Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Kentucky (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 433
3251
6874 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 431
3247
6871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 407
3152
6692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 287
2660
5716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 87
842
1435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 80
724
1136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 17
85
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 8
49
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kentucky
8 Families width 64 Species
Genera for Kentucky
49 Genera with 64 Species #ACDEGHILMOPRST
| Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756 | Eyed Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atalantycha Kazantsev, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteron Castelnau, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytum Latreille, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774 | Soldier Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1801 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ctenicera Latreille, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Deltometopus Bonvouloir, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784 | Roaches and Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ditemnus LeConte, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemis Lindl., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypogon Motschulsky, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphonyx Candeze, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horistonotus Candeze, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isarthrus LeConte, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | Lucernuta Laporte, 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanactes LeConte, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1842 | Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | Melasis Olivier, 1795 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelostethus Schwarz, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Perothops Laporte de C..., 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phengodes Illiger, 1881 | Glowworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1956 | Rover fireflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plateros Bourgeois, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycis C.G. Thomson, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleotomus LeConte, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1845 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rismethus Fleutiaux, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sylvanelater Johnson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trypherus LeConte, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kentucky
64 Species | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991 | | | Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756 | Eastern Eyed Click Beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825 | Red-necked click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839 | | | Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle | | Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839 | | | Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Net-wing | | Calopteron terminale Say, 1823 | End Band Net-wing | | Cantharis lecontei Fall, 1936 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823 | | | Cerophytum pulsator Haldeman, 1845 | | | Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775 | Margined Leatherwing | | Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | | Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | Goldenrod soldier beetle | | Conoderus bellus Say, 1823 | | | Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801 | Tobacco wireworm | | Deltometopus amoenicornis Say, 1839 | | | Dichelotarsus scaber LeConte, 1861 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Ditemnus bidentatus Say, 1825 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Eucnemis americana Horn, 1886 | | | Eurypogon niger Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834 | | | Isarthrus calceatus Say, 1839 | | | Isorhipis obliqua Say, 1836 | | | Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833 | | | Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825 | | | Limonius basilaris Say, 1823 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Malthodes curvatus LeConte, 1881 | | | Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817 | Common wireworm | | Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842 | | | Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844 | | | Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825 | | | Phengodes (Phengodes) laticollis LeConte, 1881 | | | Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851 | | | Photinus (Photinus) brimleyi Green, 1956 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus cookii Green, 1956 | | | Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851 | Snappy Single Sync | | Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Plateros modestus Say, 1835 | | | Platycis sculptilis Say, 1835 | | | Pleotomus davisii LeConte, 1881 | | | Podabrus brunnicollis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850 | Wrinkled Soldier Beetle | | Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835 | | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845 | Coulter's wild cabbage | | Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836 | Sneaky Elf | | Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823 | Black-bordered Elf | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) excavata LeConte, 1851 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) scitula Say, 1825 | | | Rismethus scobinula Candeze, 1857 | Click beetle | | Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806 | | | Trypherus latipennis Germar, 1824 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Kentucky | Family | Artematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cerophytidae ♰
Latreille, 1834
Cerophytid beetles, Rare click beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 19
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 6
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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