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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
237
1106
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
236
1104
1817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
224
1081
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
961
1621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
248
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
223
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
24
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Giessen
4 Families width 38 Species
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids13SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Giessen
19 Genera with 38 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17838SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17589SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Omalisus Geoffroy, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giessen
38 Species
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 murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Omalisus (Omalisus) fontisbellaquaei Geoffroy, 1785
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Giessen
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
11
21
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

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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