Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 98
2243
6022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 85
1986
5309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 14
155
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
68
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape
6 Families width 113 Species
Genera for Cape
68 Genera with 113 Species #ABCDEHILMNPRST
| Adrastus Eschscholtz, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aemidius Latreille, 1834 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afronycha Wittmer, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aliteus Candeze, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alyctelater Laurent, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1825 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1900 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ancistronycha Märkel, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisomerus Schwarz, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Beliophorus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Caenia Newman, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1974 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cautires Waterhouse, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cebrio Olivier, 1790 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Compsonycha Wittmer, 1949 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 1808 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deromecus Solier, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784 | Roaches and Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eanus LeConte, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elater minutus Linn..., 0 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845 | Diurnal Fireflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hemicleus Candeze, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroderes Latreille, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idolus Desbrochers, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1853 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 1853 | Japanese fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1951 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1800 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microrhagus Dejean, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Neocrowsonia Kistner & Ab..., 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Nyctophila Olivier, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1767 | Rover fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleonomoides Schwarz, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Promopleus Laurent, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Propsephus Hyslop, 1921 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopristilophus Mequignon, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrearinus Costa, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1846 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scaphoderus Candeze, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selasia Mulsant, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silis Charpentier, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stadenus Waterhouse, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
113 Species | Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792 | | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Afronycha bowesdorpense | | | Afronycha hessei | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853 | | | Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991 | | | Alyctelater australis Laurent, 1974 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825 | Red-headed Click Beetle | | Anchastus (Anchastus) capensis Laurent & Ta..., 1961 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) granulipennis Boheman, 1851 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) lineatus Laurent & Ta..., 1962 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) mozambicanus Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) rufivellus Candeze, 1859 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) variatus Laurent, 1974 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) zambianus Candeze, 1900 | | | Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857 | | | Anisomerus lamellicornis Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839 | | | Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837 | | | Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974 | | | Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) constrictor Say, 1839 | | | Caenia dimidiata Fabricius, 1801 | Terminal Net-Winged Beetle | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774 | Cantharid beetle | | Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823) | ⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | | Cantharis fimbriata | | | Cantharis illucens | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castaneipennis Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) depressus Candeze, 1878 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) hottentotus Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) capensis Laurent, 1974 | | | Cardiotarsus crocipes Candeze, 1868 | | | Cardiotarsus dorsalis Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiotarsus philautus Candeze, 1860 | | | Cardiotarsus silaceus Boheman, 1851 | | | Cautires blaps | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Dalopius fuscipes Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934 | | | Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853 | | | Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808 | | | Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837 | | | Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878 | | | Dichelotarsus laevicollis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dichelotarsus puberulus LeConte, 1850 | | | Dicronychus pallidus Laurent, 1974 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863 | | | Elater (Elater) fulvus (Schwarz, 1919) | ⇒ Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Elater albipes | | | Elater analis (Fabricius, 1792) | ⇒ Athous subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764 | | Elater axillaris | | | Elater consimilis | | | Elater pedestris | | | Elater puber | | | Elater quadrinotatus Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Elater rubescens | | | Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Heteroderes flavonotatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Heteroderes macroderes Candeze, 1859 | | | Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853 | | | Idolus debilis LeConte, 1884 | | | Isorhipis obliqua Say, 1836 | | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lampyris conspicua Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Lampyris dyluatia Laporte, 1840 | | | Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851 | | | Lampyris nigripennis Boheman, 1851 | | | Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853 | | | Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853 | | | Liotrichus vulneratus LeConte, 1863 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Luciola capensis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Luciola dregei Motschulsky, 1853 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835 | | | Malthodes fragilis LeConte, 1851 | | | Malthodes fuliginosus LeConte, 1866 | | | Malthodes niger LeConte, 1851 | | | Malthodes similis Fender, 1951 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800 | | | Microrhagus pectinatus LeConte, 1866 | | | Negastrius sexmaculatus Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Negastrius transvaalensis Laurent, 1974 | | | Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825 | Brown Leatherwing Beetle | | Parabuprestium teleas ♰ Westwood, 1854 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Pleonomoides brincki Laurent, 1974 | | | Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798 | | | Podabrus modestus Say, 1823 | | | Podabrus planulus Green, 1947 | | | Promopleus elegans Laurent, 1966 | | | Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834 | | | Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838 | Three-spotted Click Beetle | | Pseudopristilophus badius Laurent, 1974 | | | Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) hirticula Green, 1941 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Scaphoderus riehlii Candeze, 1857 | | | Selasia endroedyi Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia transkeiensis Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853 | Noble Click Beetle | | Silis (Silis) emarginata Green, 1966 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842 | | | Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Cape | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 10
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 42
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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