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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
110
2924
17636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
2584
13895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
22
240
1463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
146
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
106
708
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
33
270
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
33 Genera with 270 Species
#ABDEGHIMPRST
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17858SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 199384SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185363SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Idotarmonides Agajev, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1871Click Beetle48SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1882Brown Wireworms3SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Parapenthes Jiang, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 184110SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagriotes Schwarz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tolphorea Gurjeva, 19835SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
270 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adrastus anatolicus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Adrastus circassicus Reitter, 1896
Adrastus dolini Wellschmied, 1978
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus longicornis Gurjeva, 1976
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotella debilis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) adanensis Pic, 1910
Agriotes (Agriotes) adlbaueri Platia & Sch..., 1992
Agriotes (Agriotes) anatolicus Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) aquilus Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) arcanus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) audisioi Platia & Sch..., 1992
Agriotes (Agriotes) bagherii Platia, Furl..., 2002
Agriotes (Agriotes) barriesi Cate & Platia, 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) cilicensis Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) colonnellii Guglielmi & ..., 1985
Agriotes (Agriotes) conspicuus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) constrictus Reitter, 1900
Agriotes (Agriotes) corsicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) cribrithorax Pic, 1910
Agriotes (Agriotes) defreinai Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) dusaneki Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) emaciatus Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) furlani Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) goksunensis Platia, 2004
Agriotes (Agriotes) grandinii Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) granulosus Platia & Sch..., 1992
Agriotes (Agriotes) gurgistanus Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) heydeni Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) informis Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) infuscatus Desbrochers ..., 1870
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) iranicus Platia, Furl..., 2002
Agriotes (Agriotes) iraqensis Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) izmirensis Cate & Platia, 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) karsantianus Pic, 1910
Agriotes (Agriotes) kinzelbachi Platia & Sch..., 1994
Agriotes (Agriotes) kubani Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) leinfesti Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) leuthneri Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) lizleri Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) lundbergi Platia, 1989
Agriotes (Agriotes) maceki Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) magnanii Platia & Gud..., 1996
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) mertliki Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) meticulosus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) nigricans Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) nigropubens Reitter, 1904
Agriotes (Agriotes) nigror Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) nuceus Fairmaire, 1866
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) olivieri Desbrochers ..., 1875
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) paludum Kiesenwetter, 1859
Agriotes (Agriotes) petterssoni Platia & Gud..., 2000
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) propleuralis Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximoides Platia, Furl..., 2002
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) radula Desbrochers ..., 1875
Agriotes (Agriotes) riesei Platia, 2004
Agriotes (Agriotes) samai Platia, Furl..., 2002
Agriotes (Agriotes) sameki Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) schuberti Platia, 2004
Agriotes (Agriotes) schurmanni Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) sexualis Platia, 2004
Agriotes (Agriotes) solai Platia, 2004
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) starcki Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) strigosus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) subsulcatus Pic, 1913
Agriotes (Agriotes) sylviae Cate & Platia, 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) syriacus Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) tauricus Heyden, 1882
Agriotes (Agriotes) tristiculus Reitter, 1906
Agriotes (Agriotes) turcicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agriotes (Agriotes) werneri Platia, 2003
Agriotes (Agriotes) witzgalli Platia & Sch..., 1993
Ampedus (Ampedus) adlbaueri Schimmel, 1990
Ampedus (Ampedus) aethiops (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) agilis Platia, 2001
Ampedus (Ampedus) anatolicus Platia & Gud..., 2002
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) assingi Schimmel, 1996
Ampedus (Ampedus) aurilegulus Schaufuss, 1863
Ampedus (Ampedus) balcanicus Dolin, 1983
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) charbinensis Schimmel, 2006
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) circassicus Reitter, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) demaisoni Buysson, 1899
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) ganglbaueri Reitter, 1889
Ampedus (Ampedus) hirticollis Semenov, 1891
Ampedus (Ampedus) impolitus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) iranicus Gurjeva, 1972
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) lubricus Buysson, 1891
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) ochropterus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) palans LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) persicus Gurjeva, 1972
Ampedus (Ampedus) phoenicium Platia, 2001
Ampedus (Ampedus) platiai Schimmel, 1990
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) punctatus Schwarz, 1893
Ampedus (Ampedus) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) ressli Platia & Gud..., 1999
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) samedovi Dolin & Agaev, 1983
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentoides Platia, Furl..., 2002
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) schoettlei Zeising & Br..., 2003
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) sobrinus Motschulsky, 1860
Ampedus (Ampedus) turcicus Platia, Kaba..., 2007
Ampedus (Ampedus) wachtangi Dolin, 1970
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) vanharteni Wurst, Schim..., 2001
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Brachygonus frater Wurst, 1995
Brachygonus hadullanus Wurst, 1995
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Brachygonus ruficepsoides Platia & Gud..., 2002
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1888
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) tauricus (Schwarz, 1897)⇒ Ampedus praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Haterumelater bimaculatus Schimmel, 1998
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Idolus adrastoides Reitter, 1888
Idotarmonides anatolicus Candeze, 1882
Idotarmonides bicolor Platia & Gud..., 1999
Ischnodes kadleci Mertlik, 2005
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Megapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes pallidulus Cate, Platia..., 2002
Megapenthes rutilipennis Candeze, 1859
Melanotus (Melanotus) acuminatus Reitter, 1891
Melanotus (Melanotus) aemulus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) bajulus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichroides Platia & Gud..., 1999
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) difficilis Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) fraseri Platia & Sch..., 1993
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) gradatus LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) iranicus Platia & Gud..., 1999
Melanotus (Melanotus) kalabzai Platia & Gud..., 2006
Melanotus (Melanotus) kliri Cate, Platia..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) monticola Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) osellai Guglielmi & ..., 1985
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctatostriatus Schwarz, 1892
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctosinus Cate, Platia..., 2002Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
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) turcicus Platia & Gud..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) cuneiformis Baudi di Selve, 1871
Melanoxanthus almaca Wurst, Schim..., 2001
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Mulsanteus kalabzai Mertlik & Du..., 2006
Mulsanteus schaumi Candeze, 1882
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Parapenthes solitarius Peyron, 1858
Peripontius concolor Desbrochers ..., 1875
Peripontius crassus Buysson, 1906
Peripontius dentatus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Peripontius dimidiatipennis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Peripontius ingridae Schimmel, 1996
Peripontius oertzeni Schwarz, 1897
Peripontius omissus Buysson, 1889
Peripontius saroveci Platia, 2003
Peripontius schimmeli Zeising & Br..., 2003
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Pittonotus simoni Stierlin, 1879
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Podeonius acuticornis Germar, 1824
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Porthmidius drymogenes Platia, 2010
Porthmidius gelineki Reitter, 1904
Procraerus (Procraerus) bicolor Platia & Gud..., 2002
Procraerus (Procraerus) levantinus Platia & Gud..., 2007
Propsephus (Propsephus) claudei Wurst, Schim..., 2001
Propsephus (Propsephus) occupator Wurst, Schim..., 2001
Pseudagriotes holtzi Schwarz, 1896
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Synaptus iranicus
Tolphorea bicolor Cate, Platia..., 2002
Tolphorea kurdistanicus Platia & Gud..., 1996
Tolphorea pallida Platia, 2004
Tolphorea turcica Platia & Gud..., 2000
Tolphorea volans Gurieva, 1983

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Near East
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
3
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
10
128
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
9
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



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