Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 92
1162
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 86
1025
1934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
119
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 7
73
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Massachusetts
7 Families width 141 Species
Genera for Massachusetts
73 Genera with 141 Species #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTX
| Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1853 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756 | Eyed Click Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1838 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Atalantycha Kazantsev, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1839 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenia Newman, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteron Castelnau, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1936 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1840 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774 | Soldier Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Corymbites Latreille, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corymbitodes Buysson, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltometopus Bonvouloir, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784 | Roaches and Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dipropus Germar, 1839 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dirrhagofarsus Fleutiaux, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Discodon Gorham, 1881 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ditemnus LeConte, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetes Dejean, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852 | Diurnal Fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eropterus Green, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eros Newman, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypogon Motschulsky, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1806 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hylis Gozis, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isarthrus LeConte, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceletes Green, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lopheros LeConte, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1853 | Click Beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | Melasis Olivier, 1795 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Microrhagus Dejean, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oestodes LeConte, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradonus Stibick, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1852 | Rover fireflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1835 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | Polemius LeConte, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1838 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1957 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1936 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizophilus Bonvouloir, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Silis Charpentier, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spilus Candeze, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sylvanelater Johnson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthus Dietz, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
141 Species | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) collaris (LeConte, 1853) | ⇒ Agriotes crassiusculus Platia & Gud..., 1998 | | Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767 | Click Beetles | | Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823 | Wheat wireworm | | Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853 | | | Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991 | | | Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801 | Blind Click Beetle | | Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756 | Eastern Eyed Click Beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825 | Red-necked click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) fuscatus Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) melanotoides Brown, 1933 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) melsheimeri Leng, 1918 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pusio (Germar, 1844) | ⇒ Ampedus areolatus Say, 1823 | | Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825 | Red-headed Click Beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838 | | | Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle | | Atalantycha neglecta Fall, 1919 | | | Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837 | | | Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825 | | | Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801 | Click Beetle | | Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974 | | | Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) teretrius Blanchard, 1917 | | | Caenia dimidiata Fabricius, 1801 | Terminal Net-Winged Beetle | | Calopteron discrepans Newman, 1838 | Banded Net-Winged Beetle | | Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Net-wing | | Calopteron terminale Say, 1823 | End Band Net-wing | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis lecontei Fall, 1936 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexulus LeConte, 1853 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840 | | | Chauliognathus limbicollis LeConte, 1858 | | | Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775 | Margined Leatherwing | | Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | | Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | Goldenrod soldier beetle | | Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806 | Wireworm | | Conoderus bellus Say, 1823 | | | Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801 | Tobacco wireworm | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Corymbites aethiops Herbst, 1806 | | | Corymbitodes tarsalis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806 | | | Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934 | | | Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853 | | | Deltometopus amoenicornis Say, 1839 | | | Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dichelotarsus punctatus LeConte, 1850 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Dirrhagofarsus lewisi Fleutiaux, 1900 | False click beetle | | Ditemnus bidentatus Say, 1825 | | | Drapetes exstriatus Say, 1834 | | | Dromaeolus cylindricollis Say, 1839 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852) | ⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852) | ⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Entomophthalmus rufiolus LeConte, 1866 | | | Eropterus trilineatus Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Eurypogon niger Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) brevicollis Candeze, 1863 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806 | | | Hylis terminalis LeConte, 1866 | | | Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823 | Abbreviated wireworm | | Hypoganus sulcicollis Say, 1833 | | | Isarthrus calceatus Say, 1839 | | | Isarthrus rufipes Melsheimer, 1844 | | | Isorhipis obliqua Say, 1836 | | | Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801 | | | Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827 | | | Leptoceletes basalis LeConte, 1847 | | | Limonius (Limonius) agonus Say, 1834 | Eastern field wireworm | | Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853 | | | Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833 | | | Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825 | | | Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825 | | | Limonius basilaris Say, 1823 | | | Lopheros fraternus Randall, 1838 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Malthodes werneri Fender, 1951 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817 | Common wireworm | | Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) leonardi LeConte, 1853 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853 | | | Microrhagus pectinatus LeConte, 1866 | | | Microrhagus subsinuatus (LeConte, 1852) | ⇒ Microrhagus imperfectus LeConte, 1852 | | Microrhagus triangularis Say, 1823 | | | Negastrius delumbis G. Horn, 1891 | | | Oestodes tenuicollis Randall, 1838 | | | Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825 | Brown Leatherwing Beetle | | Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834 | | | Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851 | | | Photinus (Photinus) ignitus Fall, 1927 | Delayed Photinus Firefly | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852 | Consanguineous Firefly | | Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Podabrus basilaris Say, 1823 | | | Podabrus brevicollis Fall, 1928 | | | Podabrus frosti Fender, 1946 | | | Podabrus nothoides LeConte, 1881 | | | Podabrus punctulatus LeConte, 1859 | | | Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850 | Wrinkled Soldier Beetle | | Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835 | | | Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834 | | | Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834 | | | Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853 | Propelling Click Beetle | | Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838 | Three-spotted Click Beetle | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851 | | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957 | Long-range Firefly | | Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845 | Coulter's wild cabbage | | Pyractomena marginalis Green, 1957 | | | Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836 | Sneaky Elf | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763 | Bloodsucker beetle | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) excavata LeConte, 1851 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) mollis Fall, 1936 | | | Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801 | Carolina cantharid | | Schizophilus subrufus Randall, 1838 | | | Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853 | Noble Click Beetle | | Spilus nitidus Candeze, 1859 | | | Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806 | | | Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Xanthus pygmaeus Dietz, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Massachusetts | Family | Artematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 34
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 6
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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