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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
3716
17432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3244
14513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
287
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
193
892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
132
700
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
46
271
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
46 Genera with 271 Species
#ABCDEGILMNOPSTVX
Abelater Fleutiaux, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Adiaphorus Fåhraeus, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Agonischius Candeze, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178318SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185342SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Compresselater Platia & Gud..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplus Candeze, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Dolinolus Schimmel, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19975SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Girardelater Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18459SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Ludigenus Candeze, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle63SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Metriaulacus Schwarz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 2007Brown Wireworms4SpeciesTaxom
Nepalinus Coiffait, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Preusselater Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 18417SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 199642SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tolphorea Gurjeva, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Vuilletus Fleutiaux, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19994SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
271 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abelater rubiginosus Candeze, 1878
Adiaphorus elevatus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Adiaphorus levisus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Adrastus aequalis Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Adrastus dolini Wellschmied, 1978
Adrastus rougeatrus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Agonischius chamoliensis Vats & Chauhan, 1994
Agonischius chauhani Vats & Chauhan, 1994
Agonischius cyanoreflexus Vats & Chauhan, 1994
Agonischius piceus Garg & Vasu, 1999
Agonischius stripedius Garg & Vasu, 1999
Agonischius thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1889
Agonischius viridoreflexus Vats & Chauhan, 1994
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) caspicus Heyden, 1883
Agriotes (Agriotes) constrictus Reitter, 1900
Agriotes (Agriotes) infuscatus Desbrochers ..., 1870
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) lapicida Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) meticulosus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) thevenetii G. Horn, 1872
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Ampedus (Ampedus) abdominalis Schimmel, 1993
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cambodiensis Fleutiaux, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) chopalensis Schimmel, 1993
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) foveolatus Schimmel, 1993
Ampedus (Ampedus) hayekae Schimmel, 1993
Ampedus (Ampedus) hjorti B. G. Rye, 1905
Ampedus (Ampedus) impolitus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) laesus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) lenkoranus Reitter, 1889
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) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) oregonus Schaeffer, 1916
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal 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) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) subtilis LeConte, 1884
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) varipilis Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) wittmeri Schimmel, 1993
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Anchastus (Anchastus) sombranus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Aphanobius longithorax Wiedeman, 1823
Aphanobius riesei Schimmel, 1999
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Cardiorhinus emarginatus Garg & Vasu, 1998
Cardiorhinus truncatus Vats & Chauhan, 1993
Compresselater bicolor Platia & Gud..., 2006
Ctenoplus deceptus Fuller & Platia, 2006
Ctenoplus indicus Fuller & Platia, 2006
Ctenoplus rufoantennatus Fuller & Platia, 2006
Dalopius insulanus Brown, 1934
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dipropus soleatus Say, 1834
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Dolinolus andamanensis Schimmel, 2003
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1888
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) brancuccii Schimmel, 1997
Elater (Elater) karikalensis Schimmel, 1997
Elater (Elater) uhligi Schimmel, 1997
Elater (Elater) werneri (Schimmel, 1997)⇒ Biadelater werneri Giebel, 1856
Gamepenthes octomaculatus Schwarz, 1898
Girardelater werneri Schimmel, 1999
Glyphonyx acristatus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Glyphonyx depremerus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx scutellecrista Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Glyphonyx suturalis (Candeze, 1902)⇒ Silesis suturalis Candeze, 1892
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Idolus columbiana W.J.Brown, 1933
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ludigenus politus Candeze, 1863
Ludigenus primaevus Candeze, 1863
Megapenthes equalis Punam & Vasu, 1996
Megapenthes variabilis Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Melanotus (Melanotus) aemulus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) andrewsi Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) arunachalensis Platia, 2007
Melanotus (Melanotus) atkinsoni Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) bengalensis Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) bequesti Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) bifoveatus Vats & Chauhan, 1991
Melanotus (Melanotus) bowringi Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) breuili Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) carinatus (Candeze, 1865)⇒ Melanotus matsumurai Schenkling, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) curtulus Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) deboiseae Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) desgodinsi Platia, 2007
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) electus Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) elsasseri Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) fowleri Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) fuscus Fabricius, 1801
Melanotus (Melanotus) gorodinskii Platia, 2005
Melanotus (Melanotus) gradatus LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) incallidus Candeze, 1882
Melanotus (Melanotus) indentus Punam, Saini..., 1997
Melanotus (Melanotus) indicus Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) jansoni Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) kamaunensis Vats & Chauhan, 1991
Melanotus (Melanotus) leonardi LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) loebli Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) longipilosus Vats & Chauhan, 1991
Melanotus (Melanotus) matsumurai Schenkling, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) meghalayanus Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) monticola Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) pullus Punam, Saini..., 1997
Melanotus (Melanotus) rufinoides Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) saueri Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) seriatus Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) sikkimensis Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) smetanai Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) sobrinus Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) thomasi Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) deyrollei Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) grootaerti Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) inornatus Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) mehli Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) schuhi Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanoxanthus agranulosus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Melanoxanthus fractus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus xanthographus Motschulsky, 1859
Metriaulacus badiipennis Candeze, 1860
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Mulsanteus hirtellus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus pedongensis Schimmel & T..., 2007
Mulsanteus sikkimensis Schimmel & T..., 2007
Nepalinus aethiops Bernhauer, 1920
Nepalinus anagastus Bordoni, 2002
Nepalinus baronii Coiffait, 1982
Nepalinus fusciceps Eppelsheim, 1895
Nepalinus indicus Bordoni, 2018
Nepalinus khasimontis Bordoni, 2002
Nepalinus meghalayaensis Bordoni, 2018
Nepalinus piceus Cameron, 1926
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus acutus Candeze, 1863
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Podeonius borowieci Schimmel, 2007
Podeonius kucerai Schimmel, 2006
Preusselater proximus Schimmel, 1999
Priopus bispinosus Platia & Sch..., 2003
Priopus miniaticollis Hope, 1831
Priopus miniatus Hope, 1831
Priopus prominens Erichson, 1841
Priopus riesei Platia & Sch..., 1995
Priopus trimaculatus Hope, 1831
Priopus vafer Erichson, 1841
Procraerus (Procraerus) agriotides Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) angustus Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) assamensis Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) difficilitus Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) nigroapicalis Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) siniaevi Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) subrubeus Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Procraerus (Procraerus) werneri Schimmel, 2003
Propsephus (Propsephus) cyaneus Candeze, 1878
Sericus (Sericus) bicarinatus Garg & Vasu, 1999
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus (Sericus) lahaulensis Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Silesis andrewesi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis assamensis Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis brancuccii Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis butleri Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis campbelli Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis catei Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis convexicollis Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis convexus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis crassiusculus Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis dembickyi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis dohertyi Platia, 2006
Silesis ecarinatus Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Silesis equalis Garg & Vasu, 1997
Silesis fencli Platia, 2006
Silesis fleutiauxi Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis fluens Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis fluentoides Platia, 2006
Silesis fruhstorferi Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis inconspicuus Platia & Sch..., 1996
Silesis keralensis Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis lebischi Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis longicarinatus Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Silesis lorenzi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis maindroni Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis meghalayaensis Garg & Vasu, 1997
Silesis minutus Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis nigrinoides Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis pacholatkoi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis parvulus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis ponmudiensis Platia, 2006
Silesis pseudolateralis Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis quadrimaculatus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis saueri Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis schawalleri Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis schuhi Platia & Sch..., 1993
Silesis subrugosus Platia & Sch..., 1993
Silesis suturalis Candeze, 1892
Silesis tamilensis Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis turaensis Platia, 2006
Silesis valentai Platia, 2006
Silesis vatsi Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Silesis werneri Platia & Sch..., 1996
Simodactylus assamensis Schimmel, 2003
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Tolphorea luristanicus Pic, 1920
Vuilletus altus Candeze, 1889
Xanthopenthes bartolozzii Schimmel, 1998
Xanthopenthes deliquescus Schimmel, 2003
Xanthopenthes maduraiensis Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes wittmeri Schimmel, 1999

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in India
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
12
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
12
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
10
71
Genera
Species

Taxom



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