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Checklist of Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
for Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
937
21291
104803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
933
21259
104731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
882
20999
104014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
536
16084
86183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
148
5971
36968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
131
5318
31643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
483
3950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
247
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
132
876
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
28
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
8
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
8 Genera with 58 Species
Acroniopus Erichson, 18359SpeciesTaxom
Anilicus Candeze, 18266SpeciesTaxom
Augenotus Gullan, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 193922SpeciesTaxom
Paranilicus Candeze, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
58 Species
Acroniopus ater Candeze, 1863
Acroniopus fuliginosus Candeze, 1863
Acroniopus granulatipennis Lea, 1908
Acroniopus humilis Erichson, 1842
Acroniopus infimus Erichson, 1842
Acroniopus marginicollis Schwarz, 1906
Acroniopus rufipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Acroniopus sydneyanus Boisduval, 1835
Anilicus attenuatus Candeze, 1863
Anilicus loricatus Candeze, 1863
Anilicus parvus Gullan, 1977
Anilicus rectilineatus Gullan, 1977
Anilicus xanthomus W.S. Macleay, 1826
Augenotus aurantius Gullan, 1977
Augenotus australis Candeze, 1859
Augenotus quadriguttatus Erichson, 1842
Megapenthes abdominalis Schwarz, 1900
Megapenthes andrewsi Waterhouse, 1900
Megapenthes apicatus Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes automolus Candeze, 1859
Megapenthes dolens Candeze, 1859
Megapenthes dubiosus Schwarz, 1907
Megapenthes lituratus Candeze, 1887
Megapenthes macdougalli Blair, 1935
Megapenthes misellus Schwarz, 1907
Megapenthes ruficollis Schwarz, 1902
Megapenthes rufipes Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes tinctipes Candeze, 1900
Megapenthes vulneratus Schwarz, 1907
Melanoxanthus abdominalis (Candeze, 1893)⇒ Megapenthes abdominalis Schwarz, 1900
Melanoxanthus angularis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus atripennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Melanoxanthus biarctus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus columbinus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus cuneiformis Candeze, 1882
Melanoxanthus dilaticollis Candeze, 1882
Melanoxanthus dimidiatus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus dolosus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus ferrugineus Candeze, 1891
Melanoxanthus flavosignatus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus francoisi Fleutiaux, 1938
Melanoxanthus froggatti W.J. Macleay, 1888
Melanoxanthus futilis Candeze, 1887
Melanoxanthus insolitus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus jucundus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus lativittis Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus litura Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus ruficollis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus rufoniger Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus semiruber Carter, 1939
Paranilicus brevicornis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Paranilicus macleayi Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Simodactylus brunneus Schwarz, 1906
Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835Click beetle
Simodactylus risbeci Fleutiaux, 1938
Simodactylus suturalis Schwarz, 1906


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