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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Barnstable County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1072
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1072
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1027
1429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
906
1293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
52
245
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
210
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
38
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Barnstable County
6 Families width 26 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae (Eschscholtz, 1829)Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Barnstable County
23 Genera with 26 Species
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Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eros Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1805Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barnstable County
26 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Microrhagus subsinuatus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Microrhagus imperfectus LeConte, 1852
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Barnstable County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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