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Taxonomy of Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973


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
Subnodes of Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
GenusAbelater
Fleutiaux, 1947
39Species
GenusAcroniopus
Erichson, 1843
10Species
GenusAcumenator
Schimmel, 1999
3Species
GenusAmamipenthes
Kishii, 1973
5Species
GenusAnilicus
Candeze, 1863
9Species
GenusAphanobius
Eschscholtz, 1829
28Species
GenusAtelopus
Erichson, 1842
  ⇒ Acroniopus
17Species
GenusAugenotus
Gullan, 1977
3Species
GenusBalabacea
Ohira, 1974
1Species
GenusCateanus
Schimmel, 2004
5Species
GenusClaudelater
Cobos, 1970
4Species
GenusCompshelus
Candeze, 1878
1Species
GenusDicarinator
Schimmel, 1998
1Species
GenusDolinolus
Schimmel, 1999
21Species
GenusEctamenogonus
Buysson, 1893
  ⇒ Ampedus
21Species
GenusEopenthes
Sharp, 1885
35Species
GenusFriedrichiellus
Platia & Schimmel, 2004
0Species
GenusGamepenthes
Fleutiaux, 1929
29Species
GenusGanoxanthus
Fleutiaux, 1928
14Species
GenusGirardelater
Schimmel, 1999
6Species
GenusHayekpenthes
Ohira, 1970
14Species
GenusHouwau
Kishii, 1993
1Species
GenusLudiophanes
Wickham, 1916
1Species
GenusMartiniana
Schimmel, 1997
1Species
GenusMegapenthes
Eschscholtz, 1829
322Species
GenusMegapenthoides
Gurjeva & Dolin, 1972
9Species
GenusMelanoxanthus
Eschscholtz, 1829
  ⇒ Pterocomma
259Species
GenusNeopenthes
Kishii, 1973
2Species
GenusParanilicus
Candeze, 1878
2Species
GenusParapenthes
Jiang in Jiang & Wang, 1999
2Species
GenusPlatianeus
Schimmel, 2004
2Species
GenusPreusselater
Schimmel, 1999
2Species
GenusProcraerus
Reitter, 1905
139Species
GenusSawadapenthes
Ohira, 1970
7Species
GenusSimodactylus
Candeze, 1859
98Species
GenusWallaceus
Platia & Schimmel, 2004
1Species
GenusXanthopenthes
Fleutiaux, 1929
95Species


Distribution and Species lists of Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
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Albania
1 Genus  3 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
3 Genera  5 Species
Australia
8 Genera  58 Species
Austria
3 Genera  2 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  11 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  1 Species
Belize
2 Genera  2 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  2 Species
Brazil
1 Genus  2 Species
Brunei
2 Genera  2 Species
Bulgaria
3 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
6 Genera  12 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
1 Genus  15 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
0 Genera  0 Species
China
9 Genera  26 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  2 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  3 Species
Cuba
1 Genus  4 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
4 Genera  16 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
4 Genera  3 Species
Gabon
3 Genera  9 Species
Georgia
3 Genera  5 Species
Germany
2 Genera  3 Species
Greece
3 Genera  4 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  6 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  4 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  2 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
12 Genera  28 Species
Indonesia
13 Genera  211 Species
Iran
2 Genera  2 Species
Israel
3 Genera  4 Species
Italy
3 Genera  3 Species
Japan
13 Genera  39 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  2 Species
Laos
6 Genera  25 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
2 Genera  19 Species
Malaysia
12 Genera  85 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Genera  5 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  9 Species
Mexico
1 Genus  12 Species
Micronesia
5 Genera  45 Species
Moldova
2 Genera  2 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
8 Genera  26 Species
Nauru
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
8 Genera  12 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  3 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  2 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  6 Species
Norway
1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
4 Genera  14 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Genus  5 Species
Papua New Guinea
7 Genera  21 Species
Philippines
12 Genera  100 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Genus  0 Species
Romania
3 Genera  3 Species
Russia
3 Genera  3 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Genera  5 Species
Samoa
3 Genera  7 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  10 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Singapore
5 Genera  15 Species
Slovakia
3 Genera  4 Species
Solomon Islands
3 Genera  10 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  2 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  0 Species
Spain
3 Genera  3 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  1 Species
Sudan
5 Genera  9 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  3 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  2 Species
Syria
2 Genera  2 Species
Taiwan
14 Genera  53 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  0 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  5 Species
Thailand
9 Genera  44 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
4 Genera  5 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  0 Species
United Kingdom
4 Genera  3 Species
USA
6 Genera  34 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Vanuatu
2 Genera  6 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
11 Genera  56 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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