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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1436
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1288
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
724
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
624
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
47
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
14
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melbourne
4 Families width 8 Species
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids3SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melbourne
14 Genera with 8 Species
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1801Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidomenus Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Dyscharachthis Blackburn, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Elatichrosis Hyslop, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Hapatesus Candeze, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Jenibuntor Muona, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1880Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Parablax Schwarz, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paracrepidomenus Schwarz, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Porrostoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Wynarka Calder, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne
8 Species
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Chauliognathus kershawi Lea, 1909
Chauliognathus lugubris Fabricius, 1801Green soldier beetle
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) opulentus Neboiss, 1957
Jenibuntor tabang Muona, 1993
Melanotus (Melanotus) hapatesus Candeze, 1880
Parablax ingwa Calder, 1986
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) mimicus Lea, 1921

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Melbourne
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
8
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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