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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2369
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2367
4452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2331
4383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
1986
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
717
1394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
655
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
76
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
54
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hesse
6 Families width 115 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle81SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids20SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hesse
54 Genera with 115 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPQRST
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17838SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18448SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17774SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178313SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17832SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hylis Gozis, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Limoniscus Reitter, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 2007Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Macropunctum Tröster, 199410SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1829Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Omalisus Geoffroy, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18273SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hesse
115 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
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 limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Aulonothroscus brevicollis Bonvouloir, 1859
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus aeruginosus Olivier, 1790
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Erotides cosnardi Chevrolat, 1831Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hylis foveicollis Thomson, 1874
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lanelater verae Troster, 1993
Limoniscus violaceus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821Violet click beetle
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Limonius (Limonius) poneli Leseigneur &..., 2007
Macropunctum angulosum Troster, 1999
Macropunctum angustiscutellum Troster, 1994
Macropunctum eocaenicum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum latiscutellum Troster, 1994
Macropunctum messelense G. Tröster, 1991
Macropunctum meunieri G. Tröster, 1991
Macropunctum minutum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum promptum F. Meunier, 1921
Macropunctum rebugense Troster, 1994
Macropunctum senckenbergi Troster, 1994
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Omalisus (Omalisus) fontisbellaquaei Geoffroy, 1785
Omalisus fontisbellaquei Geoffroy, 1785
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus leseigneuri Muona, 2002
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Hesse
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
37
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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