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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Lower Rhine Bay (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
490
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
488
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
455
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
42
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
35
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lower Rhine Bay
7 Families width 62 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle29SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids22SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834Cerophytid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae (Latreille, 1817)Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lower Rhine Bay
35 Genera with 62 Species
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Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178311SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytum Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Erotides Waterhouse, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemis Lindl., 18121SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Omalisus Geoffroy, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18325SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Rhine Bay
62 Species
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Elathous bicolor LeConte, 1853
Aulonothroscus brevicollis Bonvouloir, 1859
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cerophytum elateroides Latreille, 1804
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Erotides cosnardi Chevrolat, 1831Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle
Eucnemis capucina Ahr., 1812False click beetle
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Omalisus fontisbellaquei Geoffroy, 1785
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus meybohmi Leseigneur, 2005
Zorochros (Zorochros) meridionalis Laporte, 1840

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Lower Rhine Bay
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
6
22
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
20
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
2
2
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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