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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1539
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1539
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
254
1490
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1321
2214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
50
300
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
45
255
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Haven County
6 Families width 16 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae (Imhoff, 1856)Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Haven County
16 Genera with 16 Species
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1805Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Haven County
16 Species
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957Long-range Firefly
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in New Haven County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
1
2
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
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