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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
899
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
81
789
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
80
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
51
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
26
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
7
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
7 Genera with 29 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1910Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
29 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) arcanus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanei Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) macer LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Iowa
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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