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Taxonomy of Genus Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1829


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
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
1409
20501
Genera
Species
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
244
8169
Genera
Species
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
37
1209
Genera
Species
GenusMegapenthes
Eschscholtz, 1829
322Species
Subnodes of Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1829
SpeciesMegapenthes abdominalis Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes agriotides Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes agrotus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes almeidai Navajas, 1946
SpeciesMegapenthes altitudinum Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes amieti Girard, 1975
SpeciesMegapenthes anceps Candeze, 1883
SpeciesMegapenthes andrewsi Waterhouse, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes angularis LeConte, 1866
SpeciesMegapenthes angulosus Candeze, 1875
SpeciesMegapenthes angustus Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes antelmei Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes antennatus Becker, 1971
SpeciesMegapenthes anthracinus
SpeciesMegapenthes apacheorum Becker, 1971
SpeciesMegapenthes apicatus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes apicipennis
SpeciesMegapenthes arcifrons Van Zwaluwenburg, 1945
SpeciesMegapenthes asper
SpeciesMegapenthes asperatus Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes asperulatus Candeze, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes aterrimus Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes athoides Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes automolus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes azumai Arimoto, 1990
SpeciesMegapenthes badius Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes bakeri Fleutiaux, 1934
SpeciesMegapenthes basalis Candeze, 1880
SpeciesMegapenthes bengalensis Schimmel, 1998
SpeciesMegapenthes bicarinatus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes bicostatus Champion, 1896
SpeciesMegapenthes bifasciatus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes bifoveolatus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes bilaesus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes biplagiatus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes birmae Fleutiaux, 1942
SpeciesMegapenthes birmanicus Candeze, 1888  ⇒ Xanthopenthes birmanicus
SpeciesMegapenthes bispinicollis Miwa, 1929
SpeciesMegapenthes bistrigatus Candeze, 1863
SpeciesMegapenthes brasilianus Candeze, 1881
SpeciesMegapenthes brunneus Fleutiaux, 1942
SpeciesMegapenthes brunniventris Candeze, 1892
SpeciesMegapenthes caledonicus Fleutiaux, 1891
SpeciesMegapenthes candezei
SpeciesMegapenthes caprella LeConte, 1857
SpeciesMegapenthes cariei Fleutiaux, 1920
SpeciesMegapenthes carinatus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes cariniceps Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes carinicornis Schwarz, 1903
SpeciesMegapenthes carinifrons Van Zwaluwenburg, 1957
SpeciesMegapenthes chapaensis Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes cincticollis Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes cinctus Fleutiaux, 1916
SpeciesMegapenthes cinereus Candeze, 1889
SpeciesMegapenthes cinnamomeus Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes cirgens Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes claudei Piguet, 2020
SpeciesMegapenthes coalescens Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes cocquereli
SpeciesMegapenthes colonicus Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes comoriensis
SpeciesMegapenthes confusus Fleutiaux, 1933
SpeciesMegapenthes congestus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes conicicollis Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes conicus Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes contaminatus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesMegapenthes contiguus Cobos, 1970
SpeciesMegapenthes coomani Fleutiaux, 1940
SpeciesMegapenthes curtus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes cylindricollis Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes dajuensis Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes depressus Fleutiaux, 1933
SpeciesMegapenthes descarpentriesi Cobos, 1970
SpeciesMegapenthes diego Fleutiaux, 1933
SpeciesMegapenthes difformis Fleutiaux, 1922
SpeciesMegapenthes diploconoides Candeze, 1875
SpeciesMegapenthes disjunctus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1957
SpeciesMegapenthes distractus Candèze, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes divaricatus Desbrochers des Loges, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes dolens Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes dolosus Brown, 1933
SpeciesMegapenthes dongchuanensis Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes dorsalis Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes dubiosus Schwarz, 1907
SpeciesMegapenthes dubius Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes duporti Fleutiaux, 1918  ⇒ Procraerus (Procraerus) duporti
SpeciesMegapenthes ebriolus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes egregius Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes elegans G. Horn, 1871
SpeciesMegapenthes elongatus Becker, 1971
SpeciesMegapenthes emarginatus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes epitrotus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes equalis Punam & Vasu, 1996
SpeciesMegapenthes extraneus
SpeciesMegapenthes falvescens Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes falvifrons
SpeciesMegapenthes ferrarii Fleutiaux, 1935
SpeciesMegapenthes flavifrons Schwarz, 1903
SpeciesMegapenthes flavipes Schwarz, 1906
SpeciesMegapenthes flavobasalis Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes flavofasciatus Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes flavolineatus Miwa, 1927
SpeciesMegapenthes flavonotatus Candeze, 1889
SpeciesMegapenthes flavovittatus Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes flavus Fleutiaux, 1902
SpeciesMegapenthes frontalis Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes fucosus Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes fujisanus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes fulvescens Reitter, 1887
SpeciesMegapenthes fulvicollis Fleutiaux, 1929
SpeciesMegapenthes fulvipennis Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes fulvus Fleutiaux, 1914
SpeciesMegapenthes fumosus Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes funebrioides Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes funebris Candeze, 1882
SpeciesMegapenthes furvus Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes fusconiger Kolbe, 1886
SpeciesMegapenthes fuscus Becker, 1971  ⇒ Xanthopenthes birmanicus
SpeciesMegapenthes fusiformis Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes futilis Candeze, 1887  ⇒ Melanoxanthus futilis
SpeciesMegapenthes gagates Curtis, 1854
SpeciesMegapenthes gentneri Lane, 1965
SpeciesMegapenthes gomyi Girard in Chassain & Girard, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes gracilis Candeze, 1873
SpeciesMegapenthes granulosus Melsheimer, 1844
SpeciesMegapenthes gratiosus
SpeciesMegapenthes groehni Schimmel, 2005
SpeciesMegapenthes gussakovskii Gurjeva, 1961
SpeciesMegapenthes haddeni Fleutiaux, 1934
SpeciesMegapenthes heterodoxus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes higonius Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes hirtus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes holzschuhi Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes horishanus Miwa, 1929
SpeciesMegapenthes humeralis Miwa, 1927
SpeciesMegapenthes hummeli Fleutiaux, 1936  ⇒ Xanthopenthes hummeli
SpeciesMegapenthes ibitiensis Navajas, 1944
SpeciesMegapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes imitans Cobos, 1970
SpeciesMegapenthes imitator
SpeciesMegapenthes inconditus Candeze, 1875
SpeciesMegapenthes inficetus Candeze, 1883
SpeciesMegapenthes inflatus Candeze, 1875
SpeciesMegapenthes informatus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes infumatus Candeze, 1880
SpeciesMegapenthes insidiosus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
SpeciesMegapenthes insignitus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes insularis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1943
SpeciesMegapenthes intermedius Cobos, 1970
SpeciesMegapenthes iwasakii Miwa, 1927
SpeciesMegapenthes japonicus Fleutiaux, 1902
SpeciesMegapenthes jizuensis Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes jocosus Candeze, 1882
SpeciesMegapenthes junceus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes kathmandulis Ohira & Becker, 1974  ⇒ Procraerus (Procraerus) kathmandulis
SpeciesMegapenthes kieneri Schimmel, 1997  ⇒ Ochosternus zealandicus
SpeciesMegapenthes koshunensis Miwa, 1929  ⇒ Procraerus (Procraerus) koshunensis
SpeciesMegapenthes kubani Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes kurosawai Suzuki, 1986
SpeciesMegapenthes kusuii Ôhira, 1973
SpeciesMegapenthes lacer Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes lepidus LeConte, 1884
SpeciesMegapenthes leseigneuri Piguet, 2011
SpeciesMegapenthes levuensis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1943
SpeciesMegapenthes lewisi Fleutiaux, 1936
SpeciesMegapenthes ligatus Candeze, 1878  ⇒ Procraerus (Procraerus) ligatus
SpeciesMegapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806
SpeciesMegapenthes linearis Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes lineatus Schwarz, 1903
SpeciesMegapenthes litteratus
SpeciesMegapenthes lituratus Candeze, 1887
SpeciesMegapenthes longicornis Schaeffer, 1916
SpeciesMegapenthes longitarsis Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes lucius Candeze, 1863
SpeciesMegapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842
The Queen's Executioner
SpeciesMegapenthes lugubris Candeze, 1888  ⇒ Xanthopenthes lugubris
SpeciesMegapenthes luteipes Hope, 1843
SpeciesMegapenthes luzonicus Fleutiaux, 1914
SpeciesMegapenthes macdougalli Blair, 1935
SpeciesMegapenthes macer
SpeciesMegapenthes maceratus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes macilentus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesMegapenthes maculatus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes maculicollis Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes madidus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesMegapenthes magnus Fleutiaux, 1934
SpeciesMegapenthes makiharai Ôhira in Makihara & Ôhira, 2005
SpeciesMegapenthes malaisei Fleutiaux, 1942
SpeciesMegapenthes malus Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes mameti Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes marginatus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes mauritiensis Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes megalops Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes melanotoides Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes melanoxanthoides Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes melanurus
SpeciesMegapenthes mexicanus Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes minusculus Cobos, 1970
SpeciesMegapenthes minutus Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes misellus Schwarz, 1907
SpeciesMegapenthes miser Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes moderatus Candeze, 1888
SpeciesMegapenthes modestus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes monachus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes musivatus Candeze, 1892
SpeciesMegapenthes mutulus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes nefastus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesMegapenthes niger Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer, 1916
SpeciesMegapenthes nigricornis Candeze, 1875
SpeciesMegapenthes nigriventris LeConte, 1884
SpeciesMegapenthes nigrolateralis Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes oblongicollis Miwa, 1929
SpeciesMegapenthes obscuricornis Fleutiaux, 1918  ⇒ Procraerus (Procraerus) obscuricornis
SpeciesMegapenthes obscurus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes obtusus Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes ochraceipennis Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes octoguttatus Candeze, 1882
SpeciesMegapenthes octomaculatus Schwarz, 1898  ⇒ Gamepenthes octomaculatus
SpeciesMegapenthes okinawense Miwa, 1927
SpeciesMegapenthes opacipennis Candeze, 1875
SpeciesMegapenthes opacofulvus Reitter, 1898
SpeciesMegapenthes opaculus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes opacus Candeze, 1873
SpeciesMegapenthes ornaticollis Fleutiaux, 1934
SpeciesMegapenthes ornatus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes pallidulus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002
SpeciesMegapenthes pallidus Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes papuensis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1931
SpeciesMegapenthes parallelaris Miwa, 1927  ⇒ Hayekpenthes parallelaris
SpeciesMegapenthes parallelus
SpeciesMegapenthes parvulus
SpeciesMegapenthes parvus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1943
SpeciesMegapenthes patrizii Fleutiaux, 1935
SpeciesMegapenthes perditus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes philippinensis Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes piceus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes pierrei Leseigneur, 1955
SpeciesMegapenthes porrectus Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes porticulata Van Zwaluwenburg, 1943
SpeciesMegapenthes poussereaui Chassain in Chassain & Girard, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes praeligatus Candeze, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes primaevus H. F. Wickham, 1916
SpeciesMegapenthes psittaculus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes puberusus Montrouzier, 1860
SpeciesMegapenthes punctatus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes punctulatus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesMegapenthes pupieri
SpeciesMegapenthes purpureipennis Miwa, 1927
SpeciesMegapenthes quadrimaculatus G. Horn, 1871
SpeciesMegapenthes remotus
SpeciesMegapenthes retowskii Heyden, 1882
SpeciesMegapenthes riesei Piguet, 2020
SpeciesMegapenthes rogersi G. Horn, 1871
SpeciesMegapenthes rotundicollis Fleutiaux, 1891
SpeciesMegapenthes rousseli Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes rubigineus Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes rubripennis Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes ruficollis Schwarz, 1902
SpeciesMegapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844
SpeciesMegapenthes rufipes Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes rufus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes rugipennis Candeze, 1889
SpeciesMegapenthes rugosus Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes rugulosus Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes rutilipennis Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes saleyeri Schwarz, 1906
SpeciesMegapenthes sechuanensis Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes secundus Candeze, 1889
SpeciesMegapenthes semelai Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes seniculus Candeze, 1893
SpeciesMegapenthes seriatus
SpeciesMegapenthes sericeus Candeze, 1892
SpeciesMegapenthes sexmaculatus Candeze, 1892
SpeciesMegapenthes shirozui Kishii, 1959
SpeciesMegapenthes sobrinus Champion, 1895
SpeciesMegapenthes solitarius Fall, 1934
SpeciesMegapenthes sonami Miwa, 1929  ⇒ Procraerus (Procraerus) sonami
SpeciesMegapenthes sondanicus Candeze, 1882
SpeciesMegapenthes spinipennis Schwarz, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes spissus Candeze, 1889
SpeciesMegapenthes squalens
SpeciesMegapenthes stigmosus LeConte, 1853
SpeciesMegapenthes sturmi Germar, 1844
SpeciesMegapenthes sturmii Germar, 1843
SpeciesMegapenthes subinconditus Van Zwaluwenburg, 1957  ⇒ Paraupenthes subinconditus
SpeciesMegapenthes suturalis Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes suturellus Schwarz, 1902
SpeciesMegapenthes taeniatus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes taichii Kishii, 1975
SpeciesMegapenthes tarsalis Schaeffer, 1916
SpeciesMegapenthes tartareus LeConte, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes tattakensis Ôhira, 1966
SpeciesMegapenthes tenuis Van Zwaluwenburg, 1943
SpeciesMegapenthes tetricus Candeze, 1859
SpeciesMegapenthes texanus Becker, 1971
SpeciesMegapenthes thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
SpeciesMegapenthes tinctipes Candeze, 1900
SpeciesMegapenthes tonkinensis Fleutiaux, 1928
SpeciesMegapenthes tractabilis Candeze, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes tricarinatus Fleutiaux, 1891
SpeciesMegapenthes tristis Fleutiaux, 1942
SpeciesMegapenthes turbulentus LeConte, 1853
SpeciesMegapenthes unicarinatus Fleutiaux, 1918  ⇒ Xanthopenthes unicarinatus
SpeciesMegapenthes usurpatus
SpeciesMegapenthes variabilis Vats & Chauhan, 1992
SpeciesMegapenthes variolatus Van Dyke, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes variolosus Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes versipellis Lewis, 1894
SpeciesMegapenthes vicinus Fleutiaux, 1889
SpeciesMegapenthes vinsoni Fleutiaux, 1932
SpeciesMegapenthes virgulatus Candeze, 1897
SpeciesMegapenthes vitalisi Fleutiaux, 1918
SpeciesMegapenthes vittatus Candeze, 1865
SpeciesMegapenthes voigti Schimmel, 2005
SpeciesMegapenthes volxemi Candeze, 1878
SpeciesMegapenthes vulneratus Schwarz, 1907
SpeciesMegapenthes yunnanensis Schimmel, 2006
SpeciesMegapenthes yunnanus Schimmel, 2004
SpeciesMegapenthes zanzibaricus Candeze, 1897

Synonyms
Dalopiosomus (Dolin, 1988)
Dolopiosomus (Motschulsky, 1859)
Horisonteichos (Dolin, 1988)
Horizoteichos (Van Zwaluwenburg, 1931)
Magapenthes (Gurjeva, 1973)
Pengamethes (Fleutiaux, 1929)


Distribution of Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 1829
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, China, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


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