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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Staffordshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
707
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
707
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
692
1339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
606
1226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
36
142
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
33
120
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
6
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
3
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Staffordshire
3 Families width 23 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids11SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Staffordshire
12 Genera with 23 Species
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Denticollis Piller & Mit..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 17591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Staffordshire
23 Species
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758Common click beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) cryptica (Ashe, 1947)⇒ Cantharis cornix Abeille de P..., 1869
Cantharis (Cantharis) figurata Mannerheim, 1843
Cantharis (Cantharis) livida Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigra De Geer, 1774Cantharid beetle
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Cantharis (Cantharis) pellucida Fabricius, 1792
Cantharis (Cantharis) rustica Fallen, 1807Soldier beetle
Cantharis (Cyrtomoptila) lateralis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763Bloodsucker beetle
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) lignosa O.F. Müller, 1764
Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus Linnaeus, 1759

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Staffordshire
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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