Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 521
7875
25069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 517
7870
25062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
7773
24792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
6415
21860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 89
2548
8817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 83
2237
7457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
95
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
50
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Tanzania
6 Families width 139 Species
Genera for Tanzania
50 Genera with 139 Species #ACDEHILMNOPRST
Acantholycus Bourgeois, 1883 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Adelocera Latreille, 1898 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aferos Kazantsev, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afronycha Wittmer, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1973 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | Aliteus Candeze, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anisomerus Schwarz, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Arrhipis Bonvouloir, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1919 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1878 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coryssodactylus Schwarz, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicerus Stephens, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dayakus Candeze, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diacanthous Reitter, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphanes Motschulsky, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmosomus Schwarz, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elater minutus Linn..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elius Candeze, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Entomophthalmus Bonvouloir, 1870 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euphemus Laporte, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicleus Candeze, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroderes Latreille, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ichthyurus Westwood, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 1899 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lissomus Dalman, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1817 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meristhus Candeze, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mopleonus Fleutiaux, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875 | Brown Wireworms | 0 | Species | Taxom | Neocalais Girard, 1971 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Odontoderus Schwarz, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pantolamprus Candeze, 1992 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Prodirhagus Fleutiaux, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Propsephus Hyslop, 0 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthaptus Gorham, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rhagomicrus Fleutiaux, 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinopsephus Schwarz, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selasia Mulsant, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Silidius Gorham, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsalgus Candeze, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 1847 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
139 Species | Adelocera alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Adelocera kilimandjarensis Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Adelocera parcus Boheman, 1851 | | | Adelocera tanganus Hayek, 1973 | | | Adelocera tumidipennis Candeze, 1878 | | | Adelocera weisei Schwarz, 1898 | | | Aferos (Aferos) kraatzi Kazantsev, 1992 | | | Aferos (Aferos) orientalis Kazantsev, 1992 | | | Afronycha puberula Bourgeois, 1908 | | | Agrypnus fastigiatus Schwarz, 1898 | | | Agrypnus maculicollis (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Agrypnus pictilis Schwarz, 1899 | | | Agrypnus singularis Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Agrypnus sjostedti Schwarz, 1908 | | | Agrypnus tigrinus Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Agrypnus unicolor ♰ Hope, 1838 | | | Agrypnus unicus Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Agrypnus zanzibaricus Hayek, 1973 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) angustus Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) latus Schwarz, 1900 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) weisei Schwarz, 1898 | | | Anisomerus hacquardi Candeze, 1881 | | | Aphanobius thoracicus Candeze, 1889 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) diabolicus Cobos, 1960 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) intermedius Cobos, 1963 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) tenuestriatus Cobos, 1960 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) trixagoides Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) zanzibaricus Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) basalis Schwarz, 1898 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) castaneus Candeze, 1878 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) crux Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) depressus Candeze, 1878 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gerstaekeri Fleutiaux, 1935 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) grumus Candeze, 1897 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) histrio Erichson, 1840 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigripes Schwarz, 1898 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) octonotatus Candeze, 1878 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) subnotatus Pic, 1910 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) velatus Candeze, 1878 | | | Coryssodactylus puerulus Candeze, 1889 | | | Ctenicera eximius | | | Ctenicerus eximius ♰ Hope, 1837 | | | Dayakus bisulcatus Fleutiaux, 1935 | | | Diacanthous undulatus De Geer, 1774 | | | Diaphanes notaticollis E. Olivier, 1888 | Vulturine Guineafowl | | Dicronychus puerulus (Candeze, 1889) | ⇒ Coryssodactylus puerulus Candeze, 1889 | | Dicronychus rufus Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Dicronychus tangensis | | | Dicronychus uniformis | | | Elasmosomus apicalis Schwarz, 1905 | | | Elasmosomus raffrayi Candeze, 1878 | | | Elater wallesii ♰ Hope, 1837 | | | Elius prionocerus Candeze, 1859 | | | Euphemus funcrarius Bertoloni, 1854 | | | Euphemus plasoni Candeze, 1900 | | | Hemicleus apicalis Schwarz, 1898 | | | Hemicleus cardiophoroides Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Hemicleus jeanneli Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Hemicleus weisei Schwarz, 1898 | | | Heteroderes acutus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Ichthyurus tanganyikanus Wittmer, 1962 | | | Lacon bulwensis Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Lacon madidus Candeze, 1889 | | | Lanelater crassiventris Schwarz, 1899 | | | Lanelater infuscatus Klug, 1855 | | | Lanelater maculicollis Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Lanelater moseri Schwarz, 1903 | | | Lanelater semistriatus Schwarz, 1899 | | | Lissomus striatipennis Schwarz, 1903 | | | Lissomus subpubescens Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Lycostomus (Haplolycus) congener Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Megapenthes zanzibaricus Candeze, 1897 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Melanoxanthus lateplagiatus | | | Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781 | Click beetle | | Melanoxanthus pachyderoides Schwarz, 1902 | | | Meristhus (Meristhus) lepidotus Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Mopleonus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Mopleonus candezei Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) mirabilis Candeze, 1897 | | | Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) purpureus Schwarz, 1899 | | | Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) tanzanicus Girard, 1992 | | | Propsephus (Campylopsephus) nigromarginatus Schwarz, 1899 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) carbonarius Girard, 1976 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) cervinus Candeze, 1897 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) confusus Girard, 1976 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) discolor Schwarz, 1899 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) diversus Girard, 1974 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) fusconiger Schwarz, 1909 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) granulatus Candeze, 1878 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) haemorrhoidalis Schwarz, 1899 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) hiekei Girard, 1986 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) ineptus Candeze, 1878 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) latiusculus Schwarz, 1908 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) magambanus Girard, 1980 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) martini Girard, 1986 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) microgranulatus Girard, 1976 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) morogoroensis Girard, 1980 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) nigerrimus Girard, 1980 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) pectinicornis Girard, 1980 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) pectoralis Schwarz, 1896 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) pomachilioides Candèze, 1897 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) protensis | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) schwarzi Girard, 1996 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) seriatus | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) tanzanicus Girard, 1986 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) usambaricus Girard, 1986 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) valens Candeze, 1889 | | | Propsephus amaniensis | | | Prosthaptus bundukianus Wittmer, 1962 | | | Rhinopsephus martini Girard, 1985 | | | Selasia jaegeri Geisthardt, 2007 | | | Selasia obscura Wittmer, 1962 | | | Selasia pulchella Gestro, 1878 | | | Selasia widenmanni Kolbe, 1898 | | | Silidius (Silidius) circumcinctus Pic, 1914 | | | Silidius (Silidius) tanganikanus Pic, 1921 | | | Tarsalgus granifer | | | Tarsalgus pectinicornis | | | Tarsalgus zanzibaricus | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) bifoveolatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) candezei Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) chassaini Girard, 1979 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767 | Giant Acacia Click Beetle | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hiekei Laurent, 1967 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hopei Guérin, 1847 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hunti Laurent, 1964 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mystacinus Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) punctatus Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rotundifrons Guérin, 1847 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) scutellaris Schwarz, 1902 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) subsulcatus Guérin, 1847 | | | Trixagus africanus Cobos, 1972 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Tanzania | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 36
124 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 4
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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