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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3638
10055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2823
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
1340
4610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1161
3766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
95
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
56
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
45
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
12
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
12 Genera with 80 Species
Agriotella Brown, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178315SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185331SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19322SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Leptoschema Horn, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1855Click Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18413SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
80 Species
Agriotella bigeminatus Randall, 1838
Agriotes (Agriotes) collaris (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Agriotes crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) grandinii Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) olivieri Desbrochers ..., 1875
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) aurilegulus Schaufuss, 1863
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) laesus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) maroccanus Schimmel, Pl..., 1992
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) meybohmi Zeising & Br..., 2003
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
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) tingitanus Wurst, 1995
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) xanthomus Germar, 1844
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Glyphonyx championi Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Haterumelater schembrii Platia, 1985
Leptoschema vazquezi Cobos, 1972
Megapenthes longicornis Schaeffer, 1916
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) leonardi LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) cuneiformis Baudi di Selve, 1871
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) sulcicollis Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Peripontius dimidiatipennis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Peripontius rutilipennis Illiger, 1807
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Morocco
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
3
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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