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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
75
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
43
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
5 Families width 140 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle122SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
43 Genera with 140 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPSTX
Adelocera Latreille, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Aferos Kazantsev, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Alaomorphus Hauser, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Brachysilidius Pic, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 193511SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Craspedostethus Schwarz, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Dayakus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dexoris Waterhouse, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanes Motschulsky, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Eudicronychus Mequignon, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hemicleus Candeze, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Icthyurus1SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Lesnelater Fleutiaux, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1883Japanese fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 02SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microlycus Pic, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Monadicus Candèze, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Mopleonus Fleutiaux, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Olophoeus Candeze, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Pachyelater Lesne, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pantolamprus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Paratetralobus1SpeciesTaxom
Procautires Kleine, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 193524SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalaus Laurent, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Selasia Mulsant, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Tarsalgus Candeze, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 191812SpeciesTaxom
Xylobanus Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
140 Species
Adelocera cylindriformis Fleutiaux, 1935
Adelocera kilimandjarensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Adelocera macarthuri Fleutiaux, 1935
Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851
Adelocera planus Fleutiaux, 1919
Adelocera tanganus Hayek, 1973
Adelocera testaceus Fleutiaux, 1935
Adelocera weisei Schwarz, 1898
Aferos (Aferos) flavohumeralis Kazantsev, 1992
Agrypnus aberdarensis Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus abstrusus Hayek, 1973
Agrypnus basalis Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus denticollis Fleutiaux, 1918
Agrypnus kenyensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus kinangopa Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus luctus Fleutiaux, 1935
Agrypnus samburensis Fleutiaux, 1919
Agrypnus tectus Fleutiaux, 1935
Alaomorphus candezei Hauser, 1900
Anchastus (Anchastus) elongatus Laurent & Ta..., 1962
Anchastus (Anchastus) inops Laurent & Ta..., 1962
Anchastus (Anchastus) laminatus Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) parvicollis Candeze, 1897
Anchastus (Anchastus) umbilicatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Anchastus (Anchastus) weisei Schwarz, 1898
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) hiekei Cobos, 1975
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) ikuthanus Cobos, 1975
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) keniensis Cobos, 1972
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) levifrons Fleutiaux, 1919
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) pseudogigas Cobos, 1975
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) satanas Cobos, 1972
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) teretrius Blanchard, 1917
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) trixagoides Fleutiaux, 1919
Brachysilidius vulcanicus Wittmer, 1962
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) chappuisi Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) commissus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) duplicatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) kaimosius Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nairobianus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ocularius Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) somereni Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) subvariatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tananus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) thuanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) turneri Fleutiaux, 1935
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Craspedostethus mombasanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Craspedostethus rugatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Craspedostethus turkanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Dayakus dilaticollis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dexoris (Elgodexoris) drozdovi Kazantsev, 2000
Dexoris (Elgodexoris) nigricollis Bocak & Boca..., 1988
Diaphanes rugicollis Fairmaire, 1887
Dicronychus gedyei Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus grandicollis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus hunti Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus littoralis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus militaris Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus rejafus Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus rubripennis Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus seclusus Fleutiaux, 1935
Dicronychus variolosus Fleutiaux, 1935
Drilus basilewskyi Wittmer, 1962
Eudicronychus striatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Glyphonyx aberdarensis
Hemicleus caffer Candeze, 1857
Hemicleus cardiophoroides Fleutiaux, 1919
Hemicleus duplicatus Hayek, 1973
Hemicleus elegans Fleutiaux, 1935
Hemicleus quadricollis Fleutiaux, 1919
Heteroderes flavonotatus Boheman, 1851
Heteroderes rothschildi Fleutiaux, 1918
Icthyurus carolinae
Lanelater acuminatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Lanelater babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918
Lanelater confusus Fleutiaux, 1935
Lanelater crassiventris Schwarz, 1899
Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Lanelater nitidus Fleutiaux, 1918
Lesnelater vicinus Fleutiaux, 1935
Luciola bimaculicollis Boheman, 1851
Luciola insignis E. Olivier, 1883
Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanoxanthus consimilis Fleutiaux, 1935
Melanoxanthus lateplagiatus
Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805
Microlycus pulcherrimus Kerrich, 1969
Monadicus gagates Fleutiaux, 1919
Mopleonus agriotides Laurent, 1966
Mopleonus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1919
Mopleonus novus Fleutiaux, 1935
Mopleonus somereni Fleutiaux, 1935
Olophoeus brunneiventris Schwarz, 1859
Olophoeus elgonensis Fleutiaux, 1935
Pachyelater lesnei
Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) terminatus Fleutiaux, 1935
Paracardiophorus elgonensis Fleutiaux, 1935
Paracardiophorus rabainus Fleutiaux, 1935
Paratetralobus hemirhipoides Fleutiaux, 1919
Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859
Propsephus (Propsephus) bukobanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) castaneus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) discolor Schwarz, 1899
Propsephus (Propsephus) epipleuralis Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) gedyei Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) gratiosus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) hoehneli Linell, 1896
Propsephus (Propsephus) hunti Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) incurvus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) kaimosius Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) kibwesianus Girard, 1974
Propsephus (Propsephus) macarthuri Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) maragolinus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) meruanus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) mutatus Fleutiaux, 1919
Propsephus (Propsephus) nairobianus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) protensis
Propsephus (Propsephus) rugosissimus Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) scaber Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) somereni Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) turneri Fleutiaux, 1935
Propsephus (Propsephus) villosus Girard, 1980
Propsephus (Propsephus) ziwanius Fleutiaux, 1935
Pseudalaus kenyensis Laurent, 1967
Selasia erlangeri Geisthardt, 2007
Selasia jaegeri Geisthardt, 2007
Selasia widenmanni Kolbe, 1898
Tetralobus (Paratetralobus) hemirhipoides Fleutiaux, 1919
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) candezei Fleutiaux, 1919
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767Giant Acacia Click Beetle
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hopei Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rougeoti Girard, 1979
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) subsulcatus Guérin, 1847
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) villosus Fleutiaux, 1918

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

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
31
122
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



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