Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Coleoptera > Suborder Polyphaga > Infraorder Elateriformia > Superfamily Elateroidea

Elateridae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

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Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Adelocera Latreille, 1829
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 1829
Aeoloderma Fleutiaux, 1928
Aeoloides Schwarz, 1906
Aeolosomus Dolin, 1982
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 1829
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
Alcimathous Reitter, 1905
Alestrus Mequignon, 1942
Ampedus Dejean, 1833
Anostirus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Aplotarsus Stephens, 1830
Arctapila Candèze, 1891
Athous Eschscholtz, 1829
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 1970
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 1858
Brachygonus Buysson, 1912
Calais Laporte de Castelnau, 1836
Calambus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Campylomimus J. Muller, 1960
Campylomorphus Jacquelin du Val, 1860
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1829
Cebrioninae
Cidnopus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Crepidophorus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1853
Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
Danosoma C. G. Thomson, 1859
Denticollis Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783
Diacanthous Reitter, 1905
Dicronychus Brullé, 1832
Dima Charpentier, 1825
Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829
Eanus LeConte, 1861
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 1893
Ectinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Elater Linnaeus, 1758
Elathous Reitter, 1890
Fleutiauxellus Mequignon, 1930
Harminius Fairmaire, 1852
Haterumelater Ohira, 1968
Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839
Heteroderes Latreille, 1834
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1829
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Idiotarmon Binaghi, 1940
Idolus Desbrochers des Loges, 1875
Idotarmonides Agaev, 1985
Ischnodes Germar, 1844
Isidus Mulsant & Rye, 1874
Lacon Laporte de Castelnau, 1836
Lanelater Arnett, 1952
Limoniscus Reitter, 1905
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Megapenthes Kiesenwetter, 1858
Megathous Reitter, 1905
Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829
Metanomus Buysson, 1887
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1875
Negastrius C. G. Thomson, 1859
Neohypdonus Stibick, 1971
Neopristilophus Buysson, 1894
Nothodes LeConte, 1861
Odontoderus Schwarz, 1894
Oedostethus LeConte, 1853
Orithales Kiesenwetter, 1858
Panspaeus Sharp, 1877
Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 1895
Paraphotistus Kishii, 1966
Peripontius Gurjeva, 1979
Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 1858
Pittonotus Kiesenwetter, 1859
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 1858
Poemnites Buysson, 1894
Porthmidius Germar, 1847
Procraerus Reitter, 1905
Prosternon Latreille, 1834
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1964
Pseudocrepidophorus Dolin & Agaev, 1988
Quasimus Gozis, 1886
Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 1990
Selatosomus Stephens, 1830
Sericus Eschscholtz, 1829
Stenagostus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Synaptus Eschscholtz, 1829
Tetrigus Candèze, 1857
Zorochros C. G. Thomson, 1859

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English-United States: click beetles sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian Bokmål: smellere
 Norwegian Nynorsk: smellarar
 Swedish: knäppare

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Citation

Dr Peter C. Cate. Elateridae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=11164

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Occurrence

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2001-06-28 by Dr Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga & by Dr Peter C. Cate

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