Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2218
3746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2216
3744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2167
3663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1748
3051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 58
550
1003 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 55
492
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 8
29
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
23
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mauritius
6 Families width 43 Species
Genera for Mauritius
23 Genera with 43 Species #ACDHLMNPRS
| Agriotes Eschscholtz, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanopenthes Fleutiaux, 1844 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1792 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1783 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytum Latreille, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroderes Latreille, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylis Gozis, 1970 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1932 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melasis Olivier, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothodes LeConte, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psellis Candeze, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrapractus Fairmaire, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenagostus Thomson, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
43 Species | Agriotes (Agriotes) biplagiatus | | | Agrypnus cariei Fleutiaux, 1920 | | | Agrypnus desjardinsi Candeze, 1857 | | | Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mousegrey click beetle | | Aphanopenthes acutipennis Germar, 1844 | | | Aphanopenthes cariei Fleutiaux, 1902 | | | Aphanopenthes vanus Germar, 1844 | | | Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801 | Click Beetle | | Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795 | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792 | | | Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807 | Soldier beetle | | Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783 | | | Cardiotarsus brunneicollis Erichson, 1840 | | | Cerophytum elateroides Latreille, 1804 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Dromaeolus barnabita A._Villa & G..., 1838 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784 | | Heteroderes vinsoni Fleutiaux, 1925 | | | Hylis foveicollis Thomson, 1874 | | | Hylis olexai Palm, 1955 | | | Hylis simonae Olexa, 1970 | | | Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784 | Oak Click Beetle | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Megapenthes antelmei Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Megapenthes bistrigatus Candeze, 1863 | | | Megapenthes cariei Fleutiaux, 1920 | | | Megapenthes lucius Candeze, 1863 | | | Megapenthes maculicollis Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Megapenthes mameti Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Megapenthes mauritiensis Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Megapenthes vinsoni Fleutiaux, 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus biarctus Carter, 1939 | | | Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799 | | | Psellis promiscua Erichson, 1841 | | | Pyrapractus cariei Fleutiaux, 1920 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763 | Bloodsucker beetle | | Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Mauritius | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cerophytidae ♰
Latreille, 1834
Cerophytid beetles, Rare click beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 15
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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