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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Kanto (Honshu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
470
5292
8952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
470
5292
8952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
446
5198
8810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
4427
7653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
1802
3090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
89
1629
2568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
195
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
134
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kanto
7 Families width 167 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle106SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies10SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids12SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles28SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Omethidae LeConte, 1861False fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kanto
134 Genera with 167 Species
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Acteniceromorphus Kishii, 01SpeciesTaxom
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Aganohypoganus Ohira, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18737SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Aquatica Fu, Ballanty..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ascoliocerus Mequignon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Asiopodabrus Wittmer, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Athemellus Wittmer, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Athemus Lewis, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Athousius Reitter, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Benibotarus Kono, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Bioxylus Fleutiaux, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Caccodes Sharp, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Calochromus Guérin Ménev..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Conderis Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonocerus Kiesenwetter, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1969Roaches and Mantids3SpeciesTaxom
Dilophotes Waterhouse, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Drilaster Kiesenwetter, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Drilonius Kiesenwetter, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Dyscharachthis Blackburn, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectinoides Kishii, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Eropterus Green, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Farsus DuVal, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Fleutiauxellus Mequignon, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Fornax Laporte, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 03SpeciesTaxom
Greenarus Kazantsev, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Homotechnes Candeze, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hylochares Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypolithus Eschscholtz, 01SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Kandyosilis Pic, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Konoplatycis Nakane, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lanecarus Ohira, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Laterialis Kazantsev, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Libnetis Kleine, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Limoniscus Reitter, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1894Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Lopheros LeConte, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Lucidina Gorham, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1854Japanese fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycocerus Gorham, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lyponia Waterhouse, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Macrolycus Waterhouse, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Malthinellus Seidlitz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Matsudanoeus Sklenarova, ..., 2014
0SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1956Click Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mesolycus Gorham, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropodabrus Pic, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Migiwa Kishii, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Mikadocantharis Wittmer & Magis, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875
Brown Wireworms0SpeciesTaxom
Neofleutiauxia Platia, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Nipponoelater Kishii, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Omethes LeConte, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Parasilesis Ohira, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parathous Fleutiaux, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pectocera Hope, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1940Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Platynychus Motschulsky, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Pristolycus Gorham, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodrasterius Fleutiaux, 01SpeciesTaxom
Prothemus Champion, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Proxylobius Fleutiaux, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrocoelia Gorham, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Sadoganus Ohira, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scutellathous Kishii, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenothemus Bourgeois, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Vuilletus Fleutiaux, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Wittmercantharis Sato, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylobanellus Kleine, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylobanus Waterhouse, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Yukoana Kishii, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kanto
167 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acteniceromorphus kurofunei
Actenicerus (Acnitecerus) aerosus Lewis, 1879
Actenicerus (Acnitecerus) orientalis Candeze, 1889
Actenicerus (Acnitecerus) pruinosus Motschulsky, 1861
Aganohypoganus mirabilis Miwa, 1934
Agrypnus binodulus Motschulsky, 1861
Agrypnus cordicollis Candeze, 1865
Agrypnus fuliginosus Candeze, 1865
Agrypnus hypnicola Kishii, 1964
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus miyamotoi Nakane & Kishii, 1955
Agrypnus scrofa Candeze, 1873
Ampedus ainu ainu ainu Lewis, 1894
Ampedus (Ampedus) hypogastricus Candeze, 1873
Ampedus (Ampedus) japonicus Silfverberg, 1977
Ampedus (Ampedus) optabilis Lewis, 1894
Ampedus (Ampedus) orientalis Lewis, 1894
Ampedus (Ampedus) tokugoensis W. Suzuki, 1985
Ampedus (Miwaelater) carbunculus Lewis, 1879
Ampedus (Parelater) canalicollis Lewis, 1894
Ampedus (Parelater) puniceus Lewis, 1879
Anostirus daimio Lewis, 1894
Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Ascoliocerus saxatilis Lewis, 1894
Asiopodabrus hirakura Takahashi, 2012
Asiopodabrus yamizoensis Takahashi, 2012
Athemus attristatus
Athemus suturellus Motschulsky, 1860
Athousius humeralis Miwa, 1927
Benibotarus nigripennis
Benibotarus spinicoxis Kiesenwetter, 1874
Bioxylus pilosellus Hisamatsu, 1959
Calambus mundulus Lewis, 1879
Calochromus rubrovestitus Nakane & Ohb..., 1955
Cantharis curtata Kiesenwetter, 1874
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) niponicus Lewis, 1894
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) pinguis Lewis, 1894
Cautires yuasai Nakane, 1970
Corymbitodes concolor Lewis, 1894
Corymbitodes gratus Lewis, 1894
Corymbitodes nikkoensis Jakobson, 1913
Corymbitodes obscuripes Lewis, 1894
Cryptalaus berus Candeze, 1864
Cyphonocerus ruficollis Kiesenwetter, 1879White-browed Crake
Dalopius patagiatus Lewis, 1894
Denticollis miniatus Candeze, 1885
Denticollis nipponensis Ôhira, 1973
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dictyoptera elegans Nakane & J. ..., 1952
Dictyoptera gorhami Kono, 1932
Dictyoptera ohbayashii Nakane, 1969
Dilophotes (Dilophotes) atrorufus Kiesenwetter, 1879
Dolerosomus gracilis Candeze, 1873
Drilaster axillaris Kiesenwetter, 1879White-browed Crake
Drilonius striatulus Kiesenwetter, 1874Red turnip beetle
Dyscharachthis amplicollis Fleutiaux, 1923
Eanus (Pareanus) costalis Paykull, 1800
Ectinoides insignitus Lewis, 1894
Ectinus dahuricus Candeze, 1863
Ectinus insidiosus Lewis, 1894
Ectinus longicollis Lewis, 1894
Ectinus sericeus Candeze, 1878
Erotides (Glabroplatycis) nasutus Kiesenwetter, 1874
Farsus ainu Fleutiaux, 1923
Fleutiauxellus (Migiwa) curatus Candeze, 1873
Fleutiauxellus (Neomigiwa) quadrillum Candeze, 1873
Fornax consobrinus Hisamatsu, 1963
Fornax nipponicus Fleutiaux, 1923
Gamepenthes pictipennis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes versipellis Lewis, 1894
Glyphonyx bicolor Candeze, 1895
Glyphonyx dalopioides Nakane, 1959
Glyphonyx illepidius
Greenarus nigripennis Nakane & Ohb..., 1958
Haterumelater bicarinatus Candeze, 1873
Hayekpenthes pallidus Lewis, 1894
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) secessus Candeze, 1873
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) sinuatus Lewis, 1894
Hemicrepidius (Heterathous) desertor Candeze, 1873
Hemicrepidius (Miwacrepidius) subcyaneus Motschulsky, 1866
Homotechnes motschulskyi Fleutiaux, 1902
Hypolithus motschulskyi
Isorhipis foveata Hisamatsu, 1955
Lacon maeklinii Candeze, 1865
Lacon parallelus (Lewis, 1894)⇒ Agrypnus parallelus Candeze, 1874
Lanecarus palustris Lewis, 1894
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Laterialis oculata Gorham, 1886
Limoniscus atricolor Lewis, 1879
Limoniscus vittatus Candeze, 1873
Limonius (Limonius) eximius Lewis, 1894
Lopheros lineatus Gorham, 1883
Lopheros minimus Nakane, 1970
Lucidina accensa Gorham, 1883
Lucidina biplagiata Motschulsky, 1866
Luciola (Hotaria) parvula Kiesenwetter, 1874Red turnip beetle
Luciola (Luciola) cruciata (Motschulsky, 1854)⇒ Luciola picticollis Kiesenwetter, 1874
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) semiellipticus Reitter, 1910
Lyponia (Lyponia) osawai Nakane, 1970
Lyponia (Poniella) kleinei Nakane, 1967
Macrolycus aemulus Barovskij, 1930
Macrolycus excellens Nakane, 1969
Macrolycus flabellatus Motschulsky, 1860
Macrolycus kleinei (Nakane, 1967)⇒ Macrolycus aemulus Barovskij, 1930
Macrolycus montanus Nakane, 1967
Macrolycus submontanus Nakane, 1994
Malthinellus bicolor Kiesenwetter, 1874
Malthinus humeralis Kiesenwetter, 1874
Malthodes (Malthodes) hagai Takahashi, 2002
Malthodes (Malthodes) kinugasai Takahashi, 2002
Malthodes (Malthodes) kouichii Takahashi, 2002
Megapenthes opacus Candeze, 1873
Melanotus (Melanotus) annosus Candeze, 1865
Melanotus (Melanotus) correctus Candeze, 1865
Melanotus (Melanotus) erythropygus Candeze, 1873
Melanotus (Melanotus) fortnumi Candeze, 1878
Melanotus (Melanotus) legatus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) lewisi Schenkling, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) seniculus Candeze, 1873
Melanotus (Melanotus) senilis Candeze, 1865
Melanotus (Melanotus) spernendus Candeze, 1873
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) cete Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) japonicus Ôhira, 1974
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) koikei Kishii & Ôh..., 1956
Meristhus (Sulcimerus) niponensis Lewis, 1894
Microrhagus mystagogus Fleutiaux, 1923
Microrhagus ramosus Fleutiaux, 1902
Neopristilophus serrifer Candeze, 1873
Nipponoelater kometsuki
Nipponoelater sieboldi Candeze, 1873
Oedostethus kanmiyai Ôhira, 1991
Paracalais yamato
Paracardiophorus opacus Lewis, 1894
Paracardiophorus pullatus Candeze, 1873
Paracardiophorus sequens Candeze, 1873
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Parasilesis musculus
Parathous comes
Pectocera amamiinsulana Nakane, 1957
Pectocera fortunei Candeze, 1873
Photinus calisius Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Plateros (Plateros) hasegawai Nakane, 1961
Plateros (Plateros) japonicus Nakane, 1970
Plateros (Plateros) marginicollis Nakane, 1970
Plateros kirishima Nakane, 1975
Platycis nasutus Keisenwetter, 1874
Platynychus (Platynychus) nothus Candeze, 1865
Podabrus (Asiopodabrus) kouichii Takahashi & ..., 2000
Podeonius aquilus Candeze, 1873
Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860
Pristolycus sagulatus Gorham, 1883Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
Prodrasterius agnatus
Proxylobius longicornis Hisamatsu, 1958
Pyrocoelia fumosa Gorham, 1883
Pyrophorus cucujus Illiger, 1807
Reitterelater rugipennis Lewis, 1894
Sadoganus babai Ôhira, 1956
Scutellathous comes Lewis, 1894
Selatosomus (Eanoides) puerilis Candeze, 1873
Stenagostus umbratilis Lewis, 1894
Tetrigus lewisi Candeze, 1873
Themus episcopalis Kiesenwetter, 1874
Trixagus turgidus Hisamatsu, 1985
Vuilletus viridis Lewis, 1894
Xylobanus basivittatus Nakane, 1970
Yukoana carinicollis Lewis, 1894
Zorochros (Zorochros) lewisi Schwarz, 1907

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Kanto
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
18
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
71
106
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
24
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOmethidae
LeConte, 1861
False fireflies, False firefly beetles, False Soldier Beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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