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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1298
7004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1061
5507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
73
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
41
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
35
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
15
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
15 Genera with 57 Species
Agonischius Candeze, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Heschatroxus Candeze, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1878Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1878Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Platianulus Schimmel, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Symphostethus Schwarz, 19413SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
57 Species
Agonischius pulcher Van Zwaluwen..., 1943
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanopterus Montrouzier, 1855
Anchastus (Anchastus) disjunctus
Anchastus (Anchastus) insulsus Candeze, 1892
Anchastus (Anchastus) longicornis Candeze, 1865
Anchastus (Anchastus) nitidulus Candeze, 1878
Anchastus (Anchastus) pisciculus Candeze, 1878
Anchastus (Candezella) biroi Szombathy, 1910
Anchastus (Candezella) elongata Szombathy, 1910
Anchastus (Candezella) horvathi Szombathy, 1910
Anchastus (Candezella) nitidicollis Szombathy, 1910
Dioxypterus fordi Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Dioxypterus makirensis Montrouzier, 1855
Dioxypterus ottonis
Dioxypterus pulcher Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Dioxypterus undulatus
Dioxypterus venustus Van Zwaluwen..., 1933
Dioxypterus vitticollis Heller, 1935
Heschatroxus longicollis Schwarz, 1901
Heschatroxus mucronatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Heschatroxus rossi Van Zwaluwen..., 1952
Megapenthes agriotides Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes dorsalis Candeze, 1878
Megapenthes punctatus Candeze, 1878
Megapenthes suturalis Candeze, 1878
Melanotus (Melanotus) albertisi Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus angularis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus bellulus Van Zwaluwen..., 1948
Melanoxanthus bicinctus Fleutiaux, 1916
Melanoxanthus exiguus Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Melanoxanthus glyphonides Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus partitus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus ruficollis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus subcylindricus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus tetraspilotus Fairmaire, 1883
Mulsanteus erubescens Candeze, 1878
Platianulus albertisi Candeze, 1880
Priopus aequalis Candeze, 1878
Priopus consanguineus Candeze, 1860
Priopus erythronotus Candeze, 1865
Priopus robustus Szombathy, 1910
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) bitinctus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Propsephus (Propsephus) chatanayi
Propsephus (Propsephus) obesus Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Propsephus (Propsephus) papuensis Candeze, 1882
Simodactylus fasciolatus Fairmaire, 1883
Simodactylus longior Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Simodactylus major Van Zwaluwen..., 1963
Simodactylus pembertoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1931
Simodactylus similis Candeze, 1878
Simodactylus spinifer Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Simodactylus tertius Candeze, 1882
Symphostethus collaris Schwarz, 1903
Symphostethus malaita Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Symphostethus ruficollis Pjatakawa, 1941

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in New Guinea
TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
9
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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