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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Gower Peninsula (Swansea, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
239
1335
2575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1334
2574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1321
2554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1171
2363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
305
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
255
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
8
21
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
3
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gower Peninsula
3 Families width 22 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids10SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gower Peninsula
12 Genera with 22 Species
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gower Peninsula
22 Species
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Gower Peninsula
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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