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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Windham County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1087
1537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1085
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1056
1495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
940
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
203
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
173
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windham County (Connecticut)
4 Families width 10 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windham County (Connecticut)
12 Genera with 10 Species
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1784Roaches and Mantids1SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1805Dark Brown Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1800Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windham County (Connecticut)
10 Species
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758Mousegrey click beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Calopteron terminale Say, 1823End Band Net-wing
Cantharis (Cantharis) nigricans Mueller, 1776
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Limonius (Limonius) griseus Palisot de B..., 1805
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Windham County (Connecticut)
FamilyCantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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