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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
104
1460
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1280
2600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
133
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
81
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
32
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
11
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kansas
11 Genera with 34 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Ochosternus Candeze, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
34 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Ampedus (Ampedus) laesus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx helix Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx rhopalacanthus Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Megapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) difficilis Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) gradatus LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanei Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) macer LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Ochosternus zealandicus White, 1846
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825

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

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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