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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
903
1496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
195
903
1496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
887
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
765
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
398
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
361
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
28
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eifel
4 Families width 54 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle35SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids14SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eifel
28 Genera with 54 Species
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Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17843SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17925SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 2007Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Macropunctum Tröster, 19949SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18605SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eifel
54 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Anostirus (Ipostirus) gracilicollis Stierlin, 1896
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Lanelater nicoleae Wappler, 2003
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Limonius (Limonius) poneli Leseigneur &..., 2007
Macropunctum angulosum Troster, 1999
Macropunctum angustiscutellum Troster, 1994
Macropunctum densipunctum Wappler, 2003
Macropunctum eckfeldi Troster, 1992
Macropunctum eocaenicum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum messelense G. Tröster, 1991
Macropunctum meunieri G. Tröster, 1991
Macropunctum rebugense Troster, 1994
Macropunctum senckenbergi Troster, 1994
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus glabellus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Microrhagus lepidus Rosenhauer, 1847
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
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) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus meybohmi Leseigneur, 2005

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Eifel
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
20
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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