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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Mississippi (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
3421
6957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
412
3415
6951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3346
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
267
2730
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
80
922
1651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
785
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
88
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
43
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
5 Families width 56 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle26SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids15SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies9SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae (Eschscholtz, 1829)Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
43 Genera with 56 Species
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Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Benibotarus Kono, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Blauta LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18016SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Dipropus Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Hemirhipus Berthold, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lucernuta Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1844Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1852Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pityobius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pollaclasis Newman, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Selonodon Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
56 Species
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus rectangularis Say, 1825
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Benibotarus thoracicus Randall, 1838
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis tuberculata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus falli Lane, 1956Click beetle
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus scissus Schaeffer, 1909
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Dicrepidius palmatus Candeze, 1859
Dicrepidius ramicornis Palisot de B..., 1805
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Leptoceletes basalis LeConte, 1847
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Malthinus difficilis LeConte, 1851
Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes greeni Fender, 1949
Malthodes rectus LeConte, 1881
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Microrhagus subsinuatus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Microrhagus imperfectus LeConte, 1852
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus lineellus LeConte, 1852
Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851Snappy Single Sync
Photuris congener (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Photuris divisa LeConte, 1851
Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853Bipectinate Click Beetle
Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus frater LeConte, 1851
Polemius repandus LeConte, 1866
Pollaclasis bifaria Say, 1835
Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851
Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) excavata LeConte, 1851

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Mississippi
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
23
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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