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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
572
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
494
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
52
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
23
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elgin County
5 Families width 28 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids11SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elgin County
23 Genera with 28 Species
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Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1825Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
28 Species
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Dichelotarsus piniphilus Eschscholtz, 1830
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriceps (Waltl, 1838)⇒ Rhagonycha mollis mollis
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) lineola Fabricius, 1792
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Elgin County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
10
11
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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