Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 450
3218
5859 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 449
3215
5856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 421
3111
5620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 288
2605
4789 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 78
772
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 72
653
1040 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
70
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
31
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northwestern Illinois
6 Families width 37 Species
Genera for Northwestern Illinois
31 Genera with 37 Species #ACDEHLMPRST
| Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756 | Eyed Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalantycha Kazantsev, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteron Castelnau, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774 | Soldier Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ctenicera Latreille, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784 | Roaches and Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1805 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parabuprestium Handlirsch, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1852 | Rover fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateros Bourgeois, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycis C.G. Thomson, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podabrus Westwood, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagomicrus Fleutiaux, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Silis Charpentier, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sylvanelater Johnson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trypherus LeConte, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northwestern Illinois
37 Species | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823 | Wheat wireworm | | Agriotes (Agriotes) thevenetii G. Horn, 1872 | | | Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756 | Eastern Eyed Click Beetle | | Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle | | Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Net-wing | | Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758 | Gray bushmallow | | Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776 | | | Cantharis tuberculata (LeConte, 1851) | ⇒ Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798 | | Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775 | Margined Leatherwing | | Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | | Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Denticollis denticornis Kirby, 1837 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806 | | | Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801 | | | Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Malthodes medioccidens Fender, 1951 | | | Parabuprestium teleas ♰ Westwood, 1854 | | | Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851 | | | Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852 | Consanguineous Firefly | | Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Plateros lictor Newman, 1838 | | | Platycis sculptilis Say, 1835 | | | Podabrus brunnicollis Fabricius, 1801 | | | Podabrus modestus Say, 1823 | | | Podabrus tomentosus Say, 1825 | | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823 | Black-bordered Elf | | Rhagomicrus humeralis Say, 1839 | | | Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806 | | | Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Trypherus latipennis Germar, 1824 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 5
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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