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Checklist for Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
and region Peninsular Malaysia (Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3836
8234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
384
3836
8234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
3754
8096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3009
6817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1020
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
989
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
103
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
4
56
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
38
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
17
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peninsular Malaysia
8 Genera with 20 Species
Abelater Fleutiaux, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Acumenator Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Aphanobius Eschscholtz, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Dolinolus Schimmel, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 18786SpeciesTaxom
Procraerus Reitter, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopenthes Fleutiaux, 19993SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peninsular Malaysia
20 Species
Acumenator hayekae Schimmel, 1999
Aphanobius alaomorphus Candeze, 1863
Aphanobius longicollis Eschscholtz, 1829
Dolinolus pendleburyi Schimmel, 1999
Megapenthes bilaesus Candeze, 1859
Megapenthes jocosus Candeze, 1882
Megapenthes thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1928
Melanoxanthus bicolor (Candeze, 1893)⇒ Pterocomma bicolor Oestlund, 1887
Melanoxanthus bifasciatus Candeze, 1865
Melanoxanthus biligatus Candeze, 1900
Melanoxanthus circumcinctus Candeze, 1900
Melanoxanthus decimus Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus fractus Candeze, 1878
Procraerus (Procraerus) claudiae Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) coolsi Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) novakorum Schimmel, 1999
Procraerus (Procraerus) singularis Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes longicornis Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes novakorum Schimmel, 1999
Xanthopenthes zobrisi Schimmel, 1999


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