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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Weld County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1540
2296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1540
2296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
1502
2213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1227
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
422
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
357
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
10
40
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
17
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Weld County
4 Families width 16 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae (Laporte, 1836)Lycid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Weld County
17 Genera with 16 Species
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774Soldier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1767Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Rhaxonycha Motschulsky, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Weld County
16 Species
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775Banded Net-wing
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Chauliognathus basalis LeConte, 1859Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775Margined Leatherwing
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Goldenrod soldier beetle
Conoderus auritus Herbst, 1806Wireworm
Conoderus bellus Say, 1823
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Rhaxonycha carolina Fabricius, 1801Carolina cantharid

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Weld County
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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