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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Okinawa Islands (Ryukyu Islands, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2270
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
2270
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
2213
3026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1827
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
832
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
729
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
78
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
54
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Okinawa Islands
5 Families width 76 Species and 19 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle45SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae (Latreille, 1817)Fireflies17SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae (LeConte, 1861)Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Okinawa Islands
54 Genera with 76 Species
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Adelocera Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 189511SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthracalaus Fairmaire, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Asiopodabrus Wittmer, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Athemellus Wittmer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Campsosternus Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Chatanayus Fleutiaux, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Curtos Motschulsky, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonocerus Kiesenwetter, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Drilaster Kiesenwetter, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Eropterus Green, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19868SpeciesTaxom
Haterumelater Ohira, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1994Japanese fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ludioschema Reitter, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Lychnuris Blanchard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lyponia Waterhouse, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Macrolycus Waterhouse, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Malthinellus Seidlitz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 0Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Neopenthes Kishii, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Pectocera Hope, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Platynychus Motschulsky, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Prodrasterius Fleutiaux, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrocoelia Gorham, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Rhagophthalmus Motschoulsky, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ryukyucardiophorus Ohira, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sawadapenthes Ohira, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Stenocladius Deyrolle & F..., 19814SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigus Candeze, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Themus Schulz, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Vuilletus Fleutiaux, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Islands
76 Species and 19 Subspecies
Adelocera difficilis Lewis, 1894
Agriotes (Agriotes) hirayamai Miwa, 1934
Agrypnus amamiensis amamiensis amamiensis Miwa, 1934
Agrypnus amamiensis okinawanus Ohira, 1967
Agrypnus miyakei Ôhira, 1967
Agrypnus miyakei miyakei miyakei Ôhira, 1967
Agrypnus miyakei seinoi Kishii, 1985
Agrypnus miyamotoi Nakane & Kishii, 1955
Agrypnus nagaoi Ôhira, 1966
Agrypnus sakaguchii Miwa, 1928
Agrypnus sakishimanus sakishimanus sakishimanus..., 1967
Agrypnus sakishimanus tamurai Kishii, 1985
Agrypnus scutellaris Candeze, 1895
Ampedus amamiensis Ohira, 1968
Asiopodabrus enokidoi Takahashi, 2012
Athemellus naokii Okushima & I..., 2000
Campsosternus matsumurae Miwa, 1929
Campsosternus nobuoi Ôhira, 1966
Cardiotarsus yamazakii Ôhira, 1968
Chatanayus insularis Miwa, 1934
Cryptalaus larvatus Candeze, 1874
Cryptalaus putridus Candeze, 1857
Curtos costipennis Gorham, 1880
Curtos okinawanus Matsumura, 1918Red-legged Crake
Cyphonocerus okinawanus Nakane, 1983Grey-throated Rail
Drilaster fuscicollis Nakane, 1977Lord Howe Wood Rail
Drilaster ohbayashii Sato, 1968
Drilaster okinawensis Nakane, 1977
Drilaster tenebrosus Kawashima, S..., 2005Lord Howe Wood Rail
Glyphonyx ihai Ôhira, 1968
Glyphonyx makiharai Ôhira, 1973
Glyphonyx nomurai Ôhira, 1968
Glyphonyx okinawanus Chûjô, 1959
Glyphonyx pallidipes Miwa, 1934
Glyphonyx yona Kishii, 1996
Glyphonyx yuwancola yambarus Kishii, 1986
Glyphonyx yuwancola yuwancola yambarus Kishii, 1986
Haterumelater bicarinatus Candeze, 1873
Hayekpenthes pallidus okinawensis Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes pallidus pallidus masakii Kishii, 1979
Hemicrepidius secessus kuniyoshii Ohira, 1967
Hemicrepidius secessus secessus hallaensis K..., 2002
Lacon churakagi Ôhira, 1971
Lacon yayeyamanus Miwa, 1934
Luciola (Luciola) filiformis filiformis E..., 1913Red-legged Crake
Luciola (Luciola) kuroiwae Matsumura, 1918Red-legged Crake
Luciola (Luciola) owadai Satô & Kimu..., 1994
Lychnuris miyako
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) formosanus Pic, 1937
Lyponia (Lyponia) ishigakiana Nakane, 1961
Lyponia (Ponyalis) oshimana Nakane, 1961
Macrolycus okinawanus Sato & Ohbay..., 1968
Malthinellus exiguus Takahashi, 2018
Malthinus (Malthinus) nakanishii Takahashi, 2006
Malthodes (Malthodes) eurypygus Takahashi, 2001
Melanotus amamiensis amamiensis yambarus Kishii, 1985
Melanotus amamiensis yambarus Kishii, 1985
Melanotus okinawensis Ohira, 1982
Melanotus yaeyamacola
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Neopenthes pallidihumeralis Kishii, 1973
Pectocera amamiinsulana Nakane, 1957
Plateros ikarianus Nakane, 1961
Plateros nakachii Nakane, 1961
Plateros shibatai Naikane, 1961
Platynychus (Displatynychus) adjutor Candeze, 1873
Platynychus (Platynychus) formosanus Matsumura, 1910
Priopus ferrugineipennis Miwa, 1927
Priopus ferrugineipennis ferrugineipennis ferrugineipe..., 1927
Priopus ferrugineipennis kuniyoshii Ohira, 1967
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) satoi Ôhira, 2003
Pyrocoelia abdominalis Nakane, 1977
Pyrocoelia atripennis Lewis, 1896
Quasimus (Quasimus) imasakai Kishii, 1976
Rhagophthalmus ohbai (Wittmer, 1994)⇒ Lampyris ohbai Wittmer, 1994
Ryukyucardiophorus loochooensis Miwa, 1934
Sawadapenthes amami amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Sawadapenthes amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Silesis hatayamai hatayamai amami Kishii, 1976
Stenocladius azumai Nakane, 1981Rufous-necked Wood Rail
Stenocladius bicoloripes (Pic, 1918)⇒ Stenocladius yoshikawai Nakane, 1981
Stenocladius flavipennis Kawashima, 1999Zapata Rail
Stenocladius shirakii (Nakane, 1981)⇒ Stenocladius yoshikawai Nakane, 1981
Tetrigus lewisi Candeze, 1873
Themus (Themus) kazuoi Ohbayashi & ..., 1965
Xanthopenthes granulipennis Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes hiramatsui Ôhira, 1995

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Okinawa Islands
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
32
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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