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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
5554
13778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5540
13730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5443
13568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
333
4250
11221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1550
4587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
1351
3647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
11
91
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
57
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
5 Families width 144 Species and 6 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle104SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids21SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
57 Genera with 144 Species
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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18076SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 177611SpeciesTaxom
Ancistronycha Märkel, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 185814SpeciesTaxom
Aulonothroscus Horn, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Benibotarus Kono, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonus Buysson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Campylomorphus Jacquelin Du..., 18071SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18076SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 197816SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cebrio Olivier, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Idolus Desbrochers, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1825Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Malacogaster Bassi, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neonomopleus Schenkling, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pelania Mulsant, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Peripontius Gurjeva, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Phausis Motschulsky/..., 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Photinella Giglio-Tos, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrearinus Costa, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 183210SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Throscus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18277SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18354SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
144 Species and 6 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Aeolus melliculus Candeze, 1859
Aeolus melliculus moreleti Tarnier, 1860
Agriotes (Agriotes) corsicus Candeze, 1863
Agriotes (Agriotes) flavobasalis Heyden, 1889
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) passosi Giuseppe & S..., 2002
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) aurilegulus Schaufuss, 1863
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) boquilobensis Giuseppe & S..., 2002
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) pooti Wurst, 1995
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) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Ancistronycha astur Heyden, 1880
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous (Orthathous) alticola Platia, 2006
Athous (Orthathous) azoricus Platia & Gud..., 2002Click beetle
Athous (Orthathous) campyloides Newman, 1833Curved click beetle
Athous (Orthathous) lusitanus Platia, 2006
Athous (Orthathous) mendesi Giuseppe & S..., 2002
Athous (Orthathous) obsoletus Illiger, 1807
Athous (Orthathous) pomboi Platia & Borges, 2003Click beetle
Athous (Orthathous) serranoi Platia, 2006
Athous (Orthathous) tomentosus Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Athous (Orthathous) vicinus Desbrochers ..., 1873
Athous puncticollis (Kiesenwetter, 1858)⇒ Athous campyloides Newman, 1833
Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) integer Wollaston, 1857
Benibotarus (Benibotarus) alternatus Fairmaire, 1856
Brachygonus bouyoni Chassain, 1992
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Gu..., 1855
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Campylomorphus homalisinus Illiger, 1807
Cantharis (Cantharis) coronata Gyllenhal, 1808
Cantharis (Cantharis) pallida (Goeze, 1777)⇒ Rhagonycha lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Cantharis (Cantharis) paulinoi Kiesenwetter, 1870
Cantharis (Cantharis) pulicaria Fabricius, 1781
Cantharis (Cantharis) reichei Mulsant, 1862
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) barrosi Guérin, 1893
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) bipunctatus Fabricius, 1798
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castillanus Buysson, 1902
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) exaratus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus exaratus exaratus exaratus Eri..., 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) getschmanni Candeze, 1880
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) lompei Zeising & Br..., 2003
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) melampus Illiger, 1807
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) signatus (A. G. Olivier, 1790)⇒ Cardiophorus stigmaticus Candeze, 1869
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) stigmaticus Candeze, 1869
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) femoratus Wollaston, 1854
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) oromii Cobos, 1978
Cautires blaps
Cebrio bruleriei Heyden, 1870
Cebrio fabricii Leach, 1824
Cebrio frater Jacquelin du..., 1860
Cebrio pubicornis Fairmaire, 1869
Cidnopus marginellus Perris, 1864
Cidnopus marginellus marginellus brusteli Les..., 2004
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Conoderus posticus Eschscholtz, 1822Click beetle
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758
Dicronychus asperulus Candeze, 1860
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus equiseti (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976
Dicronychus incanus Erichson, 1840
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Elater bimaculatus (Van Dyke, 1932)⇒ Ampedus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1985
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Heteroderes azoricus Tarnier, 1860Click beetle
Heteroderes vagus Candeze, 1895
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1854
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lacon punctatus punctatus oblongus Del..., 1931
Lamprohiza paulinoi E. Olivier, 1884Lesser Sandhill Crane
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris iberica Geisthardt &..., 2008Coots
Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825
Malacogaster nigripes Schaufuss, 1867
Malthinus kiesenwetteri C. N. F. Bri..., 1863
Malthinus scriptus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthinus seriepunctatus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Malthodes kiesenwetteri Wollaston, 1854
Megathous barrosi Mequignon, 1932
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) dichrous Erichson, 1841Click beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenebrosus Erichson, 1841
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Melanotus fusciceps Gyllenhal, 1817
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Neonomopleus procerus Illiger, 1807
Neonomopleus recaldei Sanchez Ruiz..., 2005
Neonomopleus schurmanni Giuseppe & S..., 2002
Neonomopleus zuzartei Sanchez Ruiz..., 2005
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Nyctophila reichii Jacquelin du..., 1859
Nyctophila reichii reichii Jacquelin du..., 1859
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Pelania mauritanica Linnaeus, 1767
Peripontius dimidiatipennis Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Peripontius rutilipennis Illiger, 1807
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) galiciana (Gougelet, 1859)⇒ Rhagonycha translucida Krynicky, 1832
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) genistae Kiesenwetter, 1865
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) hesperica Baudi, 1859
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) martini Pic, 1908
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) opaca Mulsant, 1862
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) quadricollis Kiesenwetter, 1852
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) striatofrons Dahlgren, 1972
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) translucida Krynicky, 1832
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Throscus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1766
Trixagus algiricus de Bonvouloir, 1862
Trixagus carinifrons Bonvouloir, 1859
Trixagus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1767
Trixagus elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus elateroides elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus gracilis (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Trixagus elateroides Heer, 1841
Trixagus obtusus Curtis, 1827
Zorochros (Zorochros) curtus Germar, 1844
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides (Herbst, 1806)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros (Zorochros) quadriguttatus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Portugal
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
37
104
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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