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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
439
4179
11334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
437
4173
11327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
422
4137
11266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3269
9498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
81
1374
5087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
75
1209
4357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
84
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
37
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
6 Families width 71 Species and 2 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle48SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids10SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
37 Genera with 71 Species
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Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Analestesa Leach, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Anelastes Kirby, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 02SpeciesTaxom
Craspedostethus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemis Lindl., 18121SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Idiotropa Schwarz, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Isidus Mulsant y Rey, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Malacogaster Bassi, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Microlycus Pic, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pelania Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Sidabia Svihla, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
71 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agriotes (Agriotes) grandinii Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) olivieri Desbrochers ..., 1875
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) aurilegulus Schaufuss, 1863
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Anelastes barbarus P. H. Lucas, 1846
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) beduinus Buysson, 1902
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) biguttatus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castillanus Buysson, 1902
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) exaratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus exaratus exaratus exaratus Eri..., 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) poncyi Buysson, 1903
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) scapulatus Candeze, 1878
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ulcerosus Géné, 1836
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Perrinellus) hoploderus Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Perrinellus) stoliger Buysson, 1902
Cautires afrops Alberti, 1983
Cautires blaps
Craspedostethus dilutus Erichson, 1840
Drilus mauritanicus Lucas, 1842
Dromaeolus barnabita A._Villa & G..., 1838
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Eucnemis capucina Ahr., 1812False click beetle
Heteroderes algirinus Lucas, 1849
Heteroderes musculus Germar, 1844
Idiotropa henoni Abeille de P..., 1894
Isidus appendiculatus Pic, 1912
Isidus moreli Mulsant & Rey, 1875
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lampyris algerica algerica Ancey, 1869
Lampyris exilis E. Olivier, 1894
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Malacogaster bassii P.H. Lucas, 1870
Malacogaster holomelas Peyerimhoff, 1949
Malacogaster nigripes Schaufuss, 1867
Malacogaster rubripes Peyerimhoff, 1949
Malthinus (Malthinus) cartennaeensis Constantin, 1979
Malthinus (Malthinus) dogueti Constantin, 1979
Malthinus (Malthinus) hofferi Svihla, 1980
Malthinus (Malthinus) impressithorax Svihla, 1997
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megathous algirinus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Microlycus virens Erdös, 1951
Nyctophila reichii Jacquelin du..., 1859
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Pelania mauritanica Linnaeus, 1767
Peripontius dimidiatipennis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Peripontius rutilipennis Illiger, 1807
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Pyrophorus cucujus Illiger, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) herbea Marseul, 1864
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Sidabia bilyi Svihla, 1994
Trixagus algiricus de Bonvouloir, 1862
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827
Zorochros (Zorochros) curtus Germar, 1844
Zorochros (Zorochros) ibericus Franz, 1967
Zorochros (Zorochros) quadrinaevus Reitter, 1895

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
23
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Elateroidea at itis.gov