Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Kerala (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
1660
3105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 222
1660
3105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 204
1569
2912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
1258
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 38
337
781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 36
313
742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 8
21
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 3
5
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kerala
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Kerala
5 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Kerala
15 Species | Maltypus circularis Wittmer, 1995 | | | Maltypus compressus Wittmer, 1995 | | | Maltypus globulosus Wittmer, 1995 | | | Melaneros cardamomensis Bocáková, 1999 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) fowleri Platia & Sch..., 2001 | | | Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) mehli Platia & Sch..., 2002 | | | Quasimus (Miquasus) improvisus Dolin, 2001 | | | Silesis crassiusculus Platia & Sch..., 2000 | | | Silesis dembickyi Platia & Sch..., 2000 | | | Silesis keralensis Platia & Sch..., 2000 | | | Silesis minutus Platia & Sch..., 2000 | | | Silesis nigrinoides Platia & Sch..., 2000 | | | Silesis pacholatkoi Platia & Sch..., 2000 | | | Silesis ponmudiensis Platia, 2006 | | | Silesis saueri Platia & Sch..., 2000 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Kerala | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Elateroidea at artfakta.se
Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
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