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Checklist for Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
179
7304
50129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
147
6442
41727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
30
665
4725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
412
3286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
243
1856
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
76
902
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
18
111
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
18 Genera with 111 Species
Abelater Fleutiaux, 198912SpeciesTaxom
Amamipenthes Kishii, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cateanus Schimmel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 19958SpeciesTaxom
Ganoxanthus Fleutiaux, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 20119SpeciesTaxom
Houwau Kishii, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 200428SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 19999SpeciesTaxom
Neopenthes Kishii, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Parapenthes Jiang, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 199419SpeciesTaxom
Sawadapenthes Ohira, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Wallaceus Platia & Sch..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 199910SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
111 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abelater babanus Kishii, 1989
Abelater bicoloratus Schimmel, 2004
Abelater bousaianus Kishii, 1991
Abelater imasakai Arimoto, 2006
Abelater iriomotensis Kishii, 1985
Abelater kentingensis Arimoto, 2006
Abelater makiharai Ôhira, 1970
Abelater matsudai Arimoto, 2006
Abelater nigrolineatus Kishii, 1991
Abelater shirozui Kishii, 1959
Abelater sinensis Schimmel, 2004
Abelater taiwanus Kishii, 1989
Amamipenthes formosensis Kishii, 1991
Amamipenthes matabai Kishii, 1973
Aphanobius alaomorphus Candeze, 1863
Aphanobius longithorax Wiedeman, 1823
Cateanus lijiangensis Schimmel, 2004
Ectamenogonus bispinicollis Miwa, 1929
Ectamenogonus plebejus Candeze, 1873
Ectamenogonus robustus Kishii, 1966
Ectamenogonus takumii Kishii, 2006
Ectamenogonus umber Bates, 1866
Ectamenogonus yakuensis Ôhira, 1970
Gamepenthes antennatus Miwa, 1934
Gamepenthes montivagus Miwa, 1929
Gamepenthes ornatus Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes pictipennis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes sichuanensis Schimmel, 2003
Gamepenthes similis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes versipellis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes yoshidai Ôhira, 1995
Ganoxanthus quadriguttatus Miwa, 1927
Hayekpenthes babakinsanus Kishii, 1991
Hayekpenthes flavus Schimmel, 2004
Hayekpenthes pallidus Lewis, 1894
Hayekpenthes pallidus masakii Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes pallidus okinawensis Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes pallidus pallidus masakii Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes pallidus tokunoshimensis Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes parallelaris Miwa, 1927
Hayekpenthes suginoi Arimoto, 2011
Houwau alpicola Kishii, 1993
Megapenthes angularis LeConte, 1866
Megapenthes azumai Arimoto, 1990
Megapenthes bispinicollis Miwa, 1929
Megapenthes dajuensis Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes disjunctus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Megapenthes dongchuanensis Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes funebrioides Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes horishanus Miwa, 1929
Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884
Megapenthes japonicus Fleutiaux, 1902
Megapenthes koshunensis (Miwa, 1929)⇒ Procraerus koshunensis Miwa, 1929
Megapenthes kubani Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes kurosawai Suzuki, 1986
Megapenthes kusuii Ôhira, 1973
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes oblongicollis Miwa, 1929
Megapenthes opacus Candeze, 1873
Megapenthes parallelaris (Miwa, 1927)⇒ Hayekpenthes parallelaris Miwa, 1927
Megapenthes pierrei Leseigneur, 1955
Megapenthes rugosus Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes semelai Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes shirozui Kishii, 1959
Megapenthes sonami (Miwa, 1929)⇒ Procraerus sonami Miwa, 1929
Megapenthes suturalis Candeze, 1878
Megapenthes tattakensis Ôhira, 1966
Megapenthes tetricus Candeze, 1859
Megapenthes yunnanensis Schimmel, 2006
Megapenthes yunnanus Schimmel, 2004
Melanoxanthus doriae Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus lienhuachihnus Arimoto, 2011
Melanoxanthus luzonicus Fleutiaux, 1914
Melanoxanthus matsudai Arimoto, 2011
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus nigripennis Fleutiaux, 1928
Melanoxanthus sonani Miwa, 1934
Melanoxanthus taiwanus Arimoto, 2011
Melanoxanthus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1999
Neopenthes horishanus Miwa, 1929
Neopenthes pallidihumeralis Kishii, 1973
Parapenthes varimaculatus Jiang, 1999
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) babai Kishii, 1989
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) helvolus Candeze, 1873
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) hoshidatensis Ôhira, 1968
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) nagaoi Ôhira, 1968
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) satoi Ôhira, 2003
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) shibatai Kishii, 1969
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) tsutsuii Nakane & Kishii, 1955
Procraerus (Agaripenthes) watanabei Ôhira, 1960
Procraerus (Procraerus) basilaris Kishii, 1991
Procraerus (Procraerus) cariniceps Lewis, 1894
Procraerus (Procraerus) koshunensis Miwa, 1929
Procraerus (Procraerus) ligatus Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) rougemonti Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) sauteri Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) sonami Miwa, 1929
Procraerus (Procraerus) suturalis Matsumura, 1910
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) yagii Kishii, 1994
Sawadapenthes amami Kishii, 1959
Sawadapenthes amami amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Sawadapenthes amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Simodactylus rougemonti Schimmel, 2003
Simodactylus yamianus Ôhira, 1970
Wallaceus ronkayi Platia & Sch..., 2007
Xanthopenthes bicarinatus Lewis, 1894
Xanthopenthes brendelli Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes dignoscus Schimmel, 2003
Xanthopenthes friedrichi Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes granulipennis Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes hiramatsui Ôhira, 1995
Xanthopenthes konoi Nakane & Kishii, 1965
Xanthopenthes minimus Schimmel, 2004
Xanthopenthes robustus Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes sinensis Schimmel, 1999


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