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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
308
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
34
277
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
46
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
41
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
40
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
12 Genera with 32 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Lamononia Van Zwaluwen..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) lepidus Mäklin, 1878
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) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Lamononia monticola Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Megapenthes arcifrons Van Zwaluwen..., 1945
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanoxanthus comptus Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Priopus exilis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
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
Simodactylus buxtoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Simodactylus tasmani Candeze, 1893
Simodactylus tastui

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

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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