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Elaterinae
Taxonomy
Elaterinae was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Elater.
It was assigned to Elateridae by Yablokov-Khnzorian (1961), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011), Webster (2016), Kundrata et al. (2020), Kundrata et al. (2021), Triskova et al. (2022), Cai et al. (2022), Szabó et al. (2022) and Kundrata et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Elateridae by Yablokov-Khnzorian (1961), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011), Webster (2016), Kundrata et al. (2020), Kundrata et al. (2021), Triskova et al. (2022), Cai et al. (2022), Szabó et al. (2022) and Kundrata et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1815 | Elaterinae Leach p. 85 |
| 1961 | Elaterinae Yablokov-Khnzorian p. 86 |
| 1995 | Elaterinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2005 | Elaterinae Barsevskis p. 16 |
| 2011 | Elaterinae Bouchard et al. p. 316 |
| 2016 | Elaterinae Webster |
| 2020 | Elaterinae Kundrata et al. p. 7 |
| 2021 | Elaterinae Kundrata et al. p. 27 |
| 2022 | Elaterinae Cai et al. |
| 2022 | Elaterinae Szabó et al. p. 3 |
| 2022 | Elaterinae Triskova et al. p. 2 |
| 2023 | Elaterinae Kundrata et al. p. 2 |
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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.
Subfm. Elaterinae Leach 1815
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Tr. Agriotini Laporte 1840
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G. Agriotes Eschscholtz 1829
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Agriotes apicalis Le Conte 1884
†Agriotes comminutus Wickham 1916
†Agriotes nearcticus Wickham 1916
Agriotes obscurus Linnaeus 1758
Agriotes pallidulus Illiger 1807
†Agriotes succiniferus Becker 1963
Invalid names: Agriotina Laporte 1840 [empty]
Tr. Ampedini Gistel 1848
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G. Ampedus Dejean 1833
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Subg. †Ampedus (Octamenogonoides) Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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†Ampedus (Octamenogonoides) gebleri Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
Tr. Elaterini Leach 1815
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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]
Tr. Megapenthini Gurjeva 1973
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G. Megapenthes Kiesenwetter 1858
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†Megapenthes groehni Schimmel 2005
†Megapenthes primaevus Wickham 1916
†Megapenthes voigti Schimmel 2005
Tr. Melanotini Candèze 1859
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Tr. Physorhinini Candèze 1859
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Tr. Synaptini Gistel 1856
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G. Glyphonyx Candèze 1863
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†Glyphonyx chiapasensis Zaragoza-Caballero 1990
†Glyphonyx punctatus Becker 1963
Invalid names: Adrastini Candèze 1863 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 99.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Collections (33 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Burmogonus cretaceus, Burmophysorhinus dusaneki (189783) Dariuszelater tarnawskii (165561) Elater burmitinus (123020) | |
| Santonian | Hungary | Ajkaelater merkli (224054) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Elater sp. (155693) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Tennessee) | Elater berryi (151872) | |
| Priabonian | Lithuania | Holopleurus succineus, Orthoraphes reichardti, Elater gebleri, Diaraphes kozhantshikovi, Elatron semenovi, Crioraphes rohdendorfi (113470) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Abelater succineus, Megapenthes groehni, Megapenthes voigti (110735) Elater naumanni (147344) Megapenthes voigti (173102) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Anchastus eruptus, Anchastus diluvialis, Elater florissantensis, Elater scudderi, Megapenthes primaevus, Agriotes nearcticus, Agriotes comminutus (106384) Elater rohweri (106381) Megapenthes primaevus (106380) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Agriotes succiniferus (140260) Glyphonyx chiapasensis (167930) Glyphonyx sp., Glyphonyx punctatus (140211) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Elater canabinus (128551) Elater mitrus, Elater asmodeus (128552) | |
| Badenian | Ukraine | Elater wisniowskii (155727) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Ampedus seyfriedii (113689) Ischnodes gracilis (115304) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Agriotes obscurus, Melanotus rufipes, Melanotus niger (168267) Agriotes pallidulus, Melanotus niger (168269) Idolus picipennis, Melanotus niger (168264) Melanotus niger (168266 168270 168271 168272 168273) Melanotus rufipes (168265) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Colorado) | Agriotes apicalis (169353) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Elater sp. (152473) | |
| Holocene | Tanzania | Elater wallesii (165052) |