Checklist of Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
for French Polynesia (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
1116
2483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
1114
2480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1094
2447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
847
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 36
241
663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 34
220
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 3
15
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 2
12
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles | 10
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Elaterinae
Leach, 1815
| 4
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
| 2
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for French Polynesia
2 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for French Polynesia
20 Species | Melanoxanthus adamsoni Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus bella Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus contracta Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus convexa Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus fasciata Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus fasciatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus gourvesi Chassain, 2001 | | | Melanoxanthus grandis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus hermosa Van Zwaluwen..., 1943 | | | Melanoxanthus insularis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781 | Click beetle | | Melanoxanthus montana Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus mumfordi Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus nana Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus obscura Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus paeninsularis Chassain, 2001 | | | Melanoxanthus remota Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus silvestris Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Simodactylus cinnamomeus Boisduval, 1835 | Click beetle | | Simodactylus perraulti Chassain, 2001 | |
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