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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1677
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1676
2896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1635
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1334
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
52
616
1219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
49
577
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
66
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
42
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Salvador
4 Families width 74 Species and 6 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle68SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Salvador
42 Genera with 74 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPS
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17769SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ascoliocerus Mequignon, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1829
Soldier Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Deilelater Costa, 1896Glowing Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18463SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Discodon Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Electribius Crowson, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Metanomus Buysson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Orithales Kiesenwetter, 18002SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Phaenolis Gorham, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scaptolenus LeConte, 1853
Rain Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18015SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18934SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
74 Species and 6 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) rugipennis Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) lepidus Mäklin, 1878
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) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Aplotarsus tibialis Schwarz, 1900
Ascoliocerus basalis Motschulsky, 1859
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Belotus abdominalis LeConte, 1851
Berninelsonius hyperboreus Gyllenhal, 1827
Cantharis (Cantharis) reichei Mulsant, 1862
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) widenfalki Leiler, 1967
Chalcolepidius bomplandii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Chalcolepidius lacordairei Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius oxydatus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius viriditarsus Schwarz, 1906
Cidnopus koltzei Reitter, 1895
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma conspersa Gyllenhal, 1808
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
Deilelater mexicanus Champion, 1896
Deilelater radians Champion, 1896
Denticollis borealis Paykull, 1800
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis varians Germar, 1846
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Electribius similis ♰ Lawrence, 1995
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Lacon lepidopterus Panzer, 1801
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Ligmargus depressus Gebler, 1847
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Malthinus (Malthinus) cartwrighti Wittmer, 1980
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Metanomus infuscatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Orithales serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Orithales serraticornis serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Phaenolis ustulatus Gorham, 1880
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Selatosomus melancholicus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) gloriosus Kishii, 1955
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Sericus brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) clarus (Gurjeva, 1972)⇒ Sericus sulcipennis Buysson, 1893
Sericus sulcipennis Buysson, 1893

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in El Salvador
FamilyArtematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
34
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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