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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
79
1132
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
1032
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
104
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
67
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
6 Families width 174 Species and 2 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle124SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies13SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids10SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
67 Genera with 174 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Adelocera Latreille, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Adelothyreus Bonvouloir, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Anchastomorphus Champion, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Anoplischius Candeze, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Aquatica Fu, Ballanty..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Belotus Gorham, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Caccodes Sharp, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 191114SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Crepidius Candeze, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18056SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Fornax Laporte, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18459SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Heterophotinus Olivier, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Ignelater Costa, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Itodacnus Sharp, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1860Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lygelater Costa, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle16SpeciesTaxom
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1916Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Nematodes Berthold, 1911Roundworms2SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1870Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Physorhinus Germar, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Plesiofornax Coquerel, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Poemnites Buysson, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Portofarsus1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophorus Illiger, 18296SpeciesTaxom
Rhagomicrus Fleutiaux, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thonalmus Bourgeois, 04SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Tylocerus Dalman, 19386SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 18893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
174 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelocera subcostatus Candeze, 1891
Adelothyreus curtus Fleutiaux, 1907
Adelothyreus dufaui Fleutiaux, 1907
Adelothyreus mouffleti Bonvouloir, 1875
Aeolus melliculus Candeze, 1859
Aeolus rubricatus Candeze, 1895
Agriotes (Agriotes) guadulpensis (Candeze, 1863)⇒ Agriotes guadelupensis Candeze, 1865
Agriotes guadelupensis Candeze, 1865
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) brunnicornis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Anchastomorphus dufaui Fleutiaux, 1911
Anchastus (Anchastus) insularis Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) jamaicae Candeze, 1889
Anchastus (Anchastus) signaticollis Germar, 1844
Anchastus (Anchastus) terminatus Candeze, 1865
Anchastus sautierei Chassain, 2008
Anoplischius brunneus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Anoplischius sulcifrons Candeze, 1859
Anostirus (Pseudostirus) sulphuripennis Germar, 1843
Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma maculatum De Geer, 1774
Aspisoma sexpunctatum Motschulsky, 1854
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) bicarinatus Fleutiaux, 1911
Caccodes iviei Wittmer, 1986
Chalcolepidius cyaneus Candeze, 1881
Chalcolepidius limbatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Chalcolepidius obscurus Laporte, 1836
Chalcolepidius porcatus Linnaeus, 1767
Chalcolepidius silbermanni Chevrolat, 1835
Chalcolepidius sulcatus Fabricius, 1777
Chalcolepidius validus Candeze, 1857
Chalcolepidius webbi LeConte, 1854Black-and-white Click Beetle
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus belti Champion, 1895
Conoderus bifoveatus Palisot de B..., 1807Click beetle
Conoderus castaneus Fabricius, 1792
Conoderus delauneyi Fleutiaux, 1911
Conoderus falli Lane, 1956Click beetle
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus posticus Eschscholtz, 1822Click beetle
Conoderus posticus sticturus Candeze, 1859
Conoderus rudis Brown, 1933
Conoderus rufidens Fabricius, 1801Click beetle
Conoderus varians Steinheil, 1875
Conoderus vitraci Fleutiaux, 1911
Cratomorphus dorsalis Gyllenhal, 1817
Crepidius rhipiphorus Candeze, 1859
Ctenicera divaricata LeConte, 1853
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Dicrepidius cavifrons Candeze, 1881
Dicrepidius distinctus Fleutiaux, 1911
Dicrepidius elegans Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Dicrepidius ignotus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dipropus brunneus Candeze, 1859
Dipropus inornatus (Candeze, 1859)⇒ Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Dipropus separatus (Fleutiaux, 1911)⇒ Dipropus puberulus Boheman, 1858
Drapetes (Drapetes) mediorufus Fleutiaux, 1911
Drapetes (Drapetes) nigricans Bonvouloir, 1859
Drapetes (Drapetes) quadripustulatus Bonvouloir, 1859
Drapetes (Neodrapetes) sellatus Bonvouloir, 1859
Dromaeolus fastidiosus Bonvouloir, 1871
Dromaeolus palpalis Fleutiaux, 1911
Dromaeolus subcylindricus Fleutiaux, 1911
Entomophthalmus americanus Bonvouloir, 1872
Esthesopus claricollis Say, 1839
Esthesopus grenadensis Champion, 1897
Esthesopus paedicus Candeze, 1860
Esthesopus poedicus Candeze, 1860
Fornax adjectus Horn, 1890
Fornax guadeloupensis Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Fornax infrequens Bonvouloir, 1872
Fornax insitus Horn, 1890
Fornax luridus Chevrolat, 1867
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx ferruginosus Schaeffer, 1916
Glyphonyx mimeticus G. Horn, 1874
Glyphonyx nanus Fleutiaux, 1940
Glyphonyx quadraticollis Champion, 1896
Glyphonyx quietus Say, 1839
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Glyphonyx rhopalacanthus Smith & Bals..., 1984
Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) decoloratus Say, 1836
Heteroderes amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1817Gulf Wireworm
Heteroderes laurentii Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790
Horistonotus asthenicus Candeze, 1860
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Ignelater luminosus (Illiger, 1807)⇒ Pyrophorus luminosus Illiger, 1807
Ignelater phosphoreus Linnaeus, 1758
Isorhipis picteti Bonvouloir, 1871
Itodacnus nihoae Samuelson & ..., 1995
Lacon graecus Candeze, 1857
Lacon misticus Mignot, 1969
Lacon modestus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Lacon modestus guadeloupensis Candeze, 1857
Lacon subcostatus (Candeze, 1857)⇒ Adelocera subcostatus Candeze, 1891
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lanelater sallei LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Lissomus impressifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Lissomus insularis Cobos, 1966
Lissomus punctulatus Dalman, 1824
Luciola (Luciola) lateralis (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Lygelater ignitus Fabricius, 1787
Megapenthes angularis LeConte, 1866
Megapenthes sturmi Germar, 1844
Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798
Melanactes reichei Germar, 1843
Melanotus (Melanotus) clandestinus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) difficilis Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) indistinctus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) macer LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) miscellus Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Mesopteron pecticornis Chevrolat, 1870
Mulsanteus carolinensis Schaeffer, 1916
Nematodes biimpressus Fleutiaux, 1911
Nematodes guadelupensis Fleutiaux, 1911
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Photinus discoideus Sahlberg, 1823
Photinus vitiosus Gemminger, 1870Acute blindia moss
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Physorhinus insularis Candeze, 1881
Plesiofornax colonus Fleutiaux, 1911
Plesiofornax dufaui Fleutiaux, 1911
Poemnites (Poemnites) bivittatus Melsheimer, 1845
Portofarsus caribicus
Pyrophorus hesperus (Candeze, 1803)⇒ Photuris pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774
Pyrophorus luminosus Illiger, 1807Cucubano
Pyrophorus noctilucus Linnaeus, 1758Cucujo
Pyrophorus pellucens Eschscholtz, 1830Undulate atrichum moss
Pyrophorus phosphorescens Laporte, 1840
Pyrophorus tuberculifer Eschscholtz, 1829
Rhagomicrus solitarius Fleutiaux, 1911
Robopus vittatus (Olivier, 1790)⇒ Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790
Robopus vittiger Gyllenhal, 1817
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Thonalmus bicolor Linnaeus, 1763
Thonalmus dominicensis Chevrolat, 1870
Thonalmus hubbardi
Thonalmus sinuaticostis
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Tylocerus cinctipennis Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Tylocerus crassicornis Dalman, 1823
Tylocerus howdeni Wittmer, 1975
Tylocerus maculicornis Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Tylocerus picipennis
Tylocerus unilineatus Pic, 1938
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) guanaensis Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx (Tytthonyx) virginensis Wittmer, 1992
Tytthonyx guadeloupensis Fleutiaux & ..., 1889

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
41
124
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
2
5
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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