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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Cambridge (Dane County, Wisconsin, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
775
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
775
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
753
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
631
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
173
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
150
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cambridge (Wisconsin)
5 Families width 20 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids5SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cambridge (Wisconsin)
17 Genera with 20 Species
Ampedus Dejean, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sylvanelater Johnson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge (Wisconsin)
20 Species
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus oblessus Say, 1833
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) constrictor Say, 1839
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Microrhagus audax Horn, 1886
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Cambridge (Wisconsin)
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
7
10
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
3
3
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