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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Sudan (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2845
6248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2842
6245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
312
2802
6154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1977
4576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
50
685
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
573
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
72
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
59
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sudan
4 Families width 144 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle137SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sudan
59 Genera with 144 Species
#ACDFGHLMNOPST
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Adelocera Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Agonischius Candeze, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Agraeus Candeze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18066SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Amamipenthes Kishii, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18449SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Campsosternus Latreille, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cardiohypnus Fleutiaux, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanes Motschulsky, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Dicronychus Brullé, 01SpeciesTaxom
Fleutiauxellus Mequignon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Heteroderes Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Lacon Laporte, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Lanelater Arnett, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1932Dark Brown Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1903Japanese fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ludioschema Reitter, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 2002Click Beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Meristhus Candeze, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Monadicus Candèze, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Neohypdonus Stibick, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paracsikia Schimmel & P..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Penia Laporte, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Phorocardius Fleutiaux, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Poemnites Buysson, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Sawadapenthes Ohira, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Sericus Eschscholtz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Silesis Candeze, 19918SpeciesTaxom
Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Trixagus Kugelann, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tropihypnus Reitter, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sudan
144 Species
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851
Aeolus amabilis LeConte, 1853
Agonischius monticola Candeze, 1895
Agraeus feai Fleutiaux, 1935
Agriotes (Agriotes) fucosus LeConte, 1853
Agriotes (Agriotes) limosus LeConte, 1853Little brown click beetle
Agriotes (Agriotes) mancus Say, 1823Wheat wireworm
Agriotes (Agriotes) pubescens Melsheimer, 1845
Agriotes (Agriotes) stabilis LeConte, 1853
Agrypnus blackburni Hayek, 1973
Agrypnus collisus Candeze, 1891
Agrypnus jurulosus Candeze, 1889
Agrypnus niger Schwarz, 1905
Agrypnus rectangularis Say, 1825
Agrypnus truncatus Herbst, 1806
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Amamipenthes gardneri Schimmel, 2004
Amamipenthes harmandi Schimmel, 2004
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) deletus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) molestus LeConte, 1853
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806
Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844
Ampedus (Ampedus) pullus Germar, 1844
Anchastus (Anchastus) parvicollis Candeze, 1897
Anchastus (Anchastus) senegalensis Candeze, 1859
Athous (Athous) cucullatus Say, 1825
Athous (Athous) equestris LeConte, 1853
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801Click Beetle
Campsosternus brunneicornis Candeze, 1889
Cardiohypnus stephensi Fleutiaux, 1928
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) convexus Say, 1823
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) eximius Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) fenestratus LeConte, 1859
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ferrugatipes Candeze, 1895
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) phaeopterus Candeze, 1860
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) rufus Fleutiaux, 1934
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus vespertinus Fabricius, 1801Tobacco wireworm
Corymbitodes pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
Cryptalaus sculptus Westwood, 1848
Cryptalaus sordidus Westwood, 1848
Ctenicera kendalli Kirby, 1837
Ctenicera limoniiformis G. Horn, 1871
Dalopius mirabilis Brown, 1934
Dalopius pallidus Brown, 1934
Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934
Diaphanes harmandi Pic, 1925
Diaphanes indicus Motschulsky, 1854
Dicronychus candezei
Fleutiauxellus (Migiwa) dubius G. Horn, 1871
Gamepenthes bengalensis Schimmel, 2004
Glyphonyx recticollis Say, 1823
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Hayekpenthes girardi Schimmel, 2004
Hayekpenthes indicus Schimmel, 2004
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) carbonatus LeConte, 1860
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heteroderes macroderes Candeze, 1859
Heteroderes musculus Germar, 1844
Heteroderes plancus
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus leseigneuri Stibick, 1980
Lacon collisus (Candeze, 1889)⇒ Agrypnus collisus Candeze, 1891
Lacon olivieri Candeze, 1874
Lanelater cinereus Candeze, 1857
Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827
Lanelater parallelicollis Candeze, 1889
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) auripilis Say, 1823
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Limonius (Limonius) plebejus Say, 1825
Limonius (Limonius) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) stricklandi Brown, 1935
Luciola (Luciola) fletcheri Pic, 1935
Luciola (Luciola) nitescens E. Olivier, 1903
Ludioschema atkinsoni Candeze, 1895
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) delicuus Kazantsev, 1991
Lycostomus (Lycostomus) patruelis Bourgeois, 1883
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes linearis Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes stigmosus LeConte, 1853
Melanactes puncticollis LeConte, 1852
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) infaustus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanei Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) longicornis (Candeze, 1860)⇒ Melanotus cribriventris Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) oblongissimus Platia & Sch..., 2002
Melanotus (Melanotus) pertinax Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Spheniscosomus) deyrollei Platia & Sch..., 2002
Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805
Monadicus amriki Garg, Vasu &..., 1995
Negastrius arnetti Stibick, 1990
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1758
Neohypdonus restrictulus Mannerheim, 1853
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Oxygonus obesus Say, 1823
Paracsikia indica Fleutiaux, 1916
Paradonus obliquatulus Melsheimer, 1848
Paradonus pectoralis Say, 1834
Penia kaszabi Dolin & Suzuki, 1987
Penia nebrioides Candeze, 1863
Phorocardius (Phorocardius) bombycinus Candeze, 1895
Poemnites (Poemnites) famelicus Candeze, 1889
Poemnites (Poemnites) fraudator Candeze, 1897
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Sawadapenthes himalayansis Schimmel, 2004
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) semivittatus Say, 1823
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) destructor Brown, 1935
Sericus (Sericus) incongruus LeConte, 1853
Silesis beckeri Platia & Sch..., 1993
Silesis bhaktai Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis brevicarinatus Garg, Saini ..., 1998
Silesis coactus Garg & Vasu, 1997
Silesis convexicollis Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis convexus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Silesis dilatatus Platia & Sch..., 1993
Silesis excavatus Platia & Sch..., 1991
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) goryi Hope, 1842
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) raffrayi Candeze, 1881
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) sennaariensis Candeze, 1857
Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842
Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859
Tropihypnus namsooa Stibick, 1968

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Sudan
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
55
137
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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