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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Latvia (Baltic States)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		430
3171
7829		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		427
3166
7822		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		409
3129
7765		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		285
2556
6569		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		87
843
1910		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		81
726
1352		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
86
168		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles		8
55
108		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Latvia
8 Families width 108 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle57SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Berendtimiridae Winkler, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids30SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Latvia
55 Genera with 108 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Berendtimirus Winkler, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cacomorphocerus Schaufuss, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 187511SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Clypeorhagus Olexa, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17833SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Electribius Crowson, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Electronycha Kazantsev, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Electrosilis Kazantsev, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Eoluciola Kazantsev, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemis Lindl., 18121SpeciesTaxom
Helcophorus Fairmaire, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hylis Gozis, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Kolibacium Winkler, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrocerus Evans, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Protolopheros Kazantsev, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaplatopterus Kleine, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 20168SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Sucinocantharis Kuśka & Kan..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Xylophilus Mannerheim, 18001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Latvia
108 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus bifasciatus Schwarz, 1902
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. J. Mül..., 1821
Ampedus (Ampedus) karpathicus Buysson, 1886
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Aulonothroscus brevicollis Bonvouloir, 1859
Berendtimirus progenitor ♰ J. R. Winkler, 1987
Cacomorphocerus cerambyx ♰ Schaufuss, 1892
Cacomorphocerus jantaricus ♰ A. Kuśka, 2010
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cantharis nigrans (Mäklin, 1875)⇒ Epicauta nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Clypeorhagus clypeatus Hampe, 1850
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma conspersum Gyllenhal, 1808
Danosoma fasciatum Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis borealis Paykull, 1800
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Electribius balticus ♰ Hornschemeyer, 1998
Electribius friederichi ♰ Hornschemeyer, 1998
Electribius procerus ♰ Hornschemeyer, 1998
Electronycha prussica ♰ S. V. Kazantsev, 2013
Electrosilis minuta ♰ S. V. Kazantsev, 2013
Eoluciola varang ♰ S. V. Kazantsev, 2012Sooty Rail
Eucnemis capucina Ahr., 1812False click beetle
Helcophorus berendti ♰ Winkler, 1987
Hemicrepidius (Athous) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hylis olexai Palm, 1955
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Kolibacium (Kolibacium) balticum ♰ Winkler, 1987
Lacon aspersus Schwarz, 1902
Lacon bifasciatus (Schwarz, 1902)⇒ Agrypnus bifasciatus Schwarz, 1902
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Macrocerus sucinopenninus ♰ A. Kuśka, 2010
Malthinus danieli ♰ A. Kuśka, 2010
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes sucini ♰ KuÅ›ka & Kan..., 2010
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Microrhagus lepidus Rosenhauer, 1847
Microrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Protolopheros hoffeinsorum ♰ S. V. Kazantsev, 2013
Pseudaplatopterus (Pseudaplatopterus) ascheelei ♰ (R. Kleine, 1940)⇒ Pseudaplatopterus scheelei Kleine, 1940
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) limbata (C. G. Thomson, 1864)⇒ Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha sucinobaltica Poinar & Fanti, 2016
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Silis nitidula Fabricius, 1792
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Sucinocantharis baltica ♰ A. Kuśka, 2010
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Themus pristinus ♰ S. V. Kazantsev, 2013
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Xylophilus corticalis Paykull, 1800

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Latvia
FamilyArtematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles		1
3		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyBerendtimiridae ♰
Winkler, 1987
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles		11
30		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms		27
57		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles		5
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

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

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



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