Elateridae

Details: Published: 02 January 2024

	CZ	SK	PL	DE	AT	HU	CH
ELATERIDAE Leach, 1815
Agrypninae Canděze, 1857
Agrypnini Canděze, 1857
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 1829
Agrypnus murinus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Danosoma C. G. Thomson, 1859
Danosoma conspersa Gyllenhal, 1808	-	-	●	-	-	-	-
Danosoma fasciata Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Lacon Laporte, 1838
Lacon lepidopterus Panzer, 1800	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Lacon punctatus punctatus Herbst, 1779	●	●	-	●	-	●	●
Lacon querceus Herbst, 1784	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Conoderini Fleutiaux, 1919
Drasterius Eschscholtz, 1829
Drasterius bimaculatus P. Rossi, 1790	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Drilini Blanchard, 1845
Drilus G. A. Olivier, 1790
Drilus concolor Ahrens, 1812	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Drilus flavescens G. A. Olivier, 1790	●	-	-	●	●	-	●

Cardiophorinae Canděze, 1860
Cardiophorini Canděze, 1860
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1829
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 1829
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) anticus Erichson, 1840	-	●	-	-	-	●	-
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) asellus Erichson, 1840	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) discicollis Herbst, 1806	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) dolini Mardjanian, 1985	-	-	-	-	-	●	-
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ebeninus Germar, 1824	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) gramineus Scopoli, 1763	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) maritimus Dolin, 1971	●	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) nigerrimus Erichson, 1840	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruficollis Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) ruflpes Goeze, 1777	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Dicronychus Brullé, 1832
Dicronychus cinereus Herbst, 1784	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Dicronychus equiseti Herbst, 1784	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Dicronychus equisetioides Lohse, 1976	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Dicronychus rubripes Germar, 1824	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Dicronychus versicolor Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1856	-	-	-	-	●	-	-

Paracardiophorus Schwarz, 1895
Paracardiophorus musculus musculus Erichson, 1840	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Denticollinae Stein & J. Weise, 1877 (1856)
Ctenicerini Fleutiaux, 1936 (1863)
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Anostirus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Anostirus atropilosus Buysson, 1898	-	●	-	-	-	-	-
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Lirmaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Anostirus gracilicollis Stierlin, 1896	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Anostirus lauianus Wurst, 1995	-	-	-	-	●	-	-
Anostirus purpureus Poda, 1761	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Anostirus sulphuripennis Germar, 1843	-	-	-	●	●	-	●
Anostirus zeniizenii Rosenhauer, 1856	-	-	-	-	●	-	-

Aplotarsus Stephens, 1830
Aplotarsus angustulus Kiesenwetter, 1858	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Calambus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1767	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Ctenicera Latreille, 1829
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1775	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ctenicera heyeri Saxesen, 1838	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Eanus LeConte, 1861
Eanus LeConte, 1861
Eanus (Eanus) guttatus Germar, 1839	●	-	●	-	●	-	-

Hypoganus Kíesenwetter, 1858
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Liotrichus Kíesenwetter, 1858
Liotrichus Kíesenwetter, 1858
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Metanomus Buysson, 1887
Metanomus infuscatus Eschscholtz, 1829	●	●	-	●	●	●	-

Neopristilophus Buysson, 1894
Neopristilophus insitivus Germar, 1824	●	●	●	●	●	●	-

Orithales Kiesenwetter, 1858
Orithales gerraticornis serraticornis Paykull, 1800	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Paraphotistus Kishii, 1966
Mosotalesus Kishii, 1977
Paraphotistus (Mosotalesus) impressus impressus Fabricius, 1792	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Setasomus Gurjeva, 1985
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Prosternon Latreille, 1834
Prosternon chrysocomum Germar, 1843	●	●	-	-	-	●	-
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1964
Pseudanostirus globicollis Germar, 1843	●	●	●	●	-	●	-

Selatosomus Stephens, 1830
Pristilophus Latreille, 1834
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) melancholicus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798	-	-	-	●	●	-	●

Selatosomus Stephens, 1830
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) confluens rugosus Germar, 1836	-	●	●	●	●	-	●
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Denticollini Stein & J. Weise, 1877 (1856)
Athouina Canděze, 1859
Athous Eschscholtz, 1829
Athous Eschscholtz, 1829
Athous (Athous) haemorrhoidaiis Fabricius, 1801	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Athous (Athous) vittatus Fabricius, 1792	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Haplathous Reitter, 1905
Athous (Haplathous) angulifrons Reitter, 1905	-	-	-	-	●	-	-
Athous (Haplathous) austriacus Desbrochers des Loges, 1873	●	-	-	-	●	●	●
Athous (Haplathous) cavifrons L. Redtenbacher, 1858	-	-	-	-	●	-	-
Athous (Haplathous) emaciatus Canděze, 1860	-	-	-	-	-	-	●
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Míiller, 1764	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Athous (Haplathous) zebei Bach, 1852	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Orthathous Reitter, 1905
Athous (Orthathous) apfelbecki Reitter, 1905	-	-	-	-	-	●	-
Athous (Orthathous) bicolor Goeze, 1777	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Athous (Orthathous) campyloides Newman, 1833	-	-	-	●	-	-	-
Athous (Orthathous) caviformis Reitter, 1905	-	-	-	-	-	●	-
Athous (Orthathous) cavus Germar, 1817	-	-	-	-	-	●	-
Athous (Orthathous) gottwaldi Lohse, 1978	-	●	-	-	-	-	-
Athous (Orthathous) jejunus Kiesenwetter, 1858	-	-	●	-	-	-	-
Athous (Orthathous) kaszabi Dolin, 1986	-	-	-	-	-	●	-
Athous (Orthathous) lomnickii Reitter, 1905	-	-	●	-	-	-	-
Athous (Orthathous) silicensis Laibner, 1975	-	●	-	-	-	●	-
Athous (Orthathous) szombathyi Schenkling, 1927	-	-	-	-	-	●	-

Cidnopus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Cidnopus aeruginosus A. G. Olivier, 1790	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cidnopus pilosus Leske, 1785	●	●	-	●	●	●	●
Cidnopus platiai Mertlik, 1996	-	●	-	-	-	●	-
Cidnopus ruzenae Laibner, 1977	-	●	●	-	-	●	-

Limoniscus Reitter, 1905
Limoniscus violaceus P. W. J. Müller, 1821	●	●	●	●	●	●	-

Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829
Limonius minutus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Nothodes LeConte, 1861
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Pheletes Kiesenwetter, 1858
Pheletes aeneoniger DeGeer, 1774	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Pheletes quercus A. G. Olivier, 1790	●	●	-	●	●	●	●

Denticollina Stein & J. Weise, 1877 (1859)
Denticollis Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783
Denticollis borealis Paykull, 1800	●	-	●	●	-	-	-
Denticollis interpositus Roubal, 1941	●	●	●	-	-	-	-
Denticollis linearis Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Denticollis rubens Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Crepidophorus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1853
Crepidophorus mutilatus Rosenhauer, 1847	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Diacanthous Reitter, 1905
Diacanthous undulatus DeGeer, 1774	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839
Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) hirtus Herbst, 1784	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) niger Linnaeus, 1758	●	-	●	●	●	●	-

Megathous Reitter, 1905
Megathous nigerrimus Desbrochers des Loges, 1869	-	-	-	-	-	-	●

Stenagostus C. G. Thomson, 1859
Stenagostus rhombeus A. G. Olivier, 1790	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Stenagostus rufus DeGeer, 1774	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Diminae Canděze, 1863
Dimini Canděze, 1863
Dima Charpentier, 1825
Dima elateroides Charpentier, 1825	-	-	-	-	●	-	-

Elaterinae Leach, 1815
Agriotini Champion, 1894
Agriotina Laporte, 1840
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 1829
Agriotes (Agriotes) acuminatus Stephens, 1830	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) brevis Canděze, 1863	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Agriotes (Agriotes) gallicus Lacordaire, 1835	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) lineatus Linnaeus, 1767	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) litigiosus P. Rossi, 1792	-	-	-	-	●	-	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) medvedevi Dolin, 1960	-	●	-	-	●	●	-
Agriotes (Agriotes) modestus Kiesenwetter, 1858	●	●	-	-	●	●	-
Agriotes (Agriotes) obscurus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) pallidulus Illiger, 1807	●	●	-	●	●	●	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) pilosellus Schönherr, 1817	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) proximus Schwarz, 1891	-	●	-	-	●	●	-
Agriotes (Agriotes) rufipalpis Brullé, 1832	-	●	-	-	-	●	-
Agriotes (Agriotes) sordidus Illiger, 1807	-	-	-	●	●	-	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) sputator Linnaeus, 1758	●	-	●	●	●	●	●
Agriotes (Agriotes) ustulatus Schaller, 1783	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
Dalopius marginatus Linnaeus, 1758	●	-	-	●	●	●	●

Ectinus Eschscholtz, 1829
Ectinus aterrimus Linnaeus, 1761	●	-	●	●	●	-	●

Ampedini Gistel, 1856
Ampedus Dejean, 1833
Ampedus Dejean, 1833
Ampedus (Ampedus) aethiops Lacordaire, 1835	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) auripes Reitter, 1895	●	●	-	●	●	-	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) bouweri Schimmel, 1984	●	-	-	●	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) brunnicomis Germar, 1844	●	●	-	●	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) cardinalis Schiödte, 1865	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) carinthiacus Bouwer, 1984	-	-	-	-	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) cinnabarinus Eschscholtz, 1829	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) elegantulus Schönherr, 1817	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) elongatulus Fabricus, 1787	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) erythrogonus P. W. Miiller, 1821	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) forticornis Schwarz, 1900	●	●	-	●	●	●	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) francolinus Bouwer, 1984	-	-	-	●	-	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) hjorti B. G. Rye, 1905	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) impressicollis Bouwer, 1984	-	-	-	●	-	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) melanurus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855	●	●	-	●	-	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) nemoralis Bouwer, 1980	●	●	-	●	●	-	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigerrimus Lacordaire, 1835	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigroflavus Goeze, 1777	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomonae Stephens, 1830	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) pomorum Herbst, 1784	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) praeustus Fabricius, 1792	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) quadrisignatus Gyllenhal, 1817	●	●	-	●	●	●	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) quercicola Buysson, 1887	●	●	-	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) rufipennis Stephens, 1830	●	●	●	●	●	●	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) rugosus Schimmel, 1982	●	●	-	●	-	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguineus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	-	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) sanguinolentus sanguinolentus Schrank, 1776	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) sinuatus Germar, 1844	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Ampedus (Ampedus) suecicus Palm, 1976	●	●	-	-	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) triangulum Dorn, 1924	●	●	-	●	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) tristis Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) vandalitae Lohse, 1976	●	●	●	●	●	-	-
Ampedus (Ampedus) ziegleri Zeising & Sieg, 1983	-	-	-	●	-	-	-

Brachygonus Buysson, 1912
Brachygonus bouyoni Chassain, 1992	●	●	-	-	●	●	-
Brachygonus megerlei Lacordaire, 1835	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Brachygonus ruficeps Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855	●	●	-	●	●	●	●

Ischnodes Germar, 1844
Ischnodes sanguinicollis sanguinicollisPanzer, 1793	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Reitterelater Platia & Cate, 1990
Reitterelater dubius Platia & Cate, 1990	●	●	-	●	●	●	-

Elaterini Leach, 1815
Elater Linnaeus, 1758
Elater ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	-	●	●	●	●

Sericus Eschscholtz, 1829
Sericoderma Dolin, 1973
Sericus (Sericoderma) subaeneus W. Redtenbacher, 1842	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Sericus Eschscholtz, 1829
Sericus (Sericus) brunneus brunneus Linnaeus, 1758	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Sericus (Sericus) clams Gurjeva, 1972	●	●	-	-	●	-	●

Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 1894
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1889	●	●	-	-	-	-	-

Megapenthes Kiesenwetter, 1858
Megapenthes lugens W. Redtenbacher, 1842	●	●	-	●	●	●	●

Procraerus Reitter, 1905
Procraerus tibialis Lacordaire, 1835	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Melanotini Candèze, 1859 (1848)
Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829
Melanotus Eschscholtz, 1829
Melanotus (Melanotus) brunnipes Germar, 1824	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Melanotus (Melanotus) castanipes Paykull, 1800	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Melanotus (Melanotus) crassicollis Erichson, 1841	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Melanotus (Melanotus) tenebrosus Erichson, 1841	●	●	-	-	●	●	●
Melanotus (Melanotus) villosus Geoffřoy, 1785	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Physorhinini Canděze, 1859
Podeonius Kiesenwetter, 1858
Podeonius acuticornis Germar, 1824	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Porthmidius Germar, 1847
Porthmidius austriacus Schrank, 1781	●	●	-	●	●	●	●

Pomachiliini Canděze, 1859
Betarmon Kiesenwetter, 1858
Betarmon bisbimaculatus Fabricius, 1803	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Idolus Desbrochers des Loges, 1875
Idolus picipennis Bach, 1852	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Synaptini Gistel, 1856
Adrastus Eschscholtz, 1829
Adrastus axillaris Erichson, 1841	●	●	-	●	●	●	●
Adrastus juditae Laibner, 1991	●	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adrastus kryshtali Dolin, 1988	●	●	-	●	-	-	-
Adrastus lacertosus Erichson, 1841	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adrastus limbatus Fabricius, 1777	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adrastus montanus Scopoli, 1763	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adrastus pollens Fabricius, 1792	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adrastus rachifer Geoffroy, 1785	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Synaptus Eschscholtz, 1829
Synaptus filiformis Fabricius, 1781	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Hypnoidinae Schwarz, 1906 (1860)
Berninelsonius Leseigneur, 1970
Berninelsonius lyperboreus Gyllenhal, 1827	-	-	-	-	-	-	●

Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 1829
Hypnoidus consobrinus Mulsant & Guillebeau, 1855	●	●	-	-	●	-	●
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808	●	●	●	●	●	-	●

Lissominae Laporte, 1835
Lissomini Laporte, 1835
Drapetes Dejean, 1821
Drapetes mordelloides Host, 1789	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Negastriinae Nakane & Kishii, 1956
Fleutiauxellus Méquignon, 1930
Fleutiauxellus Méquignon, 1930
Fleutiauxellus (Fleutiauxellus) maritimus Curtis, 1840	●	●	-	●	●	-	●

Negastrius C. G. Thomson, 1859
Negastrius arenicola Boheman, 1854	-	-	●	●	-	-	-
Negastrius pulchellus Linnaeus, 1761	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Negastrius sabulicola Boheman, 1854	●	●	●	●	●	●	-

Oedostethus LeConte, 1853
Oedostethus quadripustulatus Fabricius, 1792	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Oedostethus tenuicornis Germar, 1824	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Quasimus Gozis, 1886
Miquasus Kishii, 1959
Quasimus (Miquasus) minutissimus Germar, 1823	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Zorochros C. G. Thomson, 1859
Zorochros C. G. Thomson, 1859
Zorochros (Zorochros) boubersi Leseigneur, 1970	●	-	-	-	●	-	-
Zorochros (Zorochros) dermestoides Herbst, 1806	●	●	●	●	●	-	●
Zorochros (Zorochros) dufouri Buysson, 1900	●	●	-	●	●	-	●
Zorochros (Zorochros) flavipes Aubé, 1850	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Zorochros (Zorochros) ibericus Franz, 1967	●	●	-	-	●	-	-
Zorochros (Zorochros) meridionalis Laporte, 1840	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Zorochros (Zorochros) quadriguttatus Laporte, 1840	●	●	●	-	●	●	-
Zorochros (Zorochros) stibicki Leseigneur, 1970	-	-	-	●	●	●	-

Omalisinae Lacordaire, 1857
Omalisus Geoffroy, 1762
Omalisus Geoffroy, 1762
Omalisus (Omalisus) fontisbellaquei Geoffroy, 1785	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Number of species in individual states	162	160	128	156	166	135	132

Total species in Central Europe	201

Category	Verbal ending	Highlight
Family	- dae	FAMILY
Subfamily	- nae	Subfamily
Supertribe	- tae	Supertribe
Tribe	- ini	Tribe
Subtribe	- ina	Subtribe
Genus		Genus
Subgenus		Subgenus

Code	Country
CZ	Czech republic
SK	Slovakia
PL	Poland
DE	Germany
AT	Austria
HU	Hungary
CH	Switzerland
Note: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 nomenclature (based on codes issued by the international organization for standardization ISO, which have been used since 1974 (Czech Republic since 1993))

Symbol	Explanation
●	confirmed occurrence
?●	unclear occurrence (undocumented or dubious information)
-	it doesn't occur

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