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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
110
2520
9735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
103
2280
8197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
176
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
122
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
96
378
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
23
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
23 Genera with 148 Species
#ABDELMOPS
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Aglophus Sharp, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17836SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 175823SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Betarmonides Schwarz, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Eopenthes Sharp, 190833SpeciesTaxom
Lamononia Van Zwaluwen..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lomemus Sharp, 191018SpeciesTaxom
Mecastrus Sharp, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 193220SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ochosternus Candeze, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19288SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 05SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
148 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Aglophus modestus Sharp, 1877
Agriotella debilis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) laurentinus Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) lepidus Mäklin, 1878
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) taitiensis Boheman, 1859
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Anchastus (Anchastus) swezeyi Van Zwaluwen..., 1931Purple sanicle
Betarmonides flavipilus Broun, 1893
Betarmonides frontalis Sharp, 1877
Betarmonides gracilipes Sharp, 1877
Betarmonides laetus Sharp, 1877
Betarmonides obscurus Sharp, 1877
Betarmonides sharpi Candeze, 1882
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Dioxypterus eua Johnson, 1997
Dioxypterus tonga Johnson, 1997
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Eopenthes ambiguus Blackburn, 1885
Eopenthes antennatus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes arduus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes auratus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes basalis Sharp, 1885Cottonwood Spring suncup
Eopenthes caeruleus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes celatus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes cognatus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes debilis Sharp, 1885Cottonwood Spring suncup
Eopenthes deceptor Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes divisus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes funebris Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes germanus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes gracilis Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes humeralis Karsch, 1881
Eopenthes kauaiensis Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes konae Blackburn, 1885Cottonwood Spring suncup
Eopenthes longicollis Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes marginatus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes mauiensis Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes muticus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes oahuensis Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes obscurus Sharp, 1885Intermediate suncup
Eopenthes pallipes Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes parvulus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes perkinsi Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes plebeius Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes politus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes satelles Blackburn, 1885
Eopenthes tarsalis Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes tinctus Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes unicolor Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Eopenthes varians Sharp, 1908Hilgard's suncup
Lamononia monticola Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Lomemus collaris Sharp, 1877
Lomemus elegans Sharp, 1877
Lomemus flavipes Sharp, 1877
Lomemus frontalis Broun, 1893
Lomemus fulvipennis Broun, 1893
Lomemus fuscicornis Broun, 1893
Lomemus fuscipes Broun, 1893
Lomemus maurus Broun, 1893
Lomemus obscuripes Sharp, 1877
Lomemus pictus Sharp, 1877
Lomemus pilicornis Sharp, 1877
Lomemus puncticollis Broun, 1895
Lomemus rectus Broun, 1883
Lomemus sculpturatus Broun, 1893
Lomemus similis Sharp, 1877
Lomemus suffusus Sharp, 1877
Lomemus vittatus Broun, 1883
Lomemus vittipennis Broun, 1910
Mecastrus convexus Sharp, 1877
Mecastrus discedens Sharp, 1877
Mecastrus intermedius Broun, 1893
Mecastrus lateristrigatus White, 1846
Mecastrus vicinus Sharp, 1877
Megapenthes arcifrons Van Zwaluwen..., 1945
Megapenthes kieneri (Schimmel, 1997)⇒ Ochosternus zealandicus White, 1846
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) hapatesus Candeze, 1880
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctosinus Cate, Platia..., 2002Click beetle
Melanoxanthus adamsoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus bella Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus comptus Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Melanoxanthus contracta Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus convexa Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus fasciata Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus fasciatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus gourvesi Chassain, 2001
Melanoxanthus grandis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus hermosa Van Zwaluwen..., 1943
Melanoxanthus insularis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus montana Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus mumfordi Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus nana Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus obscura Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus paeninsularis Chassain, 2001
Melanoxanthus remota Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus silvestris Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus vitiensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Monocrepidius flavicans Candèze, 1878Beetle
Ochosternus norfolcensis Lea, 1929
Ochosternus zealandicus White, 1846
Priopus exilis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Propsephus (Propsephus) aenescens Blair, 1927
Propsephus (Propsephus) euaensis Schwarz, 1902
Propsephus (Propsephus) gracilicornis Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Propsephus (Propsephus) hawaiiensis Candeze, 1882
Propsephus (Propsephus) major Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) rufipes Schwarz, 1902
Propsephus (Propsephus) tongaensis Candeze, 1878
Propsephus (Propsephus) upoluensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Simodactylus buxtoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Simodactylus perraulti Chassain, 2001
Simodactylus tasmani Candeze, 1893
Simodactylus tastui

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Polynesia
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
11
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
4
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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