Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Brazoria County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 237
1231
1578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1228
1575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1194
1519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 157
1058
1382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
220
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 44
196
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 11
25
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 5
13
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brazoria County
5 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Brazoria County
13 Genera with 11 Species | Ampedus Dejean, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853 | Soldier Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ctenicera Latreille, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eros Newman, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1767 | Rover fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brazoria County
11 Species | Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853 | | | Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823 | | | Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Brazoria County | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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