Checklist for Subtribe Melanotina Candeze, 1859
and region Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1182
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 187
1182
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 174
1150
2105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
920
1802 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 27
350
697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 25
287
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 4
24
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 2
21
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles | 20
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Elaterinae
Leach, 1815
| 4
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Ampedini
Gistel, 1856
| 2
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Melanotina
Candeze, 1859
| 1
13 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Niger
1 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Niger
13 Species | Melanotus (Melanotus) americanus Herbst, 1806 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) communis Gyllenhal, 1817 | Common wireworm | | Melanotus (Melanotus) cribulosus LeConte, 1853 | Corn wireworm | | Melanotus (Melanotus) decumanus Erichson, 1842 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) depressus Melsheimer, 1846 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) emissus LeConte, 1853 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) ignobilis Melsheimer, 1844 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) lanei Quate & Quate, 1967 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) morosus Candeze, 1860 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) pilosus Blatchley, 1910 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) spadix Erichson, 1842 | | | Melanotus (Melanotus) verberans LeConte, 1853 | |
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