Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
2427
3666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 376
2423
3662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 361
2383
3584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
2026
3108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 68
511
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 63
427
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 12
60
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 5
31
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vancouver Island
5 Families width 47 Species
Genera for Vancouver Island
31 Genera with 47 Species #ACDEHILMNPRST
| Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anelastes Kirby, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deromecus Solier, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichelotarsus Motschulsky, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromaeolus Kiesenwetter, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852 | Diurnal Fireflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphanis Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idolus Desbrochers, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1932 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melasis Olivier, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidolimonius Johnson, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pactopus LeConte, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pomachilius Eschscholtz, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selatosomus Stephens, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silis Charpentier, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1868 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vancouver Island
47 Species | Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836 | Sweet Click Beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767 | Click Beetles | | Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Click beetle | | Agriotes (Agriotes) thevenetii G. Horn, 1872 | | | Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) luctuosus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) oregonus Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) varipilis Van Dyke, 1932 | | | Anelastes druryi Kirby, 1818 | Slenderflower saltbush | | Athous (Athous) rufifrons Randall, 1838 | | | Ctenicera angularis | | | Dalopius insulanus Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius tristis Brown, 1934 | | | Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878 | | | Dichelotarsus cavicollis | | | Dromaeolus californicus Bonvouloir, 1870 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) facula LeConte, 1857 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) hatchi Fender, 1962 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852) | ⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Epiphanis cornutus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Hadromorphus callidus Brown, 1936 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) morio LeConte, 1853 | | | Idolus columbiana W.J.Brown, 1933 | | | Lanelater notodonta Latreille, 1827 | | | Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833 | | | Limonius (Limonius) jonesi Lane, 1965 | | | Limonius (Limonius) nitidulus G. Horn, 1871 | | | Limonius (Limonius) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932 | | | Liotrichus umbricola Eschscholtz, 1829 | | | Malthodes (Malthodes) pumilus Brebisson, 1835 | | | Malthodes oregonus Fender, 1943 | | | Malthodes parvulus LeConte, 1851 | | | Melasis rufipennis Horn, 1886 | | | Nitidolimonius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829 | Green Click Beetle | | Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868 | Orinoco jute | | Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Pomachilius hallomenus Candeze, 1860 | | | Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936 | | | Rhagonycha (Rhagonycha) fulva Scopoli, 1763 | Bloodsucker beetle | | Selatosomus (Pristilophus) suckleyi LeConte, 1857 | | | Selatosomus (Selatosomus) lateralis LeConte, 1853 | | | Silis (Silis) lutea LeConte, 1853 | | | Trixagus carinicollis Schaeffer, 1916 | | | Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859 | | | Trixagus mendax G. Horn, 1885 | | | Trixagus sericeus LeConte, 1868 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 18
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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