During various studies, three instances of necessary taxonomic change were found. These changes are provided here to clarify the taxonomy of these taxa for those studies

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Two generic transfers and a synonymy for some North American 
Elateridae (Coleoptera) 
Paul J. Johnson 
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 
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58 Volume 15, No. 1, March, 2001, INSECTA MUNDI 
Two generic transfers and a synonymy for some 
North American Elateridae (Coleoptera) 
During various studies, three instances of nec- 
essary taxonomic change were found. These chang- 
es  are provided here to clarify the taxonomy ofthese 
taxa for those studies. 
Agriotella debilis (LeConte) 
new combination 
D r a s t e r i ~ ~ s  debilis LeConte (1884) was originally 
placed into a group of species now largely assigned to 
Aeolus Eschscholtz [type species: Elater scriptus 
Fabricius] . I n  contrast, Drasterius Eschscholtz [type 
species: Elater bilnaculatus Rossi] is contemporarily 
interpreted a s  restricted to Eurasia and Africa, 
except for D. debilis. 
Drasterius and Aeolus possess the salient traits 
diagnostic for the tribe Conoderini (Johnson 1995). 
Drasterius debilis possesses a suite of structural 
traits t ha t  clearly place i t  within Elaterinae, tribe 
Pomachiliini. A survey of the  described genera from 
this tribe suggests the best placement of D. debilis is 
i n  Agriotella. 
Negastrius americanus (Horn) 
new combination 
Coptostethus a17zericalzr~s Horn (1871) was ge- 
nerically assigned in  a provisional sense. Cobos 
(1970) reduced Coptostethus Wollaston to a subge- 
nus  of Cardiophorus Eschscholtz (Cardiophorinae). 
Neither Horn (1891), Stibick (1971, 1990), or Wells 
(1996) revisited the  taxonomic question of this spe- 
cie s. 
The holotype of C. americalzus was compared with 
specimens of C. felnoratus Wollaston, the type spe- 
cies of Coptostethus. I t  was immediately evident 
tha t  the subfamily assignment of C. americanus was 
in  error. Copstostethus alnericalzus possesses the 
characteristics given by Stibick (1971, 1990) and 
Wells (1996) for Negastrius (Negastriinae), and is 
therefore transferred to this genus. 
ParoedostethusVan Dyke 
Hypoganus rotu7zdicollis (Say) and H. sulcicollis 
(Say). Further, it possesses the characteristics for 
defining Hypogalzz~s Kiesenwetter (Gurjeva 1989). 
Consequently, P. relictz~s i s  here transferred to 
Hypogar~us and Paroedostetkus becomes a new 
synonym. 
Literature Cited 
Cobos, A. 1970 (1969). Ensayo monogriifico sobre 
10s Cardiophorz~s Esch., 1829 de Canarias (Col. 
Elateridae). Eos, 45: 29-96. 
Gurjeva, E. 1989. Fauna of USSR, Coleoptera, vol. 
XII, no. 3, Clicli-Beetles (Elateridae), Subfamily 
Athoinae, Tribe Ctenicerini. Nauka" Publishing 
House, Leningrad. 
Horn, G. H. 1871. Descriptions of new species of 
Elateridae, of the United States. Transactions of 
the American Entomological Society, 3: 299-324. 
Horn, G. H. 1891. A monograph of the species of 
Cryptohypnus of Boreal America. Transactions 
of the American Entomological Society, 18: 1-31. 
Johnson, P. J. 1995. A new genus of Conoderini, 
with new generic classifications for Ctelzicera 
sleeperi Becker and Ctelzicera pilatei (Champi- 
on), and a new species from Jamaica. Coleopter- 
ists Bulletin, 49(1): 59-71. 
LeConte, J. L. 1884. Short studies of North 
American Coleoptera (no. 2). Transactions of the 
American Entomological Society, 12: 1-32. 
Stibick, J. N. L. 1971. The generic classification of 
the Negastriinae. PacificInsects, 13(2): 371-390. 
Stibick, J. N. L. 1990. North American Negastrii- 
nae (Coleoptera, Elateridae): The Negastriinae 
of the  eastern United States and adjacent Can- 
ada. Insecta Mundi, 4(1-4): 99-131. 
Van Dyke, E. C. 1932. Miscellaneous studies in  the 
Elateridae and related families of Coleoptera. 
Proceedings of the California Academy of Sci- 
ences, 4th series, 20(9): 291-465. 
Wells, S. A. 1996. Studies on nearctic Negastrius 
(Coleoptera: Elateridae). Great Basin Natural- 
ist, 56(4): 308-318. 
J'aroedostethus was established by Van Dyke Paul J. Johnson, Insect Research Collection, 
(1932) to accomodate his new species P. relictus, Box 22078, South Dakota State University, 
from southern California. The holotype ofp. relictus Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A. 
was examined and is morphologically similar to 


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58  Volume 15, No.1, March, 2001, INSECTA MUNDI Two generic transfers and a synonymy for some North American Elateridae (Coleoptera) During various studies, three instances of nec-essary taxonomic change were found. These chang-es are provided here to clarify the taxonomy of  these taxa for those studies. Agriotella debilis (LeConte) new combination Drasterius debilis LeConte (1884) was originally placed into a group of  species now largely assigned to Aeolus Eschscholtz [type  species: Elata scriptus Fabricius]. In  contrast, Drasterius Eschscholtz [type species: Elata bimaculatus Rossi] is contemporarily interpreted as restricted to  Eurasia and Africa, except for D.  debilis. Drasterius and Aeolus possess the salient traits diagnostic for the tribe Conoderini (Johnson 1995). Drasterius debilis possesses a  suite of structural traits that clearly place it within Elaterinae, tribe Pomachiliini. A survey of  the described genera from this tribe suggests the best  placement  of  D. debilis is in  Agriotella. Negastrius americanus (Horn) new combination Coptostethus american  us Horn (1871) was ge-nerically assigned in a  provisional sense.  Cobos (1970) reduced Coptostethus Wollaston to a subge-nus of Cardiophorus Eschscholtz (Cardiophorinae). Neither Horn (1891), Stibick (1971,1990), or Wells (1996) revisited the taxonomic question of this spe-CIes. The holotype of C. american  us was compared with specimens of C.  femoratus Wollaston, the type spe-cies of Coptostethus. It was immediately evident that  the subfamily assignment  of  C. american  us was in error. Copstostethus american  us possesses the characteristics given by Stibick (1971,  1990) and Wells (1996) for Negastrius (Negastriinae), and is therefore transferred to this genus. Paroedostethus Van Dyke Paroedostethus was established by Van Dyke (1932) to accomodate his new species P.  relictus, from southern California. The holotype ofP. relictus was examined and is morphologically similar to Hypoganus rotundicollis  (Say) and H.  sulcicollis (Say). Further, it possesses the characteristics for defining Hypoganus Kiesenwetter (Gurjeva 1989). Consequently,  P.  relict  us  is  here  transferred to Hypoganus  and  Paroedostethus  becomes  a  new synonym. Literature Cited Cobos, A. 1970 (1969). Ensayo monografico sobre los Cardiophorus Esch., 1829 de Canarias (Col. Elateridae). Eos, 45: 29-96. Gurjeva, E. 1989. Fauna of  USSR, Coleoptera, vol. XII, no. 3, Click-Beetles (Elateridae), Subfamily Athoinae, Tribe Ctenicerini. Nauka" Publishing House, Leningrad. Horn, G. H. 1871. Descriptions of new species of Elateridae, of  the United States. Transactions of the American  Entomological Society, 3: 299-324. Horn, G. H. 1891. A monograph of the species of Cryptohypnus of  Boreal America. Transactions of  the  American Entomological Society, 18: 1-31. Johnson, P. J. 1995. A new genus of Conoderini, with new generic classifications for Ctenicera sleeperi Becker and Ctenicera pilatei (Champi-on), and a new species from Jamaica. Coleopter-ists Bulletin, 49(1): 59-71. LeConte, J. L.  1884.  Short studies of North American Coleoptera (no. 2). Transactions of  the American Entomological Society, 12: 1-32. Stibick, J. N. L. 1971. The generic classification of the Negastriinae. PacificInsects, 13(2): 371-390. Stibick, J. N. L. 1990. North American Negastrii-nae (Coleoptera, Elateridae): The Negastriinae of the eastern United States and adjacent Can-ada. Insecta Mundi, 4(1-4): 99-131. Van Dyke, E. C. 1932. Miscellaneous studies in the Elateridae and related families of Coleoptera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sci-ences, 4th series, 20(9): 291-465. Wells, S. A. 1996. Studies on nearctic Negastrius (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Great Basin Natural-ist, 56(4): 308-318. Paul J. Johnson, Insect Research Collection, Box 2207A, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A. 

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Insecta Mundi Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida March 2001 Two generic transfers and a synonymy for some North American Elateridae (Coleoptera) Paul J. Johnson South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi  Part of the Entomology Commons Johnson, Paul J., "Two generic transfers and a synonymy for some North American Elateridae (Coleoptera)" (2001). Insecta Mundi. 182. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/182 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 58 Volume 15, No. 1, March, 2001, INSECTA MUNDI Two generic transfers and a synonymy for some North American Elateridae (Coleoptera) During various studies, three instances of nec- essary taxonomic change were found. These chang- es  are provided here to clarify the taxonomy ofthese taxa for those studies. Agriotella debilis (LeConte) new combination D r a s t e r i ~ ~ s  debilis LeConte (1884) was originally placed into a group of species now largely assigned to Aeolus Eschscholtz [type species: Elater scriptus Fabricius] . I n  contrast, Drasterius Eschscholtz [type species: Elater bilnaculatus Rossi] is contemporarily interpreted a s  restricted to Eurasia and Africa, except for D. debilis. Drasterius and Aeolus possess the salient traits diagnostic for the tribe Conoderini (Johnson 1995). Drasterius debilis possesses a suite of structural traits t ha t  clearly place i t  within Elaterinae, tribe Pomachiliini. A survey of the  described genera from this tribe suggests the best placement of D. debilis is i n  Agriotella. Negastrius americanus (Horn) new combination Coptostethus a17zericalzr~s Horn (1871) was ge- nerically assigned in  a provisional sense. Cobos (1970) reduced Coptostethus Wollaston to a subge- nus  of Cardiophorus Eschscholtz (Cardiophorinae). Neither Horn (1891), Stibick (1971, 1990), or Wells (1996) revisited the  taxonomic question of this spe- cie s. The holotype of C. americalzus was compared with specimens of C. felnoratus Wollaston, the type spe- cies of Coptostethus. I t  was immediately evident tha t  the subfamily assignment of C. americanus was in  error. Copstostethus alnericalzus possesses the characteristics given by Stibick (1971, 1990) and Wells (1996) for Negastrius (Negastriinae), and is therefore transferred to this genus. ParoedostethusVan Dyke Hypoganus rotu7zdicollis (Say) and H. sulcicollis (Say). Further, it possesses the characteristics for defining Hypogalzz~s Kiesenwetter (Gurjeva 1989). Consequently, P. relictz~s i s  here transferred to Hypogar~us and Paroedostetkus becomes a new synonym. Literature Cited Cobos, A. 1970 (1969). Ensayo monogriifico sobre 10s Cardiophorz~s Esch., 1829 de Canarias (Col. Elateridae). Eos, 45: 29-96. Gurjeva, E. 1989. Fauna of USSR, Coleoptera, vol. XII, no. 3, Clicli-Beetles (Elateridae), Subfamily Athoinae, Tribe Ctenicerini. Nauka" Publishing House, Leningrad. Horn, G. H. 1871. Descriptions of new species of Elateridae, of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 3: 299-324. Horn, G. H. 1891. A monograph of the species of Cryptohypnus of Boreal America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 18: 1-31. Johnson, P. J. 1995. A new genus of Conoderini, with new generic classifications for Ctelzicera sleeperi Becker and Ctelzicera pilatei (Champi- on), and a new species from Jamaica. Coleopter- ists Bulletin, 49(1): 59-71. LeConte, J. L. 1884. Short studies of North American Coleoptera (no. 2). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 12: 1-32. Stibick, J. N. L. 1971. The generic classification of the Negastriinae. PacificInsects, 13(2): 371-390. Stibick, J. N. L. 1990. North American Negastrii- nae (Coleoptera, Elateridae): The Negastriinae of the  eastern United States and adjacent Can- ada. Insecta Mundi, 4(1-4): 99-131. Van Dyke, E. C. 1932. Miscellaneous studies in  the Elateridae and related families of Coleoptera. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sci- ences, 4th series, 20(9): 291-465. Wells, S. A. 1996. Studies on nearctic Negastrius (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Great Basin Natural- ist, 56(4): 308-318. J'aroedostethus was established by Van Dyke Paul J. Johnson, Insect Research Collection, (1932) to accomodate his new species P. relictus, Box 22078, South Dakota State University, from southern California. The holotype ofp. relictus Brookings, SD 57007, U.S.A. was examined and is morphologically similar to 

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