Checklist of Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 62
923
1939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 56
805
1684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 12
76
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 4
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Transvaal
4 Families width 35 Species
Genera for Transvaal
25 Genera with 35 Species
| Aemidius Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrodiaphanes Geisthardt, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afronycha Wittmer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1974 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anisomerus Schwarz, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhaphes Candeze, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beliophorus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicleus Candeze, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroderes Latreille, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Negastrius C.G. Thomson, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nomopleus Candeze, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olophoeus Candeze, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Propsephus Hyslop, 1996 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopristilophus Mequignon, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrearinus Costa, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selasia Mulsant, 1989 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stadenus Waterhouse, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 1847 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transvaal
35 Species | Afrodiaphanes marginipennis Boheman, 1851 | White-winged Coot | | Afronycha trimaculata | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) minutus Laurent, 1974 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) rudebecki Laurent, 1974 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) variatus Laurent, 1974 | | | Anisomerus lamellicornis Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Arhaphes balteatus Laurent, 1974 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gilvipennis Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Cardiotarsus dorsalis Erichson, 1840 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Dicronychus pallidus Laurent, 1974 | | | Dicronychus tritus Candeze, 1882 | | | Hemicleus caffer Candeze, 1857 | | | Heteroderes acuminatus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Lampyris discicollis Boheman, 1851 | | | Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851 | | | Negastrius babaulti Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Negastrius transvaalensis Laurent, 1974 | | | Nomopleus elongatus Schwarz, 1902 | | | Olophoeus transvallensis Girard, 1974 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) bucculatus Candeze, 1859 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) cavifrons Erichson, 1843 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) puberulus Boheman, 1851 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) serraticornis Girard, 1996 | | | Pseudopristilophus badius Laurent, 1974 | | | Pyrearinus lampyris Candeze, 1863 | | | Selasia incostata Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia intermedia Wittmer, 1997 | | | Selasia nigricollis Wittmer, 1989 | | | Selasia transvaalensis Wittmer, 1989 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) bifoveolatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) curticollis Candeze, 1893 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) polyphemus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rotundifrons Guérin, 1847 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Transvaal | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 21
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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