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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Clay County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
235
933
1207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
234
932
1206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
897
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
741
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
249
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
209
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clay County (Iowa)
5 Families width 15 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clay County (Iowa)
16 Genera with 15 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eros Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clay County (Iowa)
15 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) punctatus Bonvouloir, 1859
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Oxygonus obesus Say, 1823
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936
Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801Carolina cantharid
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Clay County (Iowa)
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateroidea at artfakta.se
Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
Elateroidea at itis.gov