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Checklist of Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
for Palaearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
11833
195881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
408
11832
195881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
11734
195055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
11427
194050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
140
8868
175782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
126
7984
148422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
26
689
19676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
11
433
10170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
235
5617
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
83
2118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
22
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palaearctic
22 Genera with 192 Species
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Abelater Fleutiaux, 190115SpeciesTaxom
Amamipenthes Kishii, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Augenotus Gullan, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cateanus Schimmel, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Dolinolus Schimmel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ectamenogonus Buysson, 197013SpeciesTaxom
Gamepenthes Fleutiaux, 199518SpeciesTaxom
Ganoxanthus Fleutiaux, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Girardelater Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hayekpenthes Ohira, 19799SpeciesTaxom
Houwau Kishii, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 200430SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthoides Gurjeva & Dolin, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 199918SpeciesTaxom
Neopenthes Kishii, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Parapenthes Jiang, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Platianeus Schimmel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 187831SpeciesTaxom
Sawadapenthes Ohira, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 199930SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palaearctic
192 Species
Abelater andrewesi Fleutiaux, 1933
Abelater babanus Kishii, 1989
Abelater bousaianus Kishii, 1991
Abelater brancuccii Schimmel, 2004
Abelater himalayanus Schimmel, 2004
Abelater iriomotensis Kishii, 1985
Abelater makiharai Ôhira, 1970
Abelater nigrolineatus Kishii, 1991
Abelater pulcherus Miwa, 1933
Abelater rubiginosus Candeze, 1878
Abelater satoi Ôhira, 1968
Abelater shirozui Kishii, 1959
Abelater sinensis Schimmel, 2004
Abelater taiwanus Kishii, 1989
Abelater trivittatus Schwarz, 1901
Amamipenthes formosensis Kishii, 1991
Amamipenthes gardneri Schimmel, 2004
Amamipenthes harmandi Schimmel, 2004
Amamipenthes matobai Kishii, 1973
Aphanobius alaomorphus Candeze, 1863
Aphanobius melanurus Schwarz, 1896
Aphanobius touffus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Augenotus quadriguttatus Erichson, 1842
Cateanus brancuccii Schimmel, 2004
Cateanus horni Schwarz, 1901
Cateanus lijiangensis Schimmel, 2004
Cateanus probsti Schimmel, 2004
Dolinolus malus Fleutiaux, 1928
Ectamenogonus bispinicollis Miwa, 1929
Ectamenogonus fusconiger Kolbe, 1886
Ectamenogonus lehmanni Schimmel, 1999
Ectamenogonus matobai Kishii, 1973
Ectamenogonus melanotoides Reitter, 1891
Ectamenogonus montandoni Buysson, 1888
Ectamenogonus plebejus Candeze, 1873
Ectamenogonus robustus Kishii, 1966
Ectamenogonus russicus Gurjeva, 1972
Ectamenogonus schoedei Schimmel, 1999
Ectamenogonus umber Bates, 1866
Ectamenogonus vassilevi Gurjeva & Penev, 1983
Ectamenogonus yakuensis Ôhira, 1970
Gamepenthes antennatus Miwa, 1934
Gamepenthes bengalensis Schimmel, 2004
Gamepenthes brancucci Schimmel, 2003
Gamepenthes holzschuhi Schimmel, 2003
Gamepenthes hubeiensis Schimmel, 2003
Gamepenthes jiangxiensis Schimmel, 2004
Gamepenthes montivagus Miwa, 1929
Gamepenthes octoguttatus Candeze, 1882
Gamepenthes octomaculatus Schwarz, 1898
Gamepenthes ornatus Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes pictipennis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes ruficollis Miwa, 1934
Gamepenthes sausai Schimmel, 2003
Gamepenthes shirozui (Kishii, 1958)⇒ Gamepenthes versipellis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes sichuanensis Schimmel, 2003
Gamepenthes similis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes versipellis Lewis, 1894
Gamepenthes yoshidai Ôhira, 1995
Ganoxanthus virgatus Candeze, 1859
Girardelater werneri Schimmel, 1999
Hayekpenthes babakinsanus Kishii, 1991
Hayekpenthes flavus Schimmel, 2004
Hayekpenthes girardi Schimmel, 2004
Hayekpenthes indicus Schimmel, 2004
Hayekpenthes masakii Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes okinawensis Kishii, 1979
Hayekpenthes pallidus Lewis, 1894
Hayekpenthes parallelaris Miwa, 1927
Hayekpenthes tokunoshimensis Kishii, 1979
Houwau alpicola Kishii, 1993
Megapenthes azumai Arimoto, 1990
Megapenthes bengalensis Schimmel, 1998
Megapenthes dajuensis Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes dongchuanensis Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes funebrioides Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes funebris Candeze, 1882
Megapenthes gagates Curtis, 1854
Megapenthes holzschuhi Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes hummeli (Fleutiaux, 1936)⇒ Xanthopenthes hummeli Fleutiaux, 1936
Megapenthes japonicus Fleutiaux, 1902
Megapenthes jizuensis Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes kubani Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes kurosawai Suzuki, 1986
Megapenthes kusuii Ôhira, 1973
Megapenthes linearis Candeze, 1865
Megapenthes lugens Redtenbacher, 1842The Queen's Executioner
Megapenthes luteipes Hope, 1843
Megapenthes oblongicollis Miwa, 1929
Megapenthes opacus Candeze, 1873
Megapenthes pallidulus Cate, Platia..., 2002
Megapenthes pierrei Leseigneur, 1955
Megapenthes rugosus Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes rutilipennis Candeze, 1859
Megapenthes sechuanensis Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes semelai Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthes shirozui Kishii, 1959
Megapenthes taichii Kishii, 1975
Megapenthes tattakensis Ôhira, 1966
Megapenthes tetricus Candeze, 1859
Megapenthes yunnanus Schimmel, 2004
Megapenthoides gussakovskii Gurjeva, 1961
Melanoxanthus almaca Wurst, Schim..., 2001
Melanoxanthus anticus Candeze, 1892
Melanoxanthus bimaculatus Fleutiaux, 1918
Melanoxanthus doriae Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus flavithorax Schimmel, 2004
Melanoxanthus illustris Fleutiaux, 1921
Melanoxanthus ingridae Schimmel, 2004
Melanoxanthus lansbergi Candeze, 1882
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Melanoxanthus melanurus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus mirabilis Fleutiaux, 1928
Melanoxanthus nigripennis Fleutiaux, 1928
Melanoxanthus nigroterminatus W. S. MacLeay, 1826
Melanoxanthus quadriguttatus (Miwa, 1927)⇒ Melanoxanthus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1999
Melanoxanthus schawalleri Schimmel, 2004
Melanoxanthus sonani Miwa, 1934
Melanoxanthus wenzelorum Schimmel, 2004
Melanoxanthus yushiroi W. Suzuki, 1999
Neopenthes horishanus Miwa, 1929
Neopenthes pallidihumeralis Kishii, 1973
Parapenthes varimaculatus Jiang, 1999
Platianeus holzschuhi Schimmel, 2004
Procraerus (Procraerus) basilaris Kishii, 1991
Procraerus (Procraerus) bhutanensis Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) bicolor Platia & Gud..., 2002
Procraerus (Procraerus) brancuccii Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) cariniceps Lewis, 1894
Procraerus (Procraerus) carinifrons Desbrochers ..., 1875
Procraerus (Procraerus) cretensis Platia & Gud..., 1996
Procraerus (Procraerus) kathmandulis Ôhira & Bec..., 1974
Procraerus (Procraerus) koshunensis Miwa, 1929
Procraerus (Procraerus) ligatus Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) nepalensis Ôhira & Bec..., 1974
Procraerus (Procraerus) opacofulvus Reitter, 1898
Procraerus (Procraerus) rougemonti Schimmel, 2003
Procraerus (Procraerus) sauteri Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) sinensis Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) sonami Miwa, 1929
Procraerus (Procraerus) stepanovi Khnzoryan, 1962
Procraerus (Procraerus) suturalis Matsumura, 1910
Procraerus (Procraerus) tibialis Lacordaire, 1835
Procraerus (Procraerus) variegatus Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) wittmeri Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) yagii Kishii, 1994
Procraerus brunniventris Candeze, 1892
Procraerus cothurnatus Curtis, 1854
Procraerus divaricatus Desbrochers ..., 1865
Procraerus fulvescens Reitter, 1887
Procraerus kadesanus (Ohira, 1969)⇒ Procraerus cretensis Platia & Gud..., 1996
Procraerus retowskii Heyden, 1882
Procraerus subcarinatus Germar, 1844
Procraerus transcaucasicus Stierlin, 1875
Procraerus volxemi Candeze, 1878
Sawadapenthes amami Kishii, 1959
Sawadapenthes himalayansis Schimmel, 2004
Sawadapenthes masakii Kishii, 1975
Sawadapenthes nepalensis Schimmel, 2004
Sawadapenthes rugosus Schimmel, 2004
Simodactylus rougemonti Schimmel, 2003
Simodactylus yamianus Ôhira, 1970
Xanthopenthes agranulosus Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Xanthopenthes bicarinatus Lewis, 1894
Xanthopenthes birmanicus Candeze, 1888
Xanthopenthes brancuccii Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes brendelli Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes dignoscus Schimmel, 2003
Xanthopenthes friedrichi Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes fuscus Fleutiaux, 1928
Xanthopenthes granulipennis Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes hiramatsui Ôhira, 1995
Xanthopenthes hummeli Fleutiaux, 1936
Xanthopenthes konoi Nakane & Kishii, 1965
Xanthopenthes kucerai Schimmel, 2004
Xanthopenthes lugubris Candeze, 1888
Xanthopenthes melanoxanthoides Fleutiaux, 1918
Xanthopenthes minimus Schimmel, 2004
Xanthopenthes moderatus Candeze, 1888
Xanthopenthes modestus Candeze, 1859
Xanthopenthes obscurus Fleutiaux, 1918
Xanthopenthes parvulus Fleutiaux, 1928
Xanthopenthes probsti Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes robustus Miwa, 1929
Xanthopenthes rufus Candeze, 1859
Xanthopenthes sinensis Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes tonkinensis Fleutiaux, 1928
Xanthopenthes vagus Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes variabilis Vats & Chauhan, 1992
Xanthopenthes vicinus Fleutiaux, 1889
Xanthopenthes werneri Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes wittmeri Schimmel, 1999


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