Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 55
803
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 51
684
1481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 11
22
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 3
9
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Nigeria
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Nigeria
15 Species | Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851 | | | Agrypnus albitactus Candeze, 1874 | | | Agrypnus bidivisus Candeze, 1874 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) malkini Cobos, 1972 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) tricarinatus Cobos, 1960 | | | Eudicronychus nigerianus Girard, 1991 | | | Lacon calabaricus Candeze, 1874 | | | Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Microlycus pulcherrimus Kerrich, 1969 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) elimatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) auripilis Laurent, 1964 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) candezei Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) polyphemus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) punctatus Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) savagei Hope, 1842 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Elateroidea at artfakta.se
Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
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