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Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Yixian Formation (Liaoning, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
396
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
396
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
357
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
232
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
107
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
28
81
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yixian Formation
2 Families width 16 Species
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yixian Formation
11 Genera with 16 Species
Anoixis Townes, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Apoclion Chang & al., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Bilineariselater Chang & Ren, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocoelus Dolin & Nel, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Curtelater Chang & Ren, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Desmatinus Chang & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Lithomerus Dolin, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoxenus Horn, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Paradesmatus Chang & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Paralithomerus Chang & al., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Sinoelaterium Ping, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yixian Formation
16 Species
Anoixis complanus H. L. Chang, 2010
Apoclion antennatus H. L. Chang, 2010
Apoclion clavatus H. L. Chang, 2010
Apoclion dolini H. L. Chang, 2010
Bilineariselater foveatus Chang & Ren, 2008
Cryptocoelus buffoni Dolin & Nel, 2002
Cryptocoelus gianteus H. L. Chang, 2007
Cryptocoelus major Dolin & Nel, 2002
Curtelater wui Chang & Ren, 2008
Desmatinus cognatus H. L. Chang, 2010
Lithomerus buyssoni Dolin & Nel, 2002
Palaeoxenus sinensis Chang & al., 2016
Paradesmatus dilatatus H. L. Chang, 2010
Paralithomerus exquisitus Chang, Zhang..., 2008
Paralithomerus parallelus Chang, Zhang..., 2008
Sinoelaterium melanocolor C. Ping, 1928

Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Yixian Formation
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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