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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		442
4789
12162		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		439
4779
12141		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		425
4738
12061		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		296
3753
9814		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		84
1591
4617		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		77
1415
4008		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
105
256		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles		7
53
100		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sicily
7 Families width 100 Species and 3 Subspecies
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle67SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids20SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sicily
53 Genera with 100 Species
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Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Agriotella Brown, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17768SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 186414SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18366SpeciesTaxom
Cebrio Olivier, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cidnopus C.G. Thomson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Cratosilis Motschulsky, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Dirrhagus Latreille, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Drapetes Dejean, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Drilus A. G. Olivier, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eurypogon Motschulsky, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Farsus DuVal, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Harminius Fairmaire, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Idiotarmon Binaghi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodes Germar, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Kibunea Kishii, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 17842SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1758Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1767Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lygistopterus Mulsant, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Malachidius Motschulsky, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Malacogaster Bassi, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Megathous Reitter, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1785Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Metacantharis Bourgeois, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Nematodes Berthold, 1801Roundworms1SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichophorus Jakobson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nyctophila Olivier, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Odontoderus Schwarz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Platycis C.G. Thomson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyropterus Mulsant, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Quasimus des Gozis, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Stenagostus Thomson, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Throscus Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Xylobius Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Zorochros C.G. Thomson, 18353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
100 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785
Agriotella picipennis Bach, 1852
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767Click Beetles
Agriotes (Agriotes) litigiosus P. Rossi, 1792
Agriotes (Agriotes) siciliensis Pic, 1912
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807Click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783
Agrypnus crenicollis Ménétriés, 1832
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865Cardinal Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ampedus (Ampedus) coenobita Costa, 1881
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Ampedus quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758Cardinal click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776
Athous (Athous) ineptus Candeze, 1860
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Athous (Haplathous) cachecticus Candeze, 1860
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803
Cantharis (Cantharis) convexicollis Fairmaire, 1875
Cantharis (Cantharis) decipiens Baudi, 1871
Cantharis (Cantharis) europea Pic, 1921
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) fuscipennis Mulsant, 1862
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis livida livida
Cantharis livida sicula Bourgeois, 1893
Cantharis lucens fumosothorax Moscardini, 1967
Cantharis (Cantharis) praecox Géné, 1836
Cantharis (Cantharis) puncticollis Levrat, 1857
Cantharis (Cantharis) sicula (Bourgeois, 1893)⇒ Cantharis livida Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis (Cantharis) tristis Fabricius, 1798
Cantharis (Metacantharis) haemorrhoidalis (C. G. Thomson, 1864)⇒ Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) aetnensis Platia & Bav..., 2005
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) albofasciatus Schwarz, 1893
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) eleonorae Géné, 1836
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufipes Goeze, 1777
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ulcerosus Géné, 1836
Cebrio germari Jacquelin du..., 1860
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785
Cratosilis sicula Marseul, 1864
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784
Dicronychus incanus Erichson, 1840
Dirrhagus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1792
Drapetes (Drapetes) mordelloides Host, 1789
Drapetes biguttatus (Piller & Mit..., 1783)⇒ Drapetes mordelloides Host, 1789
Drilus flavescens Olivier, 1790
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1888
Eurypogon cribratus Hampe, 1866
Farsus dubius Piller & Mit..., 1783
Harminius spiniger Candeze, 1860
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Idiotarmon quadrivittatus Ragusa, 1893
Ischnodes sanguinicollis Panzer, 1793
Kibunea minuta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Limonius minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Lacon punctatus Herbst, 1779
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784Oak Click Beetle
Lampyris ambigena Jacquelin du..., 1860
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Limonius (Limonius) minutus Linnaeus, 1758
Luciola (Luciola) italica Linnaeus, 1767
Lygistopterus anorachilus Ragusa, 1883
Lygistopterus sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758
Malachidius laticollis Pic, 1900
Malacogaster passerinii Bassi, 1834
Malthinus (Malthinus) madoniensis Svihla, 2002
Malthinus (Malthinus) pseudoreflexus Svihla, 1994
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megathous ficcuzzensis Buysson, 1912
Megathous ficuzzensis Buysson, 1912
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
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
Metacantharis clypeata Illiger, 1798
Nematodes filum Fabricius, 1801
Neotrichophorus guillebeaui Mulsant & Go..., 1853
Nyctophila bonvouloirii Jacquelin du..., 1860Gallinules
Odontoderus antigai Buysson, 1895
Paracardiophorus musculus Erichson, 1840
Platycis minutus Fabricius, 1787
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Pyropterus nigroruber DeGeer, 1774
Quasimus (Quasimus) liliputanus Germar, 1844
Quasimus (Quasimus) minutissimus Germar, 1817
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) chlorotica Géné, 1839
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigritarsis Brullé, 1832
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) amplicollis Germar, 1843
Stenagostus rhombeus Olivier, 1808
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781Hairy Click Beetle
Throscus dermestoides Linnaeus, 1766
Xylobius corticalis Latreille, 1834
Zorochros (Zorochros) curtus Germar, 1844
Zorochros (Zorochros) pumilio Kiesenwetter, 1858
Zorochros minimus Boisduval & ..., 1835

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Sicily
FamilyArtematopodidae
Lacordaire, 1857
soft bodied plant beetle, Soft-bodied plant beetles		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles		6
20		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms		35
67		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles		4
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

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



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