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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
445
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
445
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
434
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
274
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
16
110
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
14
94
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
3
19
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
18
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
17
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cayman Islands
7 Genera with 21 Species
Ampedus Dejean, 18067SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18455SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1837Click Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayman Islands
21 Species
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx rhopalacanthus Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Cayman Islands
TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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