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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1836
3197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1831
3189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1806
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
212
1431
2590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
56
290
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
52
254
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
28
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brussels Capital Region
5 Families width 31 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids14SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
21 Genera with 31 Species
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Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17839SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemis Lindl., 18121SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Omalisus Geoffroy, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
31 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Ancistronycha cyanipennis Faldermann, 1835
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790
Eucnemis capucina Ahr., 1812False click beetle
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Omalisus (Omalisus) fontisbellaquaei Geoffroy, 1785
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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