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Checklist for Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
and region Southeast Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
638
10421
42784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
634
10403
42747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
601
10265
42432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
390
8244
36333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
2925
15620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
99
2614
13015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
249
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
156
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
101
552
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
32
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Europe
32 Genera with 200 Species
#ABDEGHIMOPRS
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 19859SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178333SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 184459SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19325SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18459SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1855Click Beetle40SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1882Brown Wireworms3SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Europe
200 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus gurjevae Penev, 1983
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus montenegroensis Laibner, 1987
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Adrastus sbordonii Guglielmi & ..., 1985
Agriotella bigeminatus Randall, 1838
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) arcanus Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) bulgaricus Platia & Gud..., 2007
Agriotes (Agriotes) collaris (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Agriotes crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) corsicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998
Agriotes (Agriotes) ellenicus Cate & Platia, 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) gurgistanus Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) laevicarinatus Platia & Gud..., 1999
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) litigiosus P. Rossi, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) medvedevi Dolin, 1960
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) paludum Kiesenwetter, 1859
Agriotes (Agriotes) pavesii Platia & Gud..., 2001
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Agriotes (Agriotes) rufipalpis Brullé, 1832
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) strigosus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) turcicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Ampedus (Ampedus) aethiops (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) balcanicus Dolin, 1983
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) basalis Mannerheim, 1852
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) coenobita Costa, 1881
Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825Red-necked click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cretensis Platia, 2004
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) evansi Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) forticornis Schwarz, 1900
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) glycereus (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Ampedus elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) hjorti B. G. Rye, 1905
Ampedus (Ampedus) karneri Schimmel, 1996
Ampedus (Ampedus) laurentinus Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) macedonicus Schimmel, 1996
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) militaris Harris, 1836
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) minos Wurst, 1997
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) molestus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) ochropterus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844)⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) quadrisignatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) vandalitlae Lohse, 1976
Ampedus (Ampedus) vignai Guglielmi & ..., 1985
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) xanthomus Germar, 1844
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Anchastus (Anchastus) signaticollis Germar, 1844
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Brachygonus meraculus Reitter, 1889
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dipropus schwarzi Becker, 1961
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1888
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) asmodaius Wurst, 1994
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx inquinatus Say, 1834
Glyphonyx mimeticus G. Horn, 1874
Glyphonyx nanus Fleutiaux, 1940
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Megapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844
Megapenthes stigmosus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) aemulus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) brevicollis Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) brignolii Guglielmi & ..., 1985
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) clandestinus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) ferrugineus Schwarz, 1892
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) gradatus LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) graecus Platia & Sch..., 1993
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) insipiens Say, 1825
Melanotus (Melanotus) kraatzi Schwarz, 1892
Melanotus (Melanotus) leonardi LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) monticola Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) piceatus Blatchley, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenebrosus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) cuneiformis Baudi di Selve, 1871
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) sulcicollis Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Mulsanteus schaumi Candeze, 1882
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Peripontius concolor Desbrochers ..., 1875
Peripontius dimidiatipennis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Peripontius oertzeni Schwarz, 1897
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Podeonius acuticornis Germar, 1824
Podeonius subcyaneus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Porthmidius gelineki Reitter, 1904
Procraerus (Procraerus) carinifrons Desbrochers ..., 1875
Procraerus (Procraerus) cretensis Platia & Gud..., 1996
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Sericus (Sericoderma) subaeneus Redtenbacher, 1842
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) honestus Randall, 1838
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Sericus (Sericus) viridanus Say, 1825
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle

Subnodes of Elaterinae with occurrences in Southeast Europe
TribeAgriotini
Laporte, 1840
3
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
11
114
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePomachiliini
Candeze, 1859
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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