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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3632
16165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
110
3187
13997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
269
1793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
123
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
68
296
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
7 Genera with 21 Species
Acroniopus Erichson, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Anilicus Candeze, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Augenotus Gullan, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 193911SpeciesTaxom
Paranilicus Candeze, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
21 Species
Acroniopus granulatipennis Lea, 1908
Acroniopus rufipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Anilicus attenuatus Candeze, 1863
Anilicus parvus Gullan, 1977
Anilicus rectilineatus Gullan, 1977
Anilicus xanthomus W.S. Macleay, 1826
Augenotus aurantius Gullan, 1977
Megapenthes automolus Candeze, 1859
Melanoxanthus angularis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus atripennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Melanoxanthus biarctus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus columbinus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus flavosignatus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus futilis Candeze, 1887
Melanoxanthus insolitus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus jucundus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus lativittis Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus rufoniger Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus semiruber Carter, 1939
Paranilicus brevicornis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Simodactylus risbeci Fleutiaux, 1938


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