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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Ludius Berthold, 1827
is a synonym of Subgenus Elater (Elater) Linnaeus, 1758
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
52
4609
79150
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
23
2729
37099
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
1409
20501
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDenticollinae
Stein & Weise, 1877
57
694
Genera
Species
GenusLudius
Berthold, 1827
151Species
Subnodes of Ludius Berthold, 1827
SpeciesLudius acutus Candeze, 1863
SpeciesLudius aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesLudius altaicus Eschscholtz, 1829  ⇒ Pseudanostirus altaicus altaicus
SpeciesLudius anatolicus Reitter, 1901
SpeciesLudius anchastinus Candeze, 1882
SpeciesLudius antillarum
SpeciesLudius aplastoides Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius appalachia Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius ater Candeze, 1865  ⇒ Ctenicera edwardsi
SpeciesLudius atlas Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius atriceps Sahlberg, 1903
SpeciesLudius atripennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
SpeciesLudius bennigseni
SpeciesLudius bipunctatus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius blaisdelli Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius blanditus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius boisduvali Fauvel, 1862
SpeciesLudius bosnica Apfelbeck, 1894
SpeciesLudius callidus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius candezei Fauvel, 1868
SpeciesLudius candezi Fauvel, 1867
SpeciesLudius candida Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius captiosa Brown, 1939
SpeciesLudius cashmirense Kollar, 1844
SpeciesLudius castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesLudius castanicolor Fall, 1934  ⇒ Selatosomus (Selatosomus) castanicolor
SpeciesLudius cinctus Paykull, 1800
SpeciesLudius columbianus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius comes Brown, 1939
SpeciesLudius concameratus
SpeciesLudius confluens
1Subspecies
SpeciesLudius crestonensis Brown, 1935
SpeciesLudius cribricollis Faldermann, 1835
SpeciesLudius crocopus Hope, 1843  ⇒ Conoderus crocopus
SpeciesLudius darlingtoni Brown, 1935  ⇒ Selatosomus (Selatosomus) darlingtoni
SpeciesLudius deceptor Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius defloratus Schwarz, 1902
SpeciesLudius destructor Brown, 1935
SpeciesLudius diffusus Buysson, 1929
SpeciesLudius diversicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesLudius dolorosa Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius edecorus Schwarz, 1906
SpeciesLudius erubescens Candeze, 1878
SpeciesLudius eschscholtzii Faldermann, 1835
SpeciesLudius exanimatus Wickham, 1916
SpeciesLudius exilis Notman, 1920
SpeciesLudius exutus Candeze, 1863
SpeciesLudius ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesLudius fruhstorferi Schwarz, 1902
SpeciesLudius fulvus
SpeciesLudius funereus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius gabilloti Pic, 1907
SpeciesLudius ganglbaueri Rybinski, 1902  ⇒ Aplotarsus angustulus
SpeciesLudius germanus Linnaeus, 1761
SpeciesLudius gracilipes Candeze, 1893
SpeciesLudius grandis Faldermann, 1836
SpeciesLudius granicollis Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius granulicollis Wickham, 1908
SpeciesLudius guttatus Germar, 1839
SpeciesLudius heeri Wickham, 1916
SpeciesLudius hilfi Reitter, 1902
SpeciesLudius hirtellus Candeze, 1863
SpeciesLudius hoppingi Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius humboldti Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius hydropicus Candeze, 1882
SpeciesLudius iaculus LeConte, 1853
SpeciesLudius ihoracicus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesLudius illotipes Candeze, 1863
SpeciesLudius imitans Brown, 1935
SpeciesLudius impressoides Reitter, 1901
SpeciesLudius incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
1Subspecies
SpeciesLudius incostatus Pic, 1905
SpeciesLudius inhumanus Pic, 1916
SpeciesLudius inutilis Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius junior Candeze, 1873
SpeciesLudius laevissimus Wickham, 1916
SpeciesLudius laricis Brown, 1939
SpeciesLudius latus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesLudius lecontei Horn, 1871
SpeciesLudius leucopoda Montrouzier, 1860
SpeciesLudius lineatocollis
SpeciesLudius lineatus Candeze, 1863
SpeciesLudius linteatus Candeze, 1873
SpeciesLudius luctuosus Solsky, 1871
SpeciesLudius lugubris Dufour, 1851
SpeciesLudius luteipes Hope, 1843  ⇒ Megapenthes luteipes
SpeciesLudius maculipennis Schwarz, 1902
SpeciesLudius magnicollis Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesLudius metallicus Paykull, 1800
SpeciesLudius montandoni Buysson, 1888
SpeciesLudius montanus Brown, 1935  ⇒ Selatosomus (Selatosomus) montanus
SpeciesLudius nigropilosus Schwarz, 1902
SpeciesLudius niponensis Lewis, 1894
SpeciesLudius nunenmacheri Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius pallidipes Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius parallelus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesLudius parumcostatus Buysson, 1894
SpeciesLudius patricia Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesLudius penicillatus
SpeciesLudius peninsularis Champion, 1895
SpeciesLudius perferrugineus Buysson, 1928
SpeciesLudius pinguis Horn, 1884  ⇒ Elater (Elater) pinguis
SpeciesLudius plebejus Candeze, 1873
SpeciesLudius primitivus Wickham, 1908
SpeciesLudius propheticus Wickham, 1916
SpeciesLudius proximus Cobos, 1970
SpeciesLudius pudicus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius pyrenaeus Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesLudius quadrilineatus Hope, 1843
SpeciesLudius rainieri Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius ramifer Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesLudius resplendens Eschscholtz, 1829  ⇒ Ctenicera resplendens
SpeciesLudius restructus Wickham, 1916
SpeciesLudius rubicundus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesLudius rubiginosus Candeze, 1889
SpeciesLudius rufopleuralis Fall, 1934  ⇒ Paraphotistus (Setasomus) rufopleuralis
SpeciesLudius rugosus Fleutiaux, 1918  ⇒ Selatosomus (Selatosomus) confluens rugosus
SpeciesLudius sagitticollis Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesLudius schaumi Candeze, 1882
SpeciesLudius sexguttatus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius sexualis Brown, 1935
SpeciesLudius shastensis Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius sieboldi Candeze, 1873
SpeciesLudius sierrae Van Dyke, 1943
SpeciesLudius silvatica Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius sinensis Candeze, 1882
SpeciesLudius spissus Candeze, 1889
SpeciesLudius stricklandi Brown, 1935
SpeciesLudius submersus Wickham, 1916
SpeciesLudius subnitidus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesLudius subrubripes Pic, 1909
SpeciesLudius superbus Daniel, 1903
SpeciesLudius suturalis Matsumura, 1910
SpeciesLudius tahoensis Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius tauricus Schwarz, 1897
SpeciesLudius taygetanus Pic, 1905  ⇒ Mulsanteus schaumi
SpeciesLudius tenellus Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesLudius turanicus Reitter, 1887
SpeciesLudius uliginosa Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesLudius umbricolus Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesLudius uncinatus Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesLudius variegatus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesLudius varius Brown, 1935  ⇒ Ctenicera varius
SpeciesLudius viduus Brown, 1936
SpeciesLudius volitans Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesLudius watsoni Brown, 1936


Distribution of Ludius Berthold, 1827
Canada, Japan, Norway, USA


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


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