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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region San Diego County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2560
4467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
2557
4464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2508
4361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
2136
3859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
701
1229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
592
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
64
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
28
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Diego County
5 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elateridae (Leach, 1815)Click Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies9SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Diego County
28 Genera with 25 Species
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Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Aphricus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cryptohypnus Eschscholtz, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cultellunguis McKey-Fender, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Elater minutus Linn..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1868Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Euthysanius LeConte, 1853
Arboreal Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1857Dark Brown Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microphotus LeConte, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Pactopus LeConte, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Paraptorthodius Schaeffer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Plastocerus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterotus LeConte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Zarhipis LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego County
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Athous (Athous) nigropilis Motschulsky, 1859
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) sufflatus (Lanchester, 1971)⇒ Horistonotus sufflatus LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) obscurus Cobos, 1970
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Conoderus exsul Sharp, 1877Click beetle
Cultellunguis ingenuus knulli
Elater (Elater) lecontei (G. Horn, 1871)⇒ Ampedus cordifer LeConte, 1859
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) flavicollis LeConte, 1868
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853Pacific Coast wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ornatulus LeConte, 1857
Melanotus longulus LeConte, 1853
Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866
Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912
Microphotus robustus E.Olivier, 1911
Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868Orinoco jute
Paraptorthodius mirabilis Schaeffer, 1904
Pterotus obscuripennis LeConte, 1859
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Zarhipis integripennis LeConte, 1874Western Banded Glowworm

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in San Diego County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
4
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
16
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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