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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Korea (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
5750
13716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
5742
13703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
5636
13500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
294
4531
11226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
79
1602
3912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
1430
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
104
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
68
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Korea
4 Families width 118 Species and 12 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle85SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies11SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids18SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Korea
68 Genera with 118 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17644SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18736SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1874Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Aquatica Fu, Ballanty..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Asiopodabrus Wittmer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Athemellus Wittmer, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Athemus Lewis, 01SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Athousius Reitter, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Fleutiauxellus Mequignon, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Hatchiana Fender, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lucidina Gorham, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1931Japanese fireflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ludioschema Reitter, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lycocerus Gorham, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Macrolycus Waterhouse, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Medakathous Kishii, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1865Click Beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mesolycus Gorham, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 0Brown Wireworms3SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Pectocera Hope, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Platynychus Motschulsky, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18797SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Prothemus Champion, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrocoelia Gorham, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Wittmercantharis Sato, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Korea
118 Species and 12 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Acnitecerus) infirmus Reitter, 1892
Actenicerus (Acnitecerus) pruinosus Motschulsky, 1861
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Agriotes subvittatus ogurae Lewis, 1894
Agriotes subvittatus subvittatus hegurensis K..., 1964
Agrypnus (Paralacon) argillaceus Solsky, 1871
Agrypnus binodulus Motschulsky, 1861
Agrypnus cordicollis Candeze, 1865
Agrypnus fuliginosus Candeze, 1865
Agrypnus miyamotoi Nakane & Kishii, 1955
Agrypnus scrofa Candeze, 1873
Alaus plebejus Candeze, 1874
Ampedus (Ampedus) analogicus Kolbe, 1886
Ampedus (Ampedus) hypogastricus Candeze, 1873
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanorum Kishii, 2002
Ampedus (Parelater) puniceus Lewis, 1879
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus daimio Lewis, 1894
Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Asiopodabrus fragiliformis Kang & Kim, 2000
Athemus attristatus
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous jactatus (Lewis, 1894)⇒ Medakathous jactatus jactatus babai Ôhira, 1956
Athous secessus (Candeze, 1873)⇒ Hemicrepidius secessus secessus hallaensis K..., 2002
Athousius humeralis Miwa, 1927
Cantharis (Cantharis) rifensis Kocher, 1961
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) pinguis Lewis, 1894
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Cryptalaus berus Candeze, 1864
Dalopius apterus Platia & Gud..., 2006
Danosoma conspersa Gyllenhal, 1808
Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis nigricollis Gebler, 1830
Ectinus longicollis Lewis, 1894
Ectinus sericeus Candeze, 1878
Ectinus tamnaensis Kishii, 2002
Erotides (Glabroplatycis) nasutus Kiesenwetter, 1874
Fleutiauxellus (Fleutiauxellus) grandiniger Kim & Han, 2000
Fleutiauxellus (Fleutiauxellus) parvus Kim & Han, 2000
Hatchiana glochidiatus Kazantsev, 1996
Hatchiana heydeni Kiesenwetter, 1879
Hatchiana jirisanensis Kang & Kim, 2000
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) coreanus Kishii, 2002
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) secessus Candeze, 1873
Hemicrepidius secessus secessus hallaensis K..., 2002
Lacon maeklinii Candeze, 1865
Lacon maeklinii maeklinii maeklinii Ca..., 1865
Lacon parallelus (Lewis, 1894)⇒ Agrypnus parallelus Candeze, 1874
Lacon parallelus parallelus amamiensis Ô..., 1967
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Liotrichus (Acteniceromorphus) chlamydates Lewis, 1894
Liotrichus (Acteniceromorphus) fulvipennis Lewis, 1894
Lucidina biplagiata Motschulsky, 1866
Lucidina kotbandia Park & Kang, 2005Finfoots
Luciola (Hotaria) papariensis Doi, 1932Bogota Rail
Luciola (Luciola) cruciata (Motschulsky, 1854)⇒ Luciola picticollis Kiesenwetter, 1874
Luciola (Luciola) lateralis (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Luciola (Luciola) picticollis Kiesenwetter, 1874Red turnip beetle
Luciola (Luciola) unmunsana Doi, 1931Plain-flanked Rail
Ludioschema vittiger Heyden, 1887
Lycocerus jejuensis Kang & Okushima, 2003
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) honestus Bourgeois, 1885
Macrolycus flabellatus Motschulsky, 1860
Malthinus (Malthinus) quadratipennis Kim & Kang, 2000
Medakathous jactatus Lewis, 1894
Medakathous jactatus jactatus babai Ôhira, 1956
Megathous suturalis Candeze, 1873
Melanotus (Melanotus) annosus Candeze, 1865
Melanotus (Melanotus) arctoides Kishii, 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) augustianus Lee, 1998
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) chejuensis Lee, 1999
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribricollis Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) hallasanae Lee, 1998
Melanotus (Melanotus) insularis Lee & Woo, 1999
Melanotus (Melanotus) legatus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) lewisi Schenkling, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) niger Lee, 1998
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) suwonensis Lee, 1998
Melanotus (Melanotus) woonhahi Lee & Woo, 1999
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) cete Candeze, 1860
Melanotus cete cete tokarensis Ô..., 1997
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) cribricollis Faldermann, 1835
Melanotus restrictus (Candeze, 1865)⇒ Melanotus cribricollis Faldermann, 1835
Meristhus (Sulcimerus) niponensis Lewis, 1894
Mulsanteus linteatus Candeze, 1873
Mulsanteus linteatus linteatus aureopilosus..., 1934
Mulsanteus plebejus
Neopristilophus serrifer Candeze, 1873
Oedostethus canicapillus Kim, Han & Lee, 2000
Oedostethus koreanus Kim, Han & Lee, 2000
Oedostethus ovalatus Kim, Han & Lee, 2000
Paracalais berus (Candeze, 1864)⇒ Cryptalaus berus Candeze, 1864
Paracardiophorus pullatus Candeze, 1873
Paracardiophorus sequens Candeze, 1873
Paracardiophorus sequens sequens purpuratus K..., 1977
Paraphotistus impressus sachalinensis Miwa, 1928
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) notabilis Candeze, 1873
Pectocera fortunei Candeze, 1873
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Platycis nasutus Keisenwetter, 1874
Platynychus (Displatynychus) adjutor Candeze, 1873
Podabrus (Asiopodabrus) asperipunctatus Kang & Okushima, 2003
Podabrus (Asiopodabrus) circumangulatus Kang & Kim, 2000
Podabrus (Asiopodabrus) fragiliformis Kang & Kim, 2000
Podabrus (Asiopodabrus) oreumsensis Kang & Okushima, 2003
Podabrus (Podabrus) annulatus Mannerheim, 1825
Podabrus (Podabrus) yoshidae Nakane, 1989
Podabrus heydeni (Kiesenwetter, 1879)⇒ Hatchiana heydeni Kiesenwetter, 1879
Priopus bibari Kishii, 2002
Pyrocoelia rufa E. Olivier, 1886
Pyrophorus cucujus Illiger, 1807
Reitterelater rugipennis Lewis, 1894
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) kanwonensis Svihla, 1995
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) koreaensis Kang & Kim, 2000
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) parviocellata Kang & Kim, 2000
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) coreanus Miwa, 1928
Silesis improvisus Gurjeva, 1976
Silesis musculus Candeze, 1873
Silesis musculus musculus nomurai Kishii, 1993
Tetrigus lewisi Candeze, 1873

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Korea
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
44
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
7
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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