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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region East Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4519
11825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
515
4515
11821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
4439
11684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
320
3726
10276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
1444
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1304
3665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
135
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
80
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Germany
6 Families width 200 Species
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids0SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Germany
200 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Ancistronycha erichsonii Bach, 1854
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) austriacus Desbrochers ..., 1873
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Haplathous) zebei Bach, 1852
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Aulonothroscus brevicollis Bonvouloir, 1859
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) pagana Rosenhauer, 1847
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Cidnopus quercus
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Cratosilis denticollis Schummel, 1844
Crepidophorus mutilatus Rosenhauer, 1847
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma fasciatum Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elater (Elater) ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Elaterites longus H. Haupt, 1956
Eopyrophorus mixtus Haupt, 1950
Erotides cosnardi Chevrolat, 1831Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle
Eucnemis capucina Ahr., 1812False click beetle
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hylis cariniceps Rtt., 1902
Hylis foveicollis Thomson, 1874
Hylis olexai Palm, 1955
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Idomastotermes mysticus H. Haupt, 1956
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Isorhipis melasoides Laporte, 1835
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Limonius (Limonius) pectoralis LeConte, 1866
Limonius (Limonius) poneli Leseigneur &..., 2007
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus (Malthinus) moravicus Svihla, 1997
Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus facialis C. G. Thomson, 1864
Malthinus fasciatus (A. G. Olivier, 1790)⇒ Malthinus balteatus Suffrian, 1851
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus glabellus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) crassicornis Mäklin, 1846
Malthodes (Malthodes) dispar Germar, 1824
Malthodes (Malthodes) europaeus Wittmer, 1970
Malthodes (Malthodes) flavoguttatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) hexacanthus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) holdhausi Kaszab, 1955
Malthodes (Malthodes) lobatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) maurus Laporte, 1840
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) mysticus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) spretus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) subductus Kiesenwetter, 1863
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Metanomus infuscatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Microrhagus lepidus Rosenhauer, 1847
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Omalisus (Omalisus) fontisbellaquaei Geoffroy, 1785
Omalisus fontisbellaquei Geoffroy, 1785
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Podistra (Pseudoabsidia) prolixa Maerkel, 1852
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) maculicollis Märkel, 1851
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriceps (Waltl, 1838)⇒ Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus exul (Bonvouloir, 1859)⇒ Trixagus duvali Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus leseigneuri Muona, 2002
Trixagus meybohmi Leseigneur, 2005
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros (Zorochros) meridionalis Laporte, 1840
Zorochros (Zorochros) quadriguttatus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in East Germany
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
10
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
50
109
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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