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Taxonomy of Genus Medeopteryx Ballantyne in Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2013


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
52
4609
79150
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
23
2729
37099
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
261
3932
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
38
690
Genera
Species
TribeLuciolini
Wittmer, 1939
34
643
Genera
Species
GenusMedeopteryx
Ballantyne in Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2013
26Species
Subnodes of Medeopteryx Ballantyne in Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2013
SpeciesMedeopteryx alacauda Sriboonlert Swatdipong and Sartsanga in Sriboonlert et al, 2023
SpeciesMedeopteryx amilae Satô, 1976
SpeciesMedeopteryx antennata E. Olivier, 1885
Wild Turkey
SpeciesMedeopteryx bengalensis Ghosh Sarkar and Chakraborty, 2025
SpeciesMedeopteryx clipeata Ballantyne in Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2013
SpeciesMedeopteryx corusca Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx cribellata E. Olivier, 1892
SpeciesMedeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx elucens Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx flagrans Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx fraseri Ho, 2019
SpeciesMedeopteryx fulminea Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx hanedai Ballantyne in Ballantyne & McLean, 1970
SpeciesMedeopteryx hongkongensis Yiu, 2017
SpeciesMedeopteryx incisura Sriboonlert Swatdipong and Sartsanga in Sriboonlert et al, 2023
SpeciesMedeopteryx isaanensis Sriboonlert Swatdipong and Sartsanga in Sriboonlert et al, 2023
SpeciesMedeopteryx maehongsonensis Sriboonlert Swatdipong and Sartsanga in Sriboonlert et al, 2023
SpeciesMedeopteryx platygaster Lea, 1909
SpeciesMedeopteryx pupilla E. Olivier, 1892
SpeciesMedeopteryx semimarginata E.Olivier, 1883
Hawaiian Rail
SpeciesMedeopteryx similisantennata Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx similispupillae Ballantyne in Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2013
SpeciesMedeopteryx sublustris Ballantyne, 1987
Purple Gallinule
SpeciesMedeopteryx tarsalis E. Olivier, 1885
Wild Turkey
SpeciesMedeopteryx timida E.Olivier, 1883
Hawaiian Rail
SpeciesMedeopteryx torricelliensis Ballantyne in Ballantyne & McLean, 1970


Distribution of Medeopteryx Ballantyne in Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2013
Australia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam


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