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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Lebanon (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
1949
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1948
3577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
327
1917
3538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1548
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
626
1381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
524
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
67
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
41
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
6 Families width 81 Species and 2 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle71SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834Cerophytid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
41 Genera with 81 Species
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Agriotella Brown, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Ascoliocerus Mequignon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18409SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cebrio Olivier, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Cordicantharis Svihla, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 05SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Elathous Reitter, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17796SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Lebanophytum Kirejtshuk &..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1866Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1817Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1853Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Porthmidius Germar, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Potergosoma Kovalev & Ki..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Rhomboaspis Kovalev & Ki..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
81 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agriotella debilis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) nigricans Platia & Gud..., 1997
Agriotes (Agriotes) radula Desbrochers ..., 1875
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) fusculus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) miniipennis LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) phoenicium Platia, 2001
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quebecensis Brown, 1933
Ascoliocerus sanborni G. Horn, 1871
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) kruegeri Pic, 1928
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) maculicollis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) megathorax Faldermann, 1835
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) miniaticollis Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sacratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) syriacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tenellus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cautires blaps
Cebrio cyrenaicus Pic, 1935
Cebrio kruegeri Pic, 1935
Cebrio wohlberedti Pic, 1935
Cordicantharis wittmeri Svihla, 1999
Ctenicera resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus merkli Pic, 1910
Drilus rectus Schaufuss, 1867
Eanus (Eanus) decoratus Mannerheim, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) estriatus LeConte, 1853
Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863
Eanus (Pareanus) costalis Paykull, 1800
Eanus costalis costalis
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Elathous agilis Németh, 2019
Elathous syriacus Schwarz, 1903
Haterumelater fulvago Marseul, 1868
Heteroderes algirinus Lucas, 1849
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Lacon delagrangei Buysson, 1891
Lacon drusa Marseul, 1870
Lacon drusus Marseul, 1870
Lacon ganglbaueri Schwarz, 1894
Lacon graecus Candeze, 1857
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lampyris gridelli Pic, 1935
Lanelater judaicus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Lebanophytum excellens A. G. Kirejt..., 2008
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) pectoralis LeConte, 1866
Malthodes (Malthodes) brignolii Wittmer, 1974
Malthodes (Malthodes) osellai Wittmer, 1974
Megathous tannourinensis Németh, 2019
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Mulsanteus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Nyctophila libani Laporte de C..., 1833
Paracardiophorus confalonierii Pic, 1928
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Peripontius omissus Buysson, 1889
Peripontius terminatus Erichson, 1841
Pittonotus theseus Germar, 1817
Porthmidius drymogenes Platia, 2010
Potergosoma gratiosa A. V. Kovalev, 2013
Pseudanostirus ochreipennis LeConte, 1863
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chtaurana Svihla, 1977
Rhomboaspis laticollis A. V. Kovalev, 2013
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Tetrigus cyprius Baudi di Selve, 1871

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Lebanon
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCerophytidae
Latreille, 1834
Cerophytid beetles, Rare click beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
32
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
Elateroidea at itis.gov