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Checklist for Tribe Elaterini Leach, 1815
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
176
14626
135736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
155
13570
120637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
30
1162
12937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
12
727
8205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
358
4420
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
99
1645
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElaterini
Leach, 1815
11
172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
11 Genera with 172 Species
Diplostethus Schwarz, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 185363SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesis Latreille, 18639SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1987Brown Wireworms39SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Paracosmesus Schwarz, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Probothrium Candeze, 184413SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 189312SpeciesTaxom
Tomicephalus Latreille, 19839SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
172 Species and 2 Subspecies
Diplostethus carolinensis
Diplostethus meridanus Champion, 1896
Diplostethus opacicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Diplostethus peninsularis Champion, 1895
Diplostethus setosus Germar, 1824
Diplostethus texanus LeConte, 1853
Dolerosomus blaisdelli Van Dyke, 1932
Dolerosomus debilis LeConte, 1859
Dolerosomus flavipennis (Motschulsky, 1859)⇒ Sericus silaceus Say, 1825
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) antillarum
Elater (Elater) ater (Candeze, 1865)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Elater (Elater) decorus Germar, 1843
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater (Elater) karikalensis Schimmel, 1997
Elater (Elater) lecontei (G. Horn, 1871)⇒ Ampedus cordifer LeConte, 1859
Elater (Elater) nigriventris (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Ampedus pomorum Herbst, 1784
Elater (Elater) pinguis G. Horn, 1884
Elater (Elater) ruficornis Philippi, 1881
Elater (Elater) tartareus LeConte, 1859
Elater affinis (Paykull, 1800)⇒ Ampedus affinis LeConte, 1884
Elater anthracinus (Le Conte, 1869)⇒ Ampedus anthracinus LeConte, 1869
Elater arizonensis
Elater behrensi (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ampedus behrensi G. Horn, 1871
Elater berryi H. F. Wickham, 1929
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Elater brevis (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus brevis Van Dyke, 1932
Elater brunneicolor (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus brunneicolor Van Dyke, 1932
Elater carbonicolor (Eschscholtz, 1829)⇒ Ampedus carbonicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Elater cardisce (Say, 1834)⇒ Cardiophorus cardisce Say, 1834
Elater carolinensis
Elater convexus (Say, 1823)⇒ Cardiophorus convexus Say, 1823
Elater cordatus (Horn, 1871)⇒ Ampedus cordatus G. Horn, 1871
Elater cordifer (Le Conte, 1859)⇒ Ampedus cordifer LeConte, 1859
Elater crassus (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Hemiops crassa Gyllenhal, 1817
Elater cucullatus (Say, 1825)⇒ Athous cucullatus Say, 1825
Elater dimidiatus (Le Conte, 1861)⇒ Athous vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Elater fastus (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Ampedus fastus LeConte, 1884
Elater fenyesi (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus fenyesi Van Dyke, 1932
Elater florissantensis H. F. Wickham, 1916
Elater granulicollis
Elater heeri
Elater insignis (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Elater laesus (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Ampedus laesus LeConte, 1853
Elater laevissimus
Elater lineolus (Panzer, 1795)⇒ Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater longicornis (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Ampedus longicornis LeConte, 1884
Elater longipennis (Notman, 1921)⇒ Ampedus tokugoensis W. Suzuki, 1985
Elater maculatus De Geer, 1774
Elater melinus (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Ampedus melinus LeConte, 1884
Elater miniipennis (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Ampedus miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Elater moerens (LeConte, 1861)⇒ Ampedus moerens LeConte, 1861
Elater nigricollis (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Ampedus nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Elater oregonus (Schaeffer, 1916)⇒ Ampedus oregonus Schaeffer, 1916
Elater palans (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Ampedus palans LeConte, 1853
Elater phelpsi (Horn, 1874)⇒ Ampedus phelpsi G. Horn, 1874
Elater primitivus
Elater propheticus
Elater restructus
Elater rhodopus (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Ampedus rhodopus LeConte, 1857
Elater rohweri H. F. Wickham, 1916
Elater rubriventris (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Ampedus rubriventris LeConte, 1884
Elater ruficollis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ampedus ruficollis Schwarz, 1902
Elater sanguinicollis (Panzer, 1793)⇒ Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Elater sayi (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Ampedus sayi LeConte, 1853
Elater scudderi H. F. Wickham, 1916
Elater submersus
Elater substriatus (Gebler, 1833)⇒ Limonius substriatus Gebler, 1833
Elater ursinus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus ursinus Van Dyke, 1932
Elater variatus
Elater vitiosus (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Ampedus vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Hypodesis aureipilis Champion, 1896
Hypodesis auricoma Champion, 1896
Hypodesis chrysomalla Candeze, 1863
Hypodesis cribricollis Candeze, 1863
Hypodesis penicillata Candeze, 1863
Hypodesis punctata Candeze, 1863
Hypodesis sericea Latreille, 1834
Hypodesis viridipennis Champion, 1896
Hypodesis vittata Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus arizonensis Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus bicolor Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus braziliensis Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus brevis Candeze, 1878
Mulsanteus breviusculus Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus brunnipilis Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus crassus (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Crigmus crassus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus cylindricollis Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus darlingtoni Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus depressus Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus evansi Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus fricki Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus geminatus Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gigas Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus gracilipes Candeze, 1893
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Mulsanteus havaniensis Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus interior Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus isthmicus Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus nigricollis Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus panamensis Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus peruanus Schwarz, 1903
Mulsanteus physorhinus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus reichardti Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus rubicundus Candeze, 1893
Mulsanteus rufipes Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus subopacus Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus subsericeus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus substriatus Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus texanus LeConte, 1853
Mulsanteus tikal Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus tropicalis Champion, 1896
Mulsanteus turanicus Reitter, 1887
Mulsanteus variatus Schaeffer, 1916
Mulsanteus whiteheadi Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus woodruffi Ball & Maddison, 1987
Mulsanteus xingu Ball & Maddison, 1987
Orthostethus caviceps Schaeffer, 1916
Orthostethus cavifrons Champion, 1896
Orthostethus corvinus Germar, 1844
Orthostethus glabratus Champion, 1896
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Orthostethus landolti Steinheil, 1877
Orthostethus pectinicornis Champion, 1896
Orthostethus piceus Candeze, 1863
Paracosmesus basalis Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus bifasciatus Schwarz, 1903
Paracosmesus chiliensis Schwarz, 1904
Paracosmesus cruciatus Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus dimidiatus Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus exiguus Schwarz, 1903
Paracosmesus melanurus Schwarz, 1900
Paracosmesus terminatus Schwarz, 1902
Parallelostethus antennatus Say, 1825
Parallelostethus attennatus
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Probothrium amplicolle Candeze, 1863
Probothrium crinitum Candeze, 1878
Probothrium furvum Erichson, 1847
Probothrium gibbiferum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium hepaticus Germar, 1824
Probothrium pilosum Candeze, 1878
Probothrium pubescens Kirby, 1818
Probothrium pupillum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufipes Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufivellum Candeze, 1863
Probothrium rufopubescens Steinheil, 1875
Probothrium suturale Candeze, 1897
Probothrium velutinum Germar, 1844
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) clarus (Gurjeva, 1972)⇒ Sericus sulcipennis Buysson, 1893
Sericus (Sericus) honestus Randall, 1838
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Sericus (Sericus) inversus Candeze, 1863
Sericus (Sericus) rugosus Van Dyke, 1932
Sericus (Sericus) viridanus Say, 1825
Sericus blaisdelli Van Dyke, 1932
Sericus humeralis Motschulsky, 1859
Sericus silaceus Say, 1825
Sericus sulcipennis Buysson, 1893
Tomicephalus abdominalis Candeze, 1889
Tomicephalus bicolor Champion, 1896
Tomicephalus bilineatus Schwarz, 1906
Tomicephalus insignis Champion, 1896
Tomicephalus melanotus Champion, 1896
Tomicephalus sanguinicollis Latreille, 1834
Tomicephalus sardioderus Candeze, 1863
Tomicephalus substriatus Candeze, 1863
Tomicephalus uhligi Golbach, 1983

Subnodes of Elaterini with occurrences in America
SubtribeElaterina
6
129
Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Elaterini at artfakta.se
Elaterini at dyntaxa.se