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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
3152
9053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
2847
8601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
1368
3930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
1262
3661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
111
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
85
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
79
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
26
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
26 Genera with 126 Species
#ABDEGIMOPS
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18075SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185333SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19627SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Blauta LeConte, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 17583SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18458SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle32SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1916Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pantolamprus Candeze, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
126 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotella bigeminatus Randall, 1838
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) impolitus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) laesus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) bicarinatus LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Anchastus (Anchastus) digitatus LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) febriculosus Candeze, 1897
Anchastus (Anchastus) fumicollis Fall, 1934
Anchastus (Anchastus) klugi Candeze, 1881
Anchastus (Anchastus) lineatus Laurent & Ta..., 1962
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Blauta cribraria Germar, 1844
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius virginicus Brown, 1934
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dipropus asper Candeze, 1859
Dipropus ferreus LeConte, 1853
Dipropus fuscus LeConte, 1878
Dipropus granosus Fall, 1925
Dipropus soleatus Say, 1834
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx nanus Fleutiaux, 1940
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Megapenthes granulosus Melsheimer, 1844
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844
Megapenthes tarsalis Schaeffer, 1916
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) clandestinus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) despectus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) insipiens Say, 1825
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanceatus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) leonardi LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) parallelus Blatchley, 1920
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) piceatus Blatchley, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) testaceus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanoxanthus bilunatus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus bistellatus Candeze, 1893
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) cyanocephalus Hope, 1843
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) menieri Girard, 1992
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Propsephus (Propsephus) aspersus Candeze, 1897
Propsephus (Propsephus) confluens Candeze, 1893
Propsephus (Propsephus) incultus Candeze, 1893
Propsephus (Propsephus) neglectus Candeze, 1897
Propsephus (Propsephus) viridipennis Candeze, 1893
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Gabon
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
10
89
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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