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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
3148
6413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1032
1877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
905
1559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
18
97
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
46
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Carolina
7 Families width 73 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids17SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies13SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae (Eschscholtz, 1829)Click Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Carolina
46 Genera with 73 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPS
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Atalantycha Kazantsev, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Blauta LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Caenia Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18016SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eros Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Eurypogon Motschulsky, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Horistonotus Candeze, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Isorhipis Boisduval & ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceletes Green, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1823Dark Brown Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Lucernuta Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Lyconotus Green, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Malthinus Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1842Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Microrhagus Dejean, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Monocrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthostethus Lacordaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1881Glowworm1SpeciesTaxom
Pherhimius Fleutiaux, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1852Rover fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pityobius LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Polemius LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Selonodon Latreille, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
73 Species
Adrastus pallens Fabricius, 1792
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Agrypnus rectangularis Say, 1825
Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801Blind Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Anchastus (Anchastus) binus Say, 1839
Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Caenia dimidiata Fabricius, 1801Terminal Net-Winged Beetle
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Cantharis bilineata (Say, 1823)⇒ Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832
Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Cantharis tuberculata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Cantharis brevicollis Paykull, 1798
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Conoderus amplicollis Gyllenhal, 1833Gulf wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Conoderus exsul Sharp, 1877Click beetle
Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774
Conoderus scissus Schaeffer, 1909
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Eros humeralis Fabricius, 1801
Eurypogon niger Melsheimer, 1846
Glyphonyx bimarginatus Schaeffer, 1916
Horistonotus curiatus Say, 1834
Isorhipis obliqua Say, 1836
Lacon discoideus Weber, 1801
Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801Marbled Click Beetle
Lanelater sallei LeConte, 1853
Leptoceletes basalis LeConte, 1847
Limonius (Limonius) agonus Say, 1834Eastern field wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) aurifer LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) quercinus Say, 1825
Limonius basilaris Say, 1823
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Lyconotus lateralis Melsheimer, 1846
Malthinus occipitalis LeConte, 1851
Malthodes rectus LeConte, 1881
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Microrhagus audax Horn, 1886
Microrhagus subsinuatus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Microrhagus imperfectus LeConte, 1852
Orthostethus infuscatus Germar, 1844
Phengodes (Phengodes) laticollis LeConte, 1881
Pherhimius fascicularis Fabricius, 1787
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Photinus indictus LeConte, 1881Silent Firefly
Photinus lineellus LeConte, 1852
Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851Snappy Single Sync
Photuris congener (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Photuris divisa LeConte, 1851
Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Pityobius anguinus LeConte, 1853Bipectinate Click Beetle
Podabrus brimleyi Green, 1947
Podabrus brunnicollis Fabricius, 1801
Podabrus flavicollis LeConte, 1851
Podabrus frater LeConte, 1851
Podabrus tricostatus Say, 1835
Polemius repandus LeConte, 1866
Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in South Carolina
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
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
22
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms, Long-lipped beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Elateroidea at dyntaxa.se
Elateroidea at itis.gov