Elateridae

Athous haemorrhoidalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea

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Familia: Elateridae
Subfamiliae: Agrypninae - Campyloxeninae - Cardiophorinae - Cebrioninae - Denticollinae - Elaterinae - Eudicronychinae - Hemiopinae - Lissominae - Morostominae - Negastriinae - Oxynopterinae - Physodactylinae - Pityobiinae - Semiotinae - Subprotelaterinae - Thylacosterninae - †Protagrypninae
[subfamiliae after Costa, Lawrence & Policena Rosa (2010: 95-98)/Lawrence, Beutel, Leschen & Ślipiński (2010: 4-5)]

Overview of genera

Paulusiella - Plectrosternus ...

Name

Elateridae Leach, 1815

Synonyms

• Cebrionidae

References

selected references

• Costa, C.; Lawrence, J.F.; Policena Rosa, S. 2010: 4.7. Elateridae Leach, 1815. Pp. 75-103 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755
• Douglas, H. 2011: Phylogenetic relationships of Elateridae inferred from adult morphology, with special reference to the position of Cardiophorinae. Zootaxa, 2900: 1–45. Preview
• Kundrata, R.; Bocak, L. (in press, 2011): The phylogeny and limits of Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera): is there a common tendency of click beetles to soft-bodiedness and neoteny? Zoologica scripta, doi: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00476.x
• Lawrence, J.F.; Beutel, R.G.; Leschen, R.A.B.; Ślipiński, A. 2010: 1. Changes in classification and list of families and subfamilies. Pp. 1-7 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755

additional references

• Calder, A.A. 1996: Click beetles: genera of the Australian Elateridae (Coleoptera). Monographs on invertebrate taxonomy, 2 ISBN 0643056718 ISBN 9780643056718
• Hyslop, J.A. 1921: Genotypes of the elaterid beetles of the world. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 58: 621-673. Internet Archive BHL BUGZ
• Ivie, M.A.; Barclay, M.V.L. 2011: The familial placement and specific membership of Escalerina Bolívar y Pieltain and Paulusiella Löbl (Coleoptera: Elateridae, Dascillidae, Drilidae), with new synonymies. Coleopterists bulletin, 65(2): 167-172. doi: 10.1649/072.065.0216
• Johnson, P.J. (2002) in American Beetles, CRC Press.
• I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2007 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4: Elateroidea, Derodontoidea, Bostrichoidea, Lymexyloidea, Cleroidea and Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark ISBN 87-88757-67-6, p. 89
• Stibick, J.N.F. 1979: Classification of the Elateridae (Coleoptera). Relationships and classification of the subfamilies and tribes. Pacific insects, 20: 145-186. PDF

links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Cebrionidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
• Elateridae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
• Classification of Costa Rican Elateridae
• Atlas of click beetles (Elateridae) of Russia
• ELATERIDAE Click beetles of Palearctic Region (c) V. Dušánek & J. Mertlik
• Taxonomical list of the genera of click beetles (Elateridae) of Russia and adjacent countries
• Josef Mertlik Taxonomical list of the genera of click beetles (Elateridae) of Russia and adjacent countries

Vernacular names

Česky: Kovaříkovití
Dansk: Smældere
Deutsch: Schnellkäfer
English: Click Beetle
Français: Taupin
Lietuvių: Sprakšiai
Македонски: Скочибуби
Nederlands: Kniptorren
日本語: コメツキムシ科
Nordfriisk: Knekern
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Smellere
Polski: Sprężykowate
Русский: Щелкуны
Suomi: Sepät
中文: 叩頭蟲科

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