, 1881
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) ganglbaueri Reitter, 1889
Ampedus (Ampedus) hirticollis Semenov, 1891
Ampedus (Ampedus) koenigi Semenov, 1891
Ampedus (Ampedus) lateritius Dolin & Prot..., 1965
Ampedus (Ampedus) lenkoranus Reitter, 1889
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) ochropterus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) ogloblini Denisova, 1948
Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubellus Gurjeva, 1977
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) samedovi Dolin & Agaev, 1983
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) serenus Gurjeva, 1977
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) wachtangi Dolin, 1970
Anchastomorphus dufaui Fleutiaux, 1911
Anchastomorphus phedrus Candeze, 1859
Anchastus (Anchastus) insularis Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) jamaicae Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) moratus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) rufescens Candeze, 1859
Anchastus (Anchastus) rufiventris Candeze, 1859
Anchastus (Anchastus) signaticollis Germar, 1844
Anchastus (Anchastus) terminatus Candeze, 1865
Anchastus sautierei Chassain, 2008
Anoplischiopsis lineatocollis Champion, 1895
Anoplischius brunneus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Anoplischius cubitas Zayas, 1988
Anoplischius depressipennis Candeze, 1863
Anoplischius dimidiatus Zayas, 1988
Anoplischius punctatus Candeze, 1859
Anoplischius pyronotus Candeze, 1859
Anoplischius ruficeps Candeze, 1865
Anoplischius sagranianus Du Val, 1857
Anoplischius sulcifrons Candeze, 1859
Anoplischius suturalis Zayas, 1988
Anoplischius venustus Du Val, 1857
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Cosmesus flavidus Candeze, 1863
Crepidius emarginatus Candeze, 1859
Crepidius flavipes Champion, 1897
Crepidius rhipiphorus Candeze, 1859
Dalopius californicus Mannerheim, 1843
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicrepidius cavifrons Candeze, 1881
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius distinctus Fleutiaux, 1911
Dicrepidius elegans Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Dicrepidius ignotus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Dicrepidius insularis Champion, 1897
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dioxypterus risbeci Fleutiaux, 1935
Dipropus antennatus Candeze, 1859
Dipropus asper Candeze, 1859
Dipropus brunneus Candeze, 1859
Dipropus inornatus (Candeze, 1859)⇒ Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus separatus (Fleutiaux, 1911)⇒ Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus simplex LeConte, 1853
Dipropus striatus Candeze, 1859
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Ectamenogonus melanotoides Reitter, 1891
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) antillarum
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx bivittatus Candeze, 1863
Glyphonyx championi Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx fusculus Erichson, 1842
Glyphonyx gundlachii Candeze, 1863
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx mimeticus G. Horn, 1874
Glyphonyx nanus Fleutiaux, 1940
Glyphonyx praevius Erichson, 1842
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx rhopalacanthus Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx scabiusculus Chevrolat, 1867
Glyphonyx superbus Zayas, 1988
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Idolus adrastoides Reitter, 1888
Idotarmonides anatolicus Candeze, 1882
Ischiodontus antennatus (Candeze, 1859)⇒ Dipropus antennatus Candeze, 1859
Ludioschema massiei Fleutiaux, 1939
Ludioschema suturale Candeze, 1863
Ludioschema suturale suturale maculicolle ..., 1940
Megapenthes angularis LeConte, 1866
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes opaculus Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes sturmi Germar, 1844
Megapenthes sturmii Germar, 1843
Megapenthes taeniatus Candeze, 1865
Melanotus (Melanotus) acuminatus Reitter, 1891
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) avitus Candeze, 1886
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) clandestinus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) difficilis Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) heydeni Schwarz, 1892
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) imitator Dolin, 1997
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) macer LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) monticola Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) morbosus Candeze, 1886
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) sobrinus Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenebrosus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanoxanthus melanurus Candeze, 1878
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus darlingtoni Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus havaniensis Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus turanicus Reitter, 1887
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Physorhinus distigma Candeze, 1859
Physorhinus insularis Candeze, 1881
Priopus elateropsis Candeze, 1897
Procraerus (Procraerus) carinifrons Desbrochers ..., 1875
Procraerus (Procraerus) opacofulvus Reitter, 1898
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
16
119
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
9
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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