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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
1807
3318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
1797
3306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
1717
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1264
2441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
585
1018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
513
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
60
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neogene
8 Families width 46 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle27SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883Texas beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids12SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neogene
30 Genera with 46 Species
#ABCDEGILMRST
Adelocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1865Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Brachypsectra LeConte, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Corymbites Latreille, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Curticantharis Zhang, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthus Reitter, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19025SpeciesTaxom
Elaterites Tillyard, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Electribius Crowson, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Electropteron Kazantsev, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1847Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lissantauga Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Lissomus Dalman, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mionelater Becker, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Semiotus Eschscholtz, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Throscus Latreille, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tytthonyx LeConte, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
46 Species
Adelocera granulata O. Heer, 1847
Agriotes (Agriotes) succiniferus Becker, 1963
Alaus spectabilis O. Heer, 1865
Ampedus seyfriedii O. Heer, 1847
Brachypsectra moronei Branham, 2006
Cantharis guttula J. F. Zhang, 1989
Cardiophorus braunii Heer, 1847
Corymbites emblemoelytrus Zhang, 1989
Corymbites euprepes (Zhang Junfeng, 1994)⇒ Ctenicera euprepes Zhang Junfeng, 1994
Corymbites pruinosus Motschulsky, 1860
Corymbites sincerus Zhang & al., 1994
Ctenicera euprepes Zhang Junfeng, 1994
Ctenicera sincerus Zhang Junfeng, 1994
Curticantharis capacis Zhang, 1989
Curticantharis thermophila Zhang, 1989
Curticantharis trapezialis Zhang, 1994
Diacanthus sutor Heer, 1847
Elater asmodeus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Elater canabinus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Elater holmgreni Heer, 1870
Elater mitrus J. F. Zhang, 1989
Elater wisniowskii Lomnicki, 1902
Elaterites lavateri Heer, 1847
Elaterites obsoletus Heer, 1847
Electribius palaeomexicanus Wu & al., 2015
Electropteron avus S. V. Kazantsev, 2012
Glyphonyx chiapasensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1990
Glyphonyx punctatus Becker, 1963
Ischnodes gracilis Heer, 1847
Lacon primordialis Heer, 1847
Lampyris orciluca Heer, 1865
Limonius optabilis O. Heer, 1847
Lissantauga epicrana G. Poinar, 2013
Lissomus taxodii O. Heer, 1870
Lucidota prima Wickham, 1912
Mionelater planatus Becker, 1963
Rhagonycha micans L. Piton, 1939
Semiotus ehrenswaerdi O. Heer, 1870
Silis chiapasensis W. Wittmer, 1963
Telephorus attavinus O. Heer, 1847
Telephorus fragilis Heer, 1847
Telephorus germari Heer, 1847
Telephorus macilentus O. Heer, 1865
Telephorus tertiarius O. Heer, 1847
Throscus peritulus Cockerell, 1925
Tytthonyx geiseri Poinar & Fanti, 2016

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Neogene
FamilyArtematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBrachypsectridae
LeConte & Horn, 1883
Texas beetle, Texas beetles, The Texas beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
17
27
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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