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Checklist for Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
and region Queensland (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
713
10688
33073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
709
10675
33062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
674
10520
32717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
419
8235
27490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
113
2630
9356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
100
2315
8024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
19
208
1133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
90
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
53
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElaterinae
Leach, 1815
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Queensland
6 Genera with 17 Species
Acroniopus Erichson, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Anilicus Candeze, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Paranilicus Candeze, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Queensland
17 Species
Acroniopus rufipennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Anilicus parvus Gullan, 1977
Anilicus rectilineatus Gullan, 1977
Anilicus xanthomus W.S. Macleay, 1826
Megapenthes automolus Candeze, 1859
Melanoxanthus angularis Candeze, 1878
Melanoxanthus atripennis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Melanoxanthus biarctus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus columbinus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus flavosignatus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus insolitus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus jucundus Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus lativittis Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus rufoniger Carter, 1939
Melanoxanthus semiruber Carter, 1939
Paranilicus brevicornis W.J. Macleay, 1872
Simodactylus risbeci Fleutiaux, 1938


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