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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
479
888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
53
443
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
71
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
59
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
57
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
23
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
23 Genera with 72 Species
#ABDEGMOPST
Agonischius Candeze, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185315SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 04SpeciesTaxom
Blauta LeConte, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosimus Fletiaux, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elastrus Candeze, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Gonodyrus Fleutiaux, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1916Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Trelasus Fleutiaux, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
72 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agonischius subsericeus Kolbe, 1886
Agriotes (Agriotes) insanus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Ampedus (Ampedus) analogicus Kolbe, 1886
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Parelater) subcostatus Kolbe, 1886
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Anchastus (Anchastus) digitatus LeConte, 1853
Anchastus (Anchastus) flavescens Schwarz, 1906
Anchastus (Anchastus) solitarius
Blauta cribraria Germar, 1844
Dactylosimus dorsalis Fleutiaux, 1922
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dipropus fuscus LeConte, 1878
Dipropus soleatus Say, 1834
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elastrus aldabrensis Fleutiaux, 1922
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx nanus Fleutiaux, 1940
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Gonodyrus tarsalis Fleutiaux, 1922
Megapenthes curtus Candeze, 1878
Megapenthes difformis Fleutiaux, 1922
Megapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806
Megapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) clandestinus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) insipiens Say, 1825
Melanotus (Melanotus) kakusatoi Kishii, 1998
Melanotus legatus leeanus Kishii, 2002
Melanotus legatus legatus erabu Kishii, 1988
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) piceatus Blatchley, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) piger Motschulsky, 1854
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanoxanthus frivolus Candeze, 1900
Melanoxanthus insularis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus puerulus Candeze, 1898
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Porthmidius flavescens Fleutiaux, 1922
Porthmidius solitarius Fleutiaux, 1922
Propsephus (Propsephus) alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1903
Sericus (Sericus) viridanus Say, 1825
Silesis musculus musculus nomurai Kishii, 1993
Silesis musculus quelpartianus Kishii, 2002
Trelasus antennalis Fleutiaux, 1922

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Seychelles
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
13
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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