Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region West Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3097
6568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
3093
6563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 394
3002
6364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
2479
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 75
651
1009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 70
556
807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
75
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
38
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Virginia
6 Families width 62 Species
Genera for West Virginia
38 Genera with 62 Species #ACDEGHLMNPRST
| Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756 | Eyed Click Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampedus Dejean, 1838 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Atalantycha Kazantsev, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athous Eschscholtz, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteron Castelnau, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chauliognathus Hentz, 1774 | Soldier Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1774 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenicera Latreille, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784 | Roaches and Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetes Dejean, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytaenia Handlirsch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphonyx Candeze, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicrepidius Germar, 1806 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lacon Laporte, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ligmargus Stibick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829 | Dark Brown Click Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanactes LeConte, 1774 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1853 | Click Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | Microrhagus Dejean, 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neohypdonus Stibick, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pacificanthia Kazantsev, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelostethus Schwarz, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1767 | Rover fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plateros Bourgeois, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sylvanelater Johnson, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trixagus Kugelann, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Virginia
62 Species | Agriotes (Agriotes) isabellinus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Agriotes (Agriotes) oblongicollis Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Alaus myops Fabricius, 1801 | Blind Click Beetle | | Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756 | Eastern Eyed Click Beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) collaris Say, 1825 | Red-necked click beetle | | Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) nigricollis Herbst, 1806 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) pedalis Germar, 1844 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) protervus LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) sayi LeConte, 1853 | | | Ampedus (Ampedus) semicinctus Randall, 1838 | | | Atalantycha bilineata Say, 1832 | Two-lined Leather-wing Beetle | | Athous (Athous) acanthus Say, 1839 | | | Athous (Athous) brightwelli Kirby, 1837 | | | Athous (Athous) scapularis Say, 1839 | | | Calopteron discrepans Newman, 1838 | Banded Net-Winged Beetle | | Calopteron reticulatum Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Net-wing | | Calopteron terminale Say, 1823 | End Band Net-wing | | Chauliognathus marginatus Fabricius, 1775 | Margined Leatherwing | | Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | | Chauliognathus pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774 | Goldenrod soldier beetle | | Conoderus lividus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Ctenicera melsheimeri Becker, 1961 | | | Dalopius cognatus Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius vagus Brown, 1934 | | | Dalopius virginicus Brown, 1934 | | | Danosoma obtectum Say, 1839 | | | Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784 | Golden Net-wing | | Drapetes (Drapetes) geminatus Say, 1825 | | | Drapetes exstriatus Say, 1834 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Eurytaenia virginiana ♰ A. Handlirsch, 1906 | | | Glyphonyx gracilis Smith & Bals..., 1984 | | | Glyphonyx testaceus Melsheimer, 1845 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) acuminatus Champion, 1896 | | | Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806 | | | Lacon marmoratus Fabricius, 1801 | Marbled Click Beetle | | Ligmargus lecontei Leng, 1918 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Malthodes chapini Fender, 1951 | | | Melanactes morio Fabricius, 1798 | | | Melanactes piceus DeGeer, 1774 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817 | Common wireworm | | Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) dietrichi Quate & Quate, 1967 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) sagittarius LeConte, 1853 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) trapezoideus LeConte, 1853 | | | Neohypdonus perplexus G. Horn, 1871 | | | Pacificanthia rotundicollis Say, 1825 | Brown Leatherwing Beetle | | Parallelostethus attenuatus Say, 1825 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Plateros ocularis Green, 1953 | | | Plateros subfurcatus Green, 1953 | | | Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834 | | | Pyractomena marginalis Green, 1957 | | | Rhagonycha (Spartiolepta) nanula LeConte, 1881 | | | Sylvanelater cylindriformis Herbst, 1806 | | | Trixagus chevrolati Bonvouloir, 1859 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in West Virginia | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 21
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Throscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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