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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Rhode Island (USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		292
1803
3104		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		291
1800
3100		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		276
1745
2967		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		191
1458
2440		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		59
439
658		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		54
382
541		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
44
93		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles		5
33
79		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rhode Island
5 Families width 79 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle57SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids8SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rhode Island
33 Genera with 79 Species
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Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 185313SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Deltometopus Bonvouloir, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Dolerosomus Motschulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1806Dark Brown Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Parallelostethus Schwarz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhode Island
79 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) mixtus Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricans Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) rubricus Say, 1825Red-headed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinipennis Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) sellatus (Leng, 1918)⇒ Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838
Ampedus (Ampedus) vitiosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus socer LeConte, 1853
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) neacanthus Becker, 1974
Caenia dimidiata Fabricius, 1801Terminal Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron discrepans Newman, 1838Banded Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexulus LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gagates Erichson, 1840
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) robustus LeConte, 1853
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Ctenicera cylindriformis Herbst, 1806Meadow wireworm
Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806
Deltometopus amoenicornis Say, 1839
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Dolerosomus silaceus Say, 1825
Elater (Elater) abruptus Say, 1825
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) bilobatus Say, 1834
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Lacon discoidea Weber, 1801
Limonius (Limonius) basillaris Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) confusus LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) lanei Van Dyke, 1932
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) stigma Herbst, 1806
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) testaceus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Neopristilophus aethiops Herbst, 1806
Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Podabrus rugosulus LeConte, 1850Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) splendens Ziegler, 1844

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Rhode Island
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles		4
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms		20
57		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs		5
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

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



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