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Checklist of Tribe Ampedini Gistel, 1856
for Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
1173
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1173
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
1141
2088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
912
1786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
350
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
25
287
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
4
24
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
21
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
20
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAmpedini
Gistel, 1856
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
2 Genera with 17 Species
Ampedus Dejean, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
17 Species
Ampedus (Ampedus) apicatus Say, 1834
Ampedus (Ampedus) areolatus Say, 1823
Ampedus (Ampedus) atripennis G. Horn, 1871
Ampedus (Ampedus) linteus Say, 1839
Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806
Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817Common wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853Corn wireworm
Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846
Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853
Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844
Melanotus (Melanotus) lanei Quate & Quate, 1967
Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860
Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842
Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853

Subnodes of Ampedini with occurrences in Niger
SubtribeAmpedina
Gistel, 1856
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMelanotina
Candeze, 1859
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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