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Elaterini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Elaterini Barsevskis p. 19
2011Elaterini Bouchard et al.
2020Elaterini Kundrata et al. p. 8
2021Elaterini Kundrata et al. p. 29
2022Elaterini Triskova et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroidea
familyElateridae
subfamilyElaterinae
tribeElaterini()
tribeElaterini()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Elaterini Leach 1815
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G. †Burmogonus Triskova et al. 2022
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Burmogonus cretaceus Triskova et al. 2022
G. †Diaraphes Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Diaraphes kozhantshikovi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
G. Elater Linnaeus 1758
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Elater asmodeus Zhang 1989
Elater berryi Wickham 1929
Elater burmitinus Cockerell 1917
Elater canabinus Zhang 1989
Elater florissantensis Wickham 1916
Elater mitrus Zhang 1989
Elater naumanni Giebel 1856
Elater rohweri Wickham 1916
Elater scudderi Wickham 1916
Elater wallesii Hope 1837
Elater wisniowskii Łomnicki 1902
Invalid names: Ludius Berthold 1827 [synonym]
G. †Elatron Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Elatron semenovi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
G. †Holopleurus Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Holopleurus succineus Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
G. †Orthoraphes Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Orthoraphes reichardti Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmogonus cretaceus (189783) Elater burmitinus (123020)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Elater sp. (155693)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Tennessee) Elater berryi (151872)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Holopleurus succineus, Orthoraphes reichardti, Diaraphes kozhantshikovi, Elatron semenovi (113470)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Elater naumanni (147344)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Elater florissantensis, Elater scudderi (106384) Elater rohweri (106381)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Elater canabinus (128551) Elater mitrus, Elater asmodeus (128552)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Ukraine Elater wisniowskii (155727)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Elater sp. (152473)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Elater wallesii (165052)