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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Middlesex County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
715
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
715
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
684
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
615
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
92
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
20
69
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Connecticut)
3 Families width 7 Species
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Connecticut)
5 Genera with 7 Species
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1833Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1921Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Connecticut)
7 Species
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) hyslopi Van Zwaluwen..., 1921

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Middlesex County (Connecticut)
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
3
5
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



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