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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region McPherson County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
861
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
861
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
814
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
716
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
34
213
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
30
168
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
3
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for McPherson County (Kansas)
3 Families width 6 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae (Imhoff, 1856)Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for McPherson County (Kansas)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1837Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for McPherson County (Kansas)
6 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in McPherson County (Kansas)
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
4
4
Genera
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