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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Northern Upper Rhine Plain (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
471
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
471
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
471
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
471
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
470
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
423
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
37
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
27
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Upper Rhine Plain
4 Families width 46 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle30SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids12SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Upper Rhine Plain
27 Genera with 46 Species
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Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17837SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Crudosilis Kazantsev, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1829Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 17643SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Upper Rhine Plain
46 Species
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Psalydolytta fusca Olivier, 1795
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Crudosilis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Silis ruficollis Fabricius, 1775
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812
Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Metacantharis discoidea Ahrens, 1812
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Reitterelater dubius (Platia & Cate, 1990)⇒ Brachygonus dubius Platia & Cate, 1990
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Northern Upper Rhine Plain
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
20
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
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
Elateroidea at itis.gov