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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Northeast India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
372
3864
9821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
3864
9821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3786
9694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
3204
8761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
1175
3719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
1033
3390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
77
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
60
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast India
4 Families width 171 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle132SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids34SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast India
60 Genera with 171 Species
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Agonischius Candeze, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Athemus Lewis, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Biadelater Handlirsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Brancuccia Schimmel & P..., 19912SpeciesTaxom
Campsosternus Latreille, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Cardiorhinus Eschscholtz, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonocerus Kiesenwetter, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Falsopodabrus Pic, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Gallerucocantharis Pic, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Girardelater Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Habronychus Wittmer, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Hemiops Laporte, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lycocerus Gorham, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Lyponia Waterhouse, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Maltypus Motschoulsky, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Micropodabrus Pic, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 2007Brown Wireworms2SpeciesTaxom
Nepalinus Coiffait, 20185SpeciesTaxom
Pakabsidia Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Paracsikia Schimmel & P..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Parapenia Suzuki, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Pectocera Hope, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Penia Laporte, 200218SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Plectrosternus Lacordaire, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Podosilis Wittmer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20037SpeciesTaxom
Propsephus Hyslop, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocsikia Schimmel & P..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Senodonia Laporte, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 199616SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Stenothemus Bourgeois, 20057SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Vuilletus Fleutiaux, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Walteriella Kazantsev, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast India
171 Species
Agonischius piceus Garg & Vasu, 1999
Agonischius stripedius Garg & Vasu, 1999
Agrypnus anili Punam, Saini..., 1997
Agrypnus indianus Punam, Saini..., 1997
Anthracalaus bengalensis Candeze, 1881
Aphanobius longithorax Wiedeman, 1823
Athemus (Andrathemus) rolciki Svihla, 2004
Athemus (Athemus) assamensis Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) bitinctipennis Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) meghalayanus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) olivaceus Wittmer, 1995
Athemus (Athemus) rotundiphysus Wittmer, 1995
Biadelater werneri Giebel, 1856
Brancuccia flava Schimmel & P..., 1991
Brancuccia mirifica Schimmel & P..., 1991
Campsosternus aeneus Candeze, 1874
Campsosternus wittmeri Schimmel, 1994
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) cervilis Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) hayuliangensis Punam & Vasu, 1997
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) indicus Punam & Vasu, 1997
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) serratus Mukhopadhyay..., 2003
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sikkimensis Punam & Vasu, 1997
Cardiorhinus emarginatus Garg & Vasu, 1998
Chalcolepis emarginatus Punam, Vats ..., 1996
Chalcolepis nigrimaculatus Punam, Vats ..., 1996
Chalcolepis truncatus Punam, Vats ..., 1996
Cryptalaus berus Candeze, 1864
Ctenicera indentata Punam & Saini, 1996
Cyphonocerus harmandi Olivier, 1903
Dicronychus conductus Erichson, 1840
Elater (Elater) werneri (Schimmel, 1997)⇒ Biadelater werneri Giebel, 1856
Falsopodabrus himalaicus Wittmer, 1974
Falsopodabrus kostali Svihla, 2004
Falsopodabrus rolciki Svihla, 2004
Gallerucocantharis temporamaculatus Wittmer, 1997
Gamepenthes octomaculatus Schwarz, 1898
Girardelater werneri Schimmel, 1999
Habronychus (Habronychus) sikkimensis (Wittmer, 1997)⇒ Pakabsidia sikkimensis Wittmer, 1997
Habronychus (Habronychus) zdeneki Svihla, 2004
Hemiops crassa Gyllenhal, 1817
Hemiops flava Laporte, 1836
Heteroderes macroderes Candeze, 1859
Heteroderes oblitus Candeze, 1859
Heteroderes prosternalis Candeze, 1878
Lanelater fuscipes Fabricius, 1775
Lycocerus dimorphus Svihla, 2004
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) delectus Kazantsev, 1991
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) stevensi Kleine, 1928
Lyponia (Weiyangia) murzini Kazantsev, 2002
Maltypus spinosus Wittmer, 1992
Megapenthes equalis Punam & Vasu, 1996
Melanotus (Melanotus) arunachalensis Platia, 2007
Melanotus (Melanotus) bowringi Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) carinatus (Candeze, 1865)⇒ Melanotus matsumurai Schenkling, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) desgodinsi Platia, 2007
Melanotus (Melanotus) fuscus Fabricius, 1801
Melanotus (Melanotus) incallidus Candeze, 1882
Melanotus (Melanotus) indentus Punam, Saini..., 1997
Melanotus (Melanotus) matsumurai Schenkling, 1927
Melanotus (Melanotus) meghalayanus Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) pullus Punam, Saini..., 1997
Melanotus (Melanotus) rufinoides Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Melanotus) saueri Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) sikkimensis Platia & Sch..., 2001
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) schuhi Platia & Sch..., 2002
Meristhus (Meristhus) sikkimensis Cate, 2007
Meristhus (Sulcimerus) quadripunctatus Candeze, 1857
Micropodabrus tryznai Svihla, 2004
Mulsanteus hirtellus Candeze, 1863
Mulsanteus sikkimensis Schimmel & T..., 2007
Nepalinus aethiops Bernhauer, 1920
Nepalinus baronii Coiffait, 1982
Nepalinus indicus Bordoni, 2018
Nepalinus khasimontis Bordoni, 2002
Nepalinus meghalayaensis Bordoni, 2018
Pakabsidia sikkimensis Wittmer, 1997
Paracsikia parvula Schimmel & P..., 1991
Parallelostethus acutus Candeze, 1863
Parapenia assamensis Suzuki, 1982
Parapenia rugosicollis Schimmel, 2002
Parapenia sausai Schimmel, 1998
Pectocera assamensis Schimmel, 1994
Pectocera cantori Hope, 1842
Pectocera deboisae Schimmel, 1994
Pectocera hayekae Schimmel, 1994
Pectocera manipurensis Schimmel, 1994
Pectocera sikkimensis Schimmel, 1994
Pectocera wittmeri Schimmel, 1994
Penia afonini Schimmel, 1999
Penia atkinsoni Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia bimaculata Schwarz, 1905
Penia concolor Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia dieckmanni Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia flavolateralis Schimmel, 2002
Penia foveolata Schimmel, 1998
Penia jowaiensis Schimmel, 1998
Penia kaszabi Dolin & Suzuki, 1987
Penia longiuscula Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia necessa Schimmel, 1998
Penia oblonga Schimmel, 1998
Penia raii Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia rubrica Schimmel, 2002
Penia rugosa Schimmel & P..., 1991
Penia sachtlebeni Dolin & Suzuki, 1987
Penia sikkimensis Schimmel, 2006
Penia zeisingi Schimmel, 2002
Plateros (Plateros) slipinskyi Kazantsev, 1991
Plectrosternus rufus Lacordaire, 1857
Podabrus (Podabrus) himalaicus Wittmer, 1965
Podeonius kucerai Schimmel, 2006
Podosilis minuteexcavata Wittmer, 1997
Priopus bispinosus Platia & Sch..., 2003
Priopus miniaticollis Hope, 1831
Priopus prominens Erichson, 1841
Priopus trimaculatus Hope, 1831
Priopus vafer Erichson, 1841
Procraerus (Procraerus) agriotides Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) assamensis Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) difficilitus Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) nigroapicalis Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) siniaevi Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) subrubeus Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) werneri Schimmel, 2003
Propsephus (Propsephus) cyaneus Candeze, 1878
Pseudocsikia manipurensis Schimmel & P..., 1992
Quasimus (Quasimus) affinis Dolin, 2001
Quasimus (Quasimus) bengalicus Dolin, 2001
Quasimus (Quasimus) inopinatus Dolin, 2001
Quasimus (Quasimus) meghalayanus Dolin, 1993
Quasimus (Quasimus) sausai Dolin, 2001
Senodonia kucerai Schimmel, 2006
Senodonia meghalayana Schimmel, 2006
Sericus (Sericus) bicarinatus Garg & Vasu, 1999
Silesis assamensis Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis dohertyi Platia, 2006
Silesis ecarinatus Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Silesis equalis Garg & Vasu, 1997
Silesis fencli Platia, 2006
Silesis fleutiauxi Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis fluens Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis fluentoides Platia, 2006
Silesis fruhstorferi Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis meghalayaensis Garg & Vasu, 1997
Silesis parvulus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis schawalleri Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis subrugosus Platia & Sch..., 1993
Silesis turaensis Platia, 2006
Silesis vatsi Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Silesis werneri Platia & Sch..., 1996
Simodactylus assamensis Schimmel, 2003
Stenothemus angulatus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus dentatus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus expansus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus holosericus Svihla, 2005
Stenothemus orbiculatus Svihla, 2005
Stenothemus robustus Wittmer, 1974
Stenothemus subnitidus Svihla, 2005
Themus (Haplothemus) assamensis Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Haplothemus) bicoloriceps Kopetz, 2004
Themus (Haplothemus) cultellatus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Haplothemus) recurvus Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Haplothemus) reflexus Wittmer, 1995
Themus (Themus) chatengensis Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) namnasae Wittmer, 1973
Themus (Themus) pindaraemimus Wittmer, 1973
Vuilletus altus Candeze, 1889
Walteriella tryznai Svihla, 2004
Xanthopenthes deliquescus Schimmel, 2003
Zorochros (Thurana) assamensis Dolin, 2002
Zorochros (Zorochros) indicus Motschulsky, 1858

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Northeast India
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
13
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
43
132
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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