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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1142
2018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
324
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
261
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
29
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
3
28
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
3 Families width 72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle70SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
28 Genera with 72 Species
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Agriotella Brown, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1863Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18448SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Fleutiauxellus Mequignon, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1853Dark Brown Click Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Margaiostus Stibick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1846Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriotella debilis LeConte, 1884
Agriotes (Agriotes) criddlei Van Dyke, 1932
Agriotes (Agriotes) ferrugineipennis LeConte, 1861
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) opaculus LeConte, 1859
Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863Western Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) atripennis G. Horn, 1871
Ampedus (Ampedus) brevis Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) moerens LeConte, 1861
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) occidentalis Lane, 1971
Ampedus (Ampedus) phelpsi G. Horn, 1874
Ampedus (Ampedus) phoenicopterus Germar, 1844
Athous (Athous) nigropilis Motschulsky, 1859
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) avitus Lanchester, 1971
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) fenestratus LeConte, 1859
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) longior LeConte, 1861
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) tumidicollis LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera barri Lane, 1965
Ctenicera coniungens LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera praeses Candeze, 1865
Danosoma brevicornis LeConte, 1853
Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790
Eanus (Eanus) granicollis Van Dyke, 1932
Fleutiauxellus (Fleutiauxellus) manki Fall, 1934
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) montanus Lane, 1965
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Hypnoidus squalidus LeConte, 1853
Lacon rorulenta LeConte, 1859
Lampyris pallida Geisthardt, 1987
Ligmargus funebris Candeze, 1860
Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853Pacific Coast wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) fulvipilis Candeze, 1860
Limonius (Limonius) infuscatus Motschulsky, 1859Western field wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) nitidulus G. Horn, 1871
Limonius (Limonius) rufihumeralis Lane, 1941
Limonius (Limonius) seminudus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Limonius fulvipilis Candeze, 1860
Limonius (Limonius) snakensis Lane, 1965
Limonius (Limonius) subauratus LeConte, 1853Columbia Basin wireworm
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) umbricolus Eschscholtz, 1829
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) volitans Eschscholtz, 1829
Margaiostus (Margaiostus) glacialis Van Dyke, 1932
Melanotus (Melanotus) corticinus Say, 1823
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) opacicollis LeConte, 1866
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) prasinus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) testaceus Melsheimer, 1846
Negastrius colon G. Horn, 1871
Negastrius stibicki Wells, 1996
Neohypdonus nibleyi Wells, 1991
Neohypdonus recavus Wells, 1991
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Paradonus beckeri Stibick, 1990
Prosternon bombycinus Germar, 1843
Pseudanostirus columbianus Brown, 1936
Pseudanostirus nebraskensis Bland, 1863
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) festivus LeConte, 1857
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) carbo LeConte, 1853
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) destructor Brown, 1935
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) montanus Brown, 1935
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) semimetallicus Walker, 1866
Trixagus mendax G. Horn, 1885

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Malta
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
26
70
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

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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