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Checklist for Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
4086
23930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
3664
20571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
214
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
135
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
120
650
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
44
266
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
7 Genera with 18 Species
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Claudelater Cobos, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthoides Gurjeva & Dolin, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
18 Species
Aphanobius seclusoides Cobos, 1970
Claudelater flavifrons Schwarz, 1903
Ectamenogonus russicus Gurjeva, 1972
Megapenthes granulosus Melsheimer, 1844
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844
Megapenthes tarsalis Schaeffer, 1916
Megapenthoides contiguus Cobos, 1970
Megapenthoides descarpentriesi Cobos, 1970
Megapenthoides gussakovskii Gurjeva, 1961
Megapenthoides imitans Cobos, 1970
Megapenthoides intermedius Cobos, 1970
Megapenthoides minusculus Cobos, 1970
Melanoxanthus bilunatus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus bistellatus Candeze, 1893
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835


Links, sources and further information
Megapenthini at artfakta.se
Megapenthini at dyntaxa.se