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Checklist for Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
and region Paleogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
634
4230
9101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
4225
9075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
4092
8841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
3170
7222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
1198
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
100
1096
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
22
177
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
103
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
40
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
15
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paleogene
3 Genera with 5 Species
Abelater Fleutiaux, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ludiophanes Wickham, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 20053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paleogene
5 Species
Abelater succineus Schimmel, 2005
Ludiophanes haydeni Wickham, 1916
Megapenthes groehni Schimmel, 2005
Megapenthes primaevus H. F. Wickham, 1916
Megapenthes voigti Schimmel, 2005


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