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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Bulgaria (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
431
4531
13442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
430
4529
13440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
413
4487
13359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
3601
11380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
80
1395
4776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
74
1232
3772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
110
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
71
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bulgaria
5 Families width 187 Species and 7 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle154SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids17SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bulgaria
71 Genera with 187 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17857SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 178314SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 197621SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 200111SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 190213SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Crepidophorus Mulsant & Gu..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17832SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Elathous Reitter, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemis Lindl., 18121SpeciesTaxom
Farsus DuVal, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17844SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1825Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerus Evans, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Malchinus Kiesenwetter, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1853Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nematodes Berthold, 1801Roundworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 02SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocrepidophorus Dolin & Agajev, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18357SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bulgaria
187 Species and 7 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus gurjevae Penev, 1983
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) bulgaricus Platia & Gud..., 2007
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) gurgistanus Faldermann, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) litigiosus P. Rossi, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) rufipalpis Brullé, 1832
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) turcicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus crenicollis Ménétriés, 1832
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) aethiops (Lacordaire, 1835)⇒ Ampedus nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) forticornis Schwarz, 1900
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) ochropterus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) vandalitlae Lohse, 1976
Ancistronycha occipitalis Rosenhauer, 1847
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Aplotarsus angustulus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) monilicornis Schwarz, 1897
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Orthathous) apfelbecki Reitter, 1905
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Athous (Orthathous) bulgaricus Platia, 2001
Athous (Orthathous) campyloides Newman, 1833Curved click beetle
Athous (Orthathous) cavus (Germar, 1817)⇒ Athous campyloides Newman, 1833
Athous (Orthathous) penevi Platia, 2001
Athous (Orthathous) stoimenovae Platia, 2001
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) bulgarica Svihla, 1983
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) pulicaria Fabricius, 1781
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) terminata Faldermann, 1835
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) anticus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) dolini Mardjanian, 1985
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) hinkei I. Frivaldszky, 1837
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) maritimus Dolin, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus atripes (Buysson, 1902)⇒ Cardiophorus vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cautires blaps
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Crepidophorus mutilatus Rosenhauer, 1847
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus luciae Laibner, 1985
Dicronychus rubripes Germar, 1824
Dicronychus versicolor Mulsant & Gu..., 1856
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1888
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Erotides cosnardi Chevrolat, 1831Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle
Eucnemis capucina Ahr., 1812False click beetle
Farsus dubius Piller & Mit..., 1783
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Isorhipis melasoides Laporte, 1835
Lacon lepidopterus Panzer, 1801
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lacon punctatus punctatus oblongus Del..., 1931
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris germariensis Jacquelin du..., 1860
Lampyris raymondi Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Lampyris zenkeri (Germar, 1817)⇒ Lampyris germariensis Jacquelin du..., 1860
Lampyris zenkeri zenkeri Germar, 1817
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825
Macrocerus kadleci Svihla, 2002
Malchinus kadleci Svihla, 2002
Malthinus (Malthinus) bulgaricus Svihla, 1990
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) monticola Ménétriés, 1832
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Microrhagus emyi Rouget, 1856
Microrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Microrhagus pyrenaeus Bonvouloir, 1872
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Nematodes filum Fabricius, 1801
Neopristilophus insitivus Germar, 1824
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Oedostethus tenuicornis Germar, 1824
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Procraerus (Procraerus) carinifrons Desbrochers ..., 1875
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon chrysocomum Germar, 1843
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pseudocrepidophorus flavescens Eschscholtz, 1818
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) balcanica Pic, 1901
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) machulkai Svihla, 1993
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) amplicollis Germar, 1843
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericoderma) subaeneus Redtenbacher, 1842
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Zorochros (Zorochros) alysidotus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros (Zorochros) ibericus Franz, 1967
Zorochros (Zorochros) kourili Roubal, 1936
Zorochros (Zorochros) meridionalis Laporte, 1840
Zorochros (Zorochros) quadriguttatus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Bulgaria
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
54
154
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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