Checklist of Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva, 1973
for Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 318
2012
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 316
2008
3738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
1984
3697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
1530
2907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 57
473
880 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 53
438
829 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 7
71
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 2
59
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles | 57
163 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Elaterinae
Leach, 1815
| 23
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megapenthini
Gurjeva, 1973
| 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Seychelles
2 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Seychelles
10 Species | Megapenthes curtus Candeze, 1878 | | | Megapenthes difformis Fleutiaux, 1922 | | | Megapenthes illinoiensis Van Dyke, 1932 | | | Megapenthes insignis LeConte, 1884 | | | Megapenthes limbalis Herbst, 1806 | | | Megapenthes rufilabris Germar, 1844 | | | Melanoxanthus frivolus Candeze, 1900 | | | Melanoxanthus insularis Van Zwaluwen..., 1932 | | | Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781 | Click beetle | | Melanoxanthus puerulus Candeze, 1898 | |
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