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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Helsinki (Uusimaa, Finland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
779
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
779
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
779
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
776
1483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
599
1246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
66
543
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
47
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
31
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Helsinki
5 Families width 50 Species
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle27SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids16SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Helsinki
31 Genera with 50 Species
#ACDLMOPRSZ
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Orithales Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Helsinki
50 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808
Danosoma fasciatum Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Microrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Orithales serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Helsinki
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
18
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
1
1
Genus
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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