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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
66
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
34
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
4 Families width 81 Species
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle76SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
34 Genera with 81 Species
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Agonischius Candeze, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1893Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Anisomerus Schwarz, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Arhaphes Candeze, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Calopsephus Basilewsky, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Claudelater Cobos, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Craspedostethus Schwarz, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Dexoris Waterhouse, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Elasmosomus Schwarz, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodontus Candeze, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18274SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxus Fleutiaux, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimolibnetis Pic, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Neocalais Girard, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Neotetralobus Girard, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pantolamprus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Piezophyllus Hope, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Planeteros Gorham, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 190315SpeciesTaxom
Prosthaptus Gorham, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalaus Laurent, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rhinopsephus Schwarz, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Spilus Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 18816SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
81 Species
Agonischius pantolamprus Candeze, 1863
Agrypnus brevipennis Schwarz, 1903
Agrypnus lolodorfensis Hayek, 1973
Agrypnus minutus Schwarz, 1898
Agrypnus ngokoensis Hayek, 1973
Agrypnus pauliani Fleutiaux, 1941
Agrypnus subtuberculatus Schwarz, 1898
Agrypnus triangularis Schwarz, 1903
Alaus gibberosus Schwarz, 1893
Anchastus (Anchastus) insignis Laurent & Ta..., 1961
Anchastus (Anchastus) villiersi Fleutiaux, 1941
Anisomerus mirei Girard, 1986
Anisomerus prosternalis Schwarz, 1906
Arhaphes camerounensis Fleutiaux, 1941
Arhaphes quadriguttatus Schwarz, 1898
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) congolanus Cobos, 1960
Calopsephus apicalis Schwarz, 1903
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) camerounensis Fleutiaux, 1941
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) quadrinotatus Fleutiaux, 1941
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rubriventris Fleutiaux, 1941
Claudelater flavifrons Schwarz, 1903
Craspedostethus minutissimus Schwarz, 1898
Craspedostethus semirufus Schwarz, 1898
Dexoris (Dexoris) grandis Bocak & Boca..., 1988
Drapetes (Drapetes) africanus Cobos, 1960
Drapetes (Drapetes) bicoloratus Cobos, 1972
Drapetes (Drapetes) ferrugineus Cobos, 1972
Elasmosomus brunneiventris Schwarz, 1902
Elasmosomus edmundi Quelle, 1955
Elasmosomus fasciculatus Schwarz, 1902
Elasmosomus humeralis Schwarz, 1902
Elasmosomus linearis Schwarz, 1902
Elasmosomus parallelus Schwarz, 1902
Elasmosomus pulcher Schwarz, 1905
Elasmosomus raffrayi Candeze, 1878
Elasmosomus sobrinus Candeze, 1895
Elasmosomus undulatus Schwarz, 1902
Glyphonyx africanus Schwarz, 1896
Hemicleus dorsalis Schwarz, 1898
Hemicleus fasciculatus Schwarz, 1905
Ischiodontus melanoxanthoides Fleutiaux, 1906
Lacon cantaloubei Girard, 1969
Lanelater babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918
Lanelater badeni Candeze, 1889
Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Mimolibnetis obscurus Pic, 1936
Neocalais bimaculatus Fleutiaux, 1940
Neocalais curtipennis Schwarz, 1906
Neocalais macer Candeze, 1878
Neotetralobus africanus Girard, 1988
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) antennalis Fleutiaux, 1935
Piezophyllus (Hopelater) benitensis Fleutiaux, 1902
Planeteros zerchei Kazantsev, 2000
Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) cantaloubei Girard, 1974
Propsephus (Propsephus) confluens Candeze, 1893
Propsephus (Propsephus) cribratus
Propsephus (Propsephus) diplotrichus
Propsephus (Propsephus) distinctus Girard, 1974
Propsephus (Propsephus) doualaensis Fleutiaux, 1941
Propsephus (Propsephus) elimatus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) fulvipes Quedenfeldet, 1886
Propsephus (Propsephus) fusconiger Schwarz, 1909
Propsephus (Propsephus) gracilentus Girard, 1974
Propsephus (Propsephus) lepesmei Fleutiaux, 1941
Propsephus (Propsephus) moestus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) ovatus
Propsephus (Propsephus) senilis Schwarz, 1903
Prosthaptus barombianus Wittmer, 1963
Pseudalaus dohrni Candeze, 1882
Rhinopsephus balachowksyi Girard, 1985
Selasia maculata Wittmer, 1989
Spilus africanus
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) auratilis Schwarz, 1903
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) gigas Fabricius, 1801
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) macari Candeze, 1889
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) parallelus Schwarz, 1901
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) subsulcatus Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus dohrni (Candeze, 1881)⇒ Pseudalaus dohrni Candeze, 1882

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
29
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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