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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
459
3029
5803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
457
3026
5800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
424
2952
5680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
279
2396
4813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
928
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
820
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
78
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
45
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Germany
6 Families width 95 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle44SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids42SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Germany
45 Genera with 95 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 184711SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 178317SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Elaterites Tillyard, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Elektrokleinia Ellenberger ..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Eurysphinctus Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Griphoconion Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1847Dark Brown Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18479SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Germany
95 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnaberinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Ampedus seyfriedii O. Heer, 1847
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) flavilabris (Fallen, 1807)⇒ Psalydolytta flavilabris Mäklin, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) obscura Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) paradoxa (Hicker, 1960)⇒ Cantharis paludosa Fallen, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761
Elektrokleinia picta Ellenberger ..., 2019
Eurysphinctus latesulcatus A. Bode, 1953
Griphoconion tenuistriatum A. Bode, 1953
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Limonius (Limonius) poneli Leseigneur &..., 2007
Limonius optabilis O. Heer, 1847
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus biguttatus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthinus flaveolus Herbst, 1784
Malthodes (Malthodes) fibulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Malthodes (Malthodes) marginatus Latreille, 1806
Malthodes (Malthodes) minimus Linnaeus, 1758
Malthodes (Malthodes) spathifer Kiesenwetter, 1852
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Microrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podabrus (Podabrus) alpinus Paykull, 1798
Podistra (Absidia) rufotestacea Letzner, 1845
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus globicollis Germar, 1843
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) gallica Pic, 1923
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigripes W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) testacea Linnaeus, 1758
Rhagonycha germari Heer, 1847
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus leseigneuri Muona, 2002

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in North Germany
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
10
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
27
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
2
2
Genera
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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