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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
995
2460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
911
2272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
16
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
11 Genera with 25 Species
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Compresselater Platia & Gud..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplus Candeze, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Dolinolus Schimmel, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Ludigenus Candeze, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 200013SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
25 Species
Aphanobius riesei Schimmel, 1999
Compresselater bicolor Platia & Gud..., 2006
Ctenoplus rufoantennatus Fuller & Platia, 2006
Dolinolus andamanensis Schimmel, 2003
Elater (Elater) karikalensis Schimmel, 1997
Elater (Elater) uhligi Schimmel, 1997
Ludigenus politus Candeze, 1863
Melanotus (Melanotus) fowleri Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) mehli Platia & Sch..., 2002
Priopus riesei Platia & Sch..., 1995
Procraerus (Procraerus) angustus Schimmel, 2003
Silesis butleri Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis campbelli Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis crassiusculus Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis dembickyi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis keralensis Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis lorenzi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis minutus Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis nigrinoides Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis pacholatkoi Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis ponmudiensis Platia, 2006
Silesis quadrimaculatus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis saueri Platia & Sch..., 2000
Silesis tamilensis Platia & Sch..., 2000
Xanthopenthes bartolozzii Schimmel, 1998

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in South India
TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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