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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1029
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
44
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
20
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
19
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
4 Genera with 10 Species
Anchastus LeConte, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Eudicronychus Mequignon, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19745SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
10 Species
Anchastus (Anchastus) laminatus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) parvicollis Candeze, 1897
Anchastus (Anchastus) raffrayi Candeze, 1882
Eudicronychus aethiopicus Girard, 1991
Melanoxanthus abyssinus Candeze, 1865
Propsephus (Propsephus) aethiopicus Girard, 1976
Propsephus (Propsephus) geminatus Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) ineditus Girard, 1976
Propsephus (Propsephus) joliveti Girard, 1989
Propsephus (Propsephus) tortonesei Girard, 1974

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEudicronychini
Girard, 1971
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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