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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Point Pleasant Park (Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
748
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
89
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
31
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
21
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Point Pleasant Park
6 Families width 32 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Point Pleasant Park
21 Genera with 32 Species
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Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Deltometopus Bonvouloir, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Eros Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1837Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 20053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point Pleasant Park
32 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) orvus Becker, 1974
Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) constrictor Say, 1839
Dalopius cognatus Brown, 1934
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Deltometopus amoenicornis Say, 1839
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829
Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Isorhipis obliqua Say, 1836
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) spinosus LeConte, 1853
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Malthodes parvulus LeConte, 1851
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Microrhagus pectinatus LeConte, 1866
Microrhagus triangularis Say, 1823
Plateros flavoscutellatus Blatchley, 1914
Plateros lictor Newman, 1838
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) recta Melsheimer, 1846
Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) sylvatica Green, 1941
Silis (Silis) percomis Say, 1835
Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus meybohmi Leseigneur, 2005

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Point Pleasant Park
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
4
5
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

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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