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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Occitania Region (South France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
453
3896
7673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
452
3894
7671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
429
3803
7443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3072
6294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1040
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
926
1746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
16
103
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
60
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Occitania Region
7 Families width 113 Species
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle84SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids15SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834Cerophytid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Occitania Region
60 Genera with 113 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 184415SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Benibotarus Kono, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Cebrio Olivier, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cerophytum Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolepis Candeze, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17832SpeciesTaxom
Diacanthous Reitter, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Esthesopus Eschscholtz, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Malacogaster Bassi, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1841Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melasis Olivier, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Podistra Motschulsky, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Setasomus Gureva, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Xylophilus Mannerheim, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18503SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Occitania Region
113 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841
Adrastus limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) aurilegulus Schaufuss, 1863
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) brunnicornis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricius, 1787
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830Red-horned Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Ancistronycha abdominalis Fabricius, 1798Blue Soldier Beetle
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Anostirus (Pseudostirus) sulphuripennis Germar, 1843
Aplotarsus angustulus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Orthathous) eckerleini Platia & Gud..., 2000
Athous (Orthathous) subtruncatus Mulsant & Gu..., 1856
Athous (Pleurathous) godarti Mulsant & Gu..., 1853
Benibotarus (Benibotarus) alternatus Fairmaire, 1856
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Brachygonus campadellii Platia & Gud..., 2000
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis coccinea Schaller, 1783
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) anticus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) biguttatus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) exaratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cebrio gigas Fabricius, 1787
Cerophytum elateroides Latreille, 1804
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus bifoveatus Palisot de B..., 1807Click beetle
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Danosoma fasciatum Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mit..., 1783
Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Esthesopus poedicus Candeze, 1860
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemicrepidius hirtus Herbst, 1784
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lamprohiza mulsantii Kiesenwetter, 1850Yuma Clapper Rail
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris iberica Geisthardt &..., 2008Coots
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malacogaster passerinii Bassi, 1834
Malthinus (Malthinus) frontalis Marsham, 1802
Malthodes (Malthodes) fuscus Waltl, 1838
Malthodes (Malthodes) guttifer Allen, 1979
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenebrosus Erichson, 1841
Melasis buprestoides Linnaeus, 1761
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Nyctophila reichii Jacquelin du..., 1859
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Podabrus diadema Fabricius, 1798
Podabrus punctulatus LeConte, 1859
Podistra (Absidia) schoenherri Dejean, 1836
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) atra (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Rhagonycha elongata Fallen, 1807
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lutea O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Setasomus nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827
Xylophilus corticalis Paykull, 1800
Zorochros (Zorochros) araxicola Reitter, 1895
Zorochros (Zorochros) dufouri Buysson, 1900
Zorochros (Zorochros) flavipes (Aubé, 1850)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Occitania Region
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCerophytidae
Latreille, 1834
Cerophytid beetles, Rare click beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
41
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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