Checklist for Superfamily Elateroidea Leach, 1815 (Click Beetles)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 77
1799
4593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 72
1539
3606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 13
76
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
31
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zimbabwe
6 Families width 48 Species
Genera for Zimbabwe
31 Genera with 48 Species #ACDHLMOPST
| Aferos Kazantsev, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Afronycha Wittmer, 1949 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Agonischius Candeze, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alaus Eschscholtz, 1851 | Eyed Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anchastus LeConte, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisomerus Schwarz, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Arhipis Bonvouloir, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aulonothroscus Horn, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1958 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conoderus Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cussolenis Fleutiaux, 1918 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Demosis Waterhouse, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphanes Motschulsky, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dicrepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dicronychus Brullé, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hemicleus Candeze, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lanelater Arnett, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 1855 | Japanese fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | Lycocerus Gorham, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melanotus Schwarz, 1817 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olophoeus Candeze, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxynopterus Hope, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantolamprus Candeze, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Propsephus Hyslop, 1922 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthaptus Gorham, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selasia Mulsant, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsalgus Candeze, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralobus Lepeletier &..., 1842 | | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zimbabwe
48 Species | Aferos (Aferos) leleupi Kazantsev, 2000 | | | Agonischius pantolamprus Candeze, 1863 | | | Alaus caffer Boheman, 1851 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) granulipennis Boheman, 1851 | | | Anchastus (Anchastus) rhodesianus Laurent & Ta..., 1961 | | | Anisomerus hacquardi Candeze, 1881 | | | Anisomerus lamellicornis Fairmaire, 1888 | | | Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus) angolensis Fleutiaux, 1922 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) acutipennis Leseigneur, 1958 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) africanus Fleutiaux, 1922 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) arnoldi Leseigneur, 1958 | | | Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) piceus Leseigneur, 1958 | | | Cardiotarsus hayeki Leseigneur, 1958 | | | Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859 | | | Demosis peltatus | | | Diaphanes costulatus Kolbe, 1898 | | | Dicronychus bicolor Platia & Gud..., 2004 | | | Lampyris tinctoria Gorham, 1900 | Sarus Crane | | Lanelater uhligi Girard, 2008 | | | Luciola bimaculicollis Boheman, 1851 | | | Luciola cincticollis Klug, 1855 | | | Luciola obscuripennis Klug, 1855 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) umbilicatus Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Olophoeus brunneiventris Schwarz, 1859 | | | Oxynopterus (Megalorhipis) validicornis Boheman, 1851 | | | Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) mirabilis Candeze, 1897 | | | Pantolamprus (Pantolamprus) purpureus Schwarz, 1899 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) antennalis Fleutiaux, 1918 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) apiculatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) cervinus Candeze, 1897 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) discolor Schwarz, 1899 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) mutatus Fleutiaux, 1919 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) pallidipennis Leseigneur, 1958 | | | Propsephus (Propsephus) rhodesianus Fleutiaux, 1922 | | | Prosthaptus nageli Wittmer, 1991 | | | Selasia pulchra Pascoe, 1887 | | | Tarsalgus schneideri Schwarz, 1906 | | | Tarsalgus tibialis Harold, 1878 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) bifoveolatus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) cavifrons Fairmaire, 1887 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) flabellicornis Linnaeus, 1767 | Giant Acacia Click Beetle | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) hunti Laurent, 1964 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1886 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) natalensis Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) polyphemus Boheman, 1851 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) punctatus Candeze, 1857 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) rondanii Bertoloni, 1849 | | | Tetralobus (Tetralobus) shuckhardi Hope, 1842 | |
Subnodes of Elateroidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe | Family | Cantharidae
Imhoff, 1856
Cantharids, Leatherwings, Sailor beetles, Soldier beetle, Soldier beetles | 3
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles, Skipjacks, Snapping beetles, Spring beetles, Wireworm, Wireworms | 21
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Click Beetles, false click beetle, False click beetles | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glow-worms, Glowworms, Lighting beetles, Lightning bugs, Lightningbugs | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycidae
Laporte, 1836
Lycid beetles, Lycids, Net-Winged Beetle, Net-winged beetles | 2
2 | 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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