Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 284
1481
1826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 284
1481
1826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1425
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
1224
1490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 46
377
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 41
315
353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 9
39
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 4
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Denton County
4 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Denton County
15 Genera with 17 Species | Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1806 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atalantycha Kazantsev, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1801 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Horistonotus Candeze, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1837 | Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875 | Brown Wireworms | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1767 | Rover fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Photuris Dejean, 1833 | Femme fatale fireflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pyractomena LeConte, 1845 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Denton County
17 Species | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806 | | | Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle | | Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823 | | | Conoderus bellus Say, 1823 | | | Conoderus falli Lane, 1956 | Click beetle | | Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801 | Tobacco wireworm | | Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851 | | | Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850 | Wrinkled Soldier Beetle |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Denton County | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 4
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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