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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
1145
3824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
74
973
3209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
88
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
23
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Australia
6 Families width 44 Species
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle35SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Australia
23 Genera with 44 Species
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Agalba Broun, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18578SpeciesTaxom
Anilicus Candeze, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Arachnodima Candeze, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Atyphella A. S. Olliff, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cautires Waterhouse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1921Soldier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Crepidomenus Erichson, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Drymelater Calder, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Elatichrosis Hyslop, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Euryptychus LeConte, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hapatesus Candeze, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Heteromastix Boheman, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1880Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ochosternus Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracalais Neboiss, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1940Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Porrostoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotetralobus Schwarz, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
44 Species
Agrypnus badius Elston, 1927
Agrypnus brachypterus Hayek, 1979
Agrypnus brightensis Blackburn, 1892
Agrypnus caliginosus Boisduval, 1835
Agrypnus costipennis Germar, 1848
Agrypnus cruentatus Elston, 1927
Agrypnus murrayensis Blackburn, 1892
Agrypnus variabilis Candeze, 1857Sugarcane wireworm
Anilicus xanthomus W.S. Macleay, 1826
Arachnodima opaca Candeze, 1893
Arachnodima ourapilla Calder, 1986
Arachnodima xenikon Calder, 1986
Atyphella atra Lea, 1921Austral Rail
Cautires blaps
Chauliognathus tenuis Lea, 1921
Conoderus basalis Gyllenhal, 1817
Conoderus commodus Blackburn, 1895
Conoderus menevillii Candeze, 1859
Conoderus mentitor Blackburn, 1892
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Crepidomenus montanus Carter, 1939
Crepidomenus neboissi Calder, 1986
Crepidomenus occidualis Calder, 1986
Crepidomenus piceus Calder, 1986
Crepidomenus prolinwittha Calder, 1986
Crepidomenus tandarnya Calder, 1986
Drymelater testaceus Schwarz, 1902
Elatichrosis kituga Neboiss, 1960
Euryptychus fuscus Lea, 1916
Hapatesus (Hapatesus) hirtus Candeze, 1863Potato wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) hapatesus Candeze, 1880
Paracalais prosectus Candeze, 1857Variegated click beetle
Paracardiophorus litoralis Carter, 1939
Paracardiophorus nigrosuffusus Carter, 1939
Paracardiophorus varians Carter, 1939
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus calisius Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) rhipidium W.S. Macleay, 1826Long-nosed Lycid Beetle
Porrostoma (Porrostoma) rufirostris Lea, 1909
Pseudotetralobus australasiae Gory, 1836
Pseudotetralobus fortnumi Hope, 1842
Pseudotetralobus thoracicus Blackburn, 1890
Pseudotetralobus thoracius Blackburn, 1890
Trixagus leechi Cobos, 1966

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in South Australia
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
13
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
3
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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