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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region North China (China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
2094
4186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
2094
4186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
402
2028
4116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
1424
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
593
1340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
52
497
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
33
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
3
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North China
3 Families width 23 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids5SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North China
17 Genera with 23 Species
Ampedus Dejean, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Astanchus Gurjeva, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Clavelater Dong & Huang, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Fengningia Hong, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2001Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Paradesmatus Chang & al., 20092SpeciesTaxom
Paraprotagrypnus Chang & al., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Pristilophus Latreille, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Protagrypnus Dolin, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Prothemus Champion, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Sinobrevipogon Cai & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North China
23 Species
Ampedus (Ampedus) chifengensis Schimmel, 2006
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) zhangtiaoshanus Schimmel, 2006
Astanchus sinensis Schimmel, 2004
Cantharis (Cantharis) knizeki Svihla, 2004
Clavelater ningchengensis F. B. Dong, 2011
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
Dicronychus subulipennis Faldermann, 1835
Fengningia punctata Y. C. Hong, 1984
Melanotus (Melanotus) hebeiensis Platia & Sch..., 2004
Melanotus (Melanotus) knizeki Platia, 2005
Melanotus (Melanotus) scissus Platia & Sch..., 2001
Paradesmatus baiae H. L. Chang, 2009
Paradesmatus ponomarenkoi H. L. Chang, 2009
Paraprotagrypnus superbus Chang & al., 2009
Podabrus (Podabrus) magnus Wang & Yang, 1990
Pristilophus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Protagrypnus robustus H. L. Chang, 2009
Prothemus neimongolanus Wang & Yang, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) ondreji Svihla, 2006
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) pekinensis Svihla, 2002
Silesis davidi Platia & Sch..., 1991
Sinobrevipogon jurassicus Cai & al., 2015

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

Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
12
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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