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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Centre County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
328
1866
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
328
1866
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1803
2466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
1535
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
69
511
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
430
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
55
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
27
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centre County
6 Families width 23 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids9SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centre County
27 Genera with 23 Species
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Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1837Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Oestodes LeConte, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centre County
23 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823)⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832
Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Oestodes tenuicollis Randall, 1838
Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825Brown Leatherwing Beetle
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801Carolina cantharid
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Centre County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
14
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
3
0
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
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Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
Elateroidea at itis.gov