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Checklist of Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
for Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
340
2489
5238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
340
2489
5238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2429
5131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1824
4001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
723
1754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
665
1668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
7
76
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
2
60
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
57
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
17
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
5
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
5 Genera with 45 Species
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 195720SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 195219SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
45 Species
Gamepenthes similis Lewis, 1894
Megapenthes carinifrons Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Megapenthes disjunctus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Megapenthes subinconditus (Van Zwaluwen..., 1957)⇒ Paraupenthes subinconditus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus arcuatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus argus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus comptus Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Melanoxanthus cracens Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus dissitus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus divergens Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus festivus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus guamensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1942
Melanoxanthus lariversi Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus lepidus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus luteus
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus minor Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus sannio Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus silus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus similis (Van Zwaluwen..., 1957)⇒ Gamepenthes similis Lewis, 1894
Melanoxanthus simplex Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus usingeri Van Zwaluwen..., 1942
Melanoxanthus varians Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus venustus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Procraerus (Procraerus) semperi Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Simodactylus beardsleyi Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus collinus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus decoratus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus decumanus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus exsul Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus fasciolatus Fairmaire, 1883
Simodactylus gressitti Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus impressus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus lineatus Van Zwaluwen..., 1948
Simodactylus marianarum
Simodactylus marianorum Van Zwaluwen..., 1948
Simodactylus marshallensis Ôhira, 1971
Simodactylus nitens Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus palauensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Simodactylus pallidus Fleutiaux, 1934
Simodactylus remotus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus tasmani Candeze, 1893
Simodactylus trukensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1952


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