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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Brewster County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
236
1167
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1167
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
1137
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
962
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
286
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
242
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
36
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brewster County
4 Families width 16 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae (Imhoff, 1856)Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brewster County
14 Genera with 16 Species
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1853Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1868Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Lycus Fabricius, 1949Net-winged beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microphotus LeConte, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1927Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brewster County
16 Species
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) flavicollis LeConte, 1868
Leptoceletes dehiscens Green, 1952
Leptoceletes pallidus Green, 1952
Lycus sagittatus Green, 1949
Malthinus chisosensis (Fender, 1963)⇒ Caccodes chisosensis Fender, 1963
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912
Photinus (Photinus) collustrans LeConte, 1878
Photinus (Photinus) stellaris Fall, 1927
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Brewster County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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