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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
356
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
244
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
142
706
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
53
338
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
13
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
13 Genera with 39 Species
Abelater Fleutiaux, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Amamipenthes Kishii, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Ganoxanthus Fleutiaux, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Houwau Kishii, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Neopenthes Kishii, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 187810SpeciesTaxom
Sawadapenthes Ohira, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19654SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
39 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abelater iriomotensis Kishii, 1985
Abelater shirozui Kishii, 1959
Amamipenthes matabai Kishii, 1973
Ectamenogonus plebejus Candeze, 1873
Ectamenogonus robustus Kishii, 1966
Ectamenogonus takumii Kishii, 2006
Ectamenogonus yakuensis Ôhira, 1970
Gamepenthes ornatus Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes pictipennis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes similis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes versipellis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes yoshidai Ôhira, 1995
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
Houwau alpicola Kishii, 1993
Megapenthes azumai Arimoto, 1990
Megapenthes disjunctus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Megapenthes japonicus Fleutiaux, 1902
Megapenthes kurosawai Suzuki, 1986
Megapenthes kusuii Ôhira, 1973
Megapenthes opacus Candeze, 1873
Megapenthes shirozui Kishii, 1959
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus sonani Miwa, 1934
Neopenthes pallidihumeralis Kishii, 1973
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) cariniceps Lewis, 1894
Procraerus (Procraerus) ligatus Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Sawadapenthes amami Kishii, 1959
Sawadapenthes amami amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Sawadapenthes amami masakii Kishii, 1975
Xanthopenthes bicarinatus Lewis, 1894
Xanthopenthes granulipennis Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes hiramatsui Ôhira, 1995
Xanthopenthes konoi Nakane & Kishii, 1965


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