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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
783
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
783
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
752
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
622
897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
250
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
243
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Penang
2 Families width 9 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Penang
7 Genera with 9 Species
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1865Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Toxognathus Fairmaire, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penang
9 Species
Agrypnus afflictus Candeze, 1874
Melanotus (Melanotus) albivellus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus decimus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus fractus Candeze, 1878
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Priopus hasselti Candeze, 1883
Priopus porrectus Erichson, 1841
Toxognathus bakeri Fleutiaux, 1940
Xanthopenthes longicornis Schimmel, 1999

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Penang
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
6
8
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



Links, sources and further information
Elateroidea at artfakta.se
Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
Elateroidea at itis.gov