Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 95
437
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 95
437
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 90
425
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 73
361
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 25
126
199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 25
126
199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 2
14
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Britain
2 Families width 30 Species
Genera for New Britain
14 Genera with 30 Species | Agonischius Candeze, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 0 | Eyed Click Beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dioxypterus Fairmaire, 1940 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetes Dejean, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hapatesus Candeze, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1878 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mulsanteus Gozis, 1883 | Brown Wireworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteroptyx Olivier, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quasimus des Gozis, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simodactylus Candeze, 1878 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Britain
30 Species | Agonischius pulcher Van Zwaluwen..., 1943 | | | Agrypnus gracilentus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Agrypnus gracilis Blackburn, 1890 | | | Agrypnus limosus Candeze, 1881 | | | Alaus bituberosus Fairmaire, 1881 | | | Alaus borelii Candeze, 1857 | | | Alaus breviplicatus Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Alaus infumatus | | | Alaus velentinus Candeze, 1880 | | | Alaus velutinus | | | Dioxypterus bennigseni Schwarz, 1902 | | | Dioxypterus fordi Van Zwaluwen..., 1963 | | | Dioxypterus pulcher Van Zwaluwen..., 1940 | | | Drapetes (Drapetes) vicinus Fleutiaux, 1897 | | | Hapatesus (Hapatesus) hirtellus Candeze, 1882 | | | Hapatesus (Hapatesus) tropicus Neboiss, 1958 | | | Lanelater aequalis Candeze, 1857 | | | Lanelater pacificus Candeze, 1882 | | | Lanelater soricinus Candeze, 1882 | | | Medeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Melanotus (Melanotus) albertisi Candeze, 1878 | | | Melanoxanthus tetraspilotus Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Mulsanteus dilaticollis Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Pteroptyx effulgens (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987 | | Quasimus (Quasimus) divisus Van Zwaluwen..., 1963 | | | Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835 | Click beetle | | Simodactylus fasciolatus Fairmaire, 1883 | | | Simodactylus major Van Zwaluwen..., 1963 | | | Simodactylus pembertoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1931 | | | Simodactylus similis Candeze, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in New Britain | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 12
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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