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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
6140
18845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
521
6137
18842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
497
6044
18637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4886
16042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
1952
8628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1701
7123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
193
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
125
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
92
383
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
30
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caucasus
30 Genera with 166 Species
#ABDEGILMOPRSX
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 197412SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178316SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 197057SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19326SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Diplostethus Schwarz, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18596SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19845SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Idotarmonides Agajev, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Ludioschema Reitter, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 193211SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1853Brown Wireworms4SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
166 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus circassicus Reitter, 1896
Adrastus dolini Wellschmied, 1978
Adrastus fraterculus Gurjeva, 1976
Adrastus kryshtali Dolin, 1988
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus longicornis Gurjeva, 1976
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Adrastus samedovi Dolin & Agaev, 1974
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) bogatschevi Dolin, 1969
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) brunneus (Schaeffer, 1916)⇒ Agriotes fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) depressus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) gurgistanus Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) infuscatus Desbrochers ..., 1870
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) starcki Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) tauricus Heyden, 1882
Agriotes (Agriotes) turcicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Ampedus (Ampedus) aethiops (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) agajewi Dolin, 1970
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) armeniacus Dolin & Agajev, 1993
Ampedus (Ampedus) ater LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) auripes Reitter, 1895
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) bouweri Schimmel, 1984
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) cordifer LeConte, 1859
Ampedus (Ampedus) dimidiatus LeConte, 1861
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) fastus LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) forticornis Schwarz, 1900
Ampedus (Ampedus) ganglbaueri Reitter, 1889
Ampedus (Ampedus) hirticollis Semenov, 1891
Ampedus (Ampedus) hjorti B. G. Rye, 1905
Ampedus (Ampedus) koenigi Semenov, 1891
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Ampedus (Ampedus) melinus LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) moerens LeConte, 1861
Ampedus (Ampedus) nemoralis Bouwer, 1980
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrotinctus Gistel, 1857
Ampedus (Ampedus) ochropterus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) phelpsi G. Horn, 1874
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) quadrisignatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rimmae Dolin & Chan..., 1989
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubellus Gurjeva, 1977
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubriventris LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) rugosus Schimmel, 1982
Ampedus (Ampedus) samedovi Dolin & Agaev, 1983
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) satrapoides Zeising & Sieg, 1992
Ampedus (Ampedus) serenus Gurjeva, 1977
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) triangulum Dorn, 1924
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) uteanus Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) vandalitlae Lohse, 1976
Ampedus (Ampedus) verae Gurjeva, 1977
Ampedus (Ampedus) wachtangi Dolin, 1970
Anchastus (Anchastus) arizonicus Van Dyke, 1932
Anchastus (Anchastus) bicolor LeConte, 1866
Anchastus (Anchastus) knulli Becker, 1972
Anchastus (Anchastus) sericans Candeze, 1891
Anchastus (Anchastus) subdepressus Fall, 1934
Anchastus (Anchastus) ventralis Van Dyke, 1932
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Dalopius californicus Mannerheim, 1843
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Dicrepidius corvinus Candeze, 1859
Diplostethus opacicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Diplostethus peninsularis Champion, 1895
Ectamenogonus melanotoides Reitter, 1891
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elater (Elater) ater (Candeze, 1865)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater (Elater) lecontei (G. Horn, 1871)⇒ Ampedus cordifer LeConte, 1859
Elater (Elater) splendens Gurjeva, 1974
Elater (Elater) tartareus LeConte, 1859
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx dubius Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx helix Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx rhopalacanthus Smith & Bals..., 1984
Idolus adrastoides Reitter, 1888
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Idotarmonides anatolicus Candeze, 1882
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ludioschema emerichi Reitter, 1891
Megapenthes angularis LeConte, 1866
Megapenthes caprella LeConte, 1857
Megapenthes elongatus Becker, 1971
Megapenthes fuscus (Becker, 1971)⇒ Xanthopenthes birmanicus Candeze, 1888
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes longicornis Schaeffer, 1916
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes megalops Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes obtusus Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes texanus Becker, 1971
Megapenthes variolatus Van Dyke, 1932
Melanotus (Melanotus) abietinus Gistel, 1857
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) chiricahuae Knull, 1962
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) concisus Knull, 1959
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribricollis Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) desbrochersi Candeze, 1882
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanceatus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) monticola Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) sobrinus Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenebrosus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Mulsanteus arizonensis Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus dux Iablokov-Khn..., 1974
Mulsanteus substriatus Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus texanus LeConte, 1853
Orthostethus caviceps Schaeffer, 1916
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Physorhinus fusculus Champion, 1895
Podeonius acuticornis Germar, 1824
Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Procraerus (Procraerus) carinifrons Desbrochers ..., 1875
Procraerus (Procraerus) opacofulvus Reitter, 1898
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Sericus (Sericoderma) subaeneus Redtenbacher, 1842
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) viridanus Say, 1825
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Xanthopenthes birmanicus Candeze, 1888

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Caucasus
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
10
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elaterinae at artfakta.se
Elaterinae at dyntaxa.se
Elaterinae at itis.gov