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Checklist for Tribe Prosternini Gistel, 1856
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
663
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
361
2534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
252
2020
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
35
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeProsternini
Gistel, 1856
33
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
33 Genera with 125 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRS
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Aplotarsus Stephens, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Beliophorus Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caleodinus Candeze, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 178122SpeciesTaxom
Dima Charpentier, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Eanus LeConte, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Hypolithus Eschscholtz, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Ligmargus Stibick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Melanatractus Fleutiaux, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Metanomus Buysson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Morostoma Candeze, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Neopristilophus Buysson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Orithales Kiesenwetter, 18002SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonus LeConte, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paracsikia Schimmel & P..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Parvistoma Fleutiaux, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Penia Laporte, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Poemnites Buysson, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopristilophus Mequignon, 188112SpeciesTaxom
Raphaea Fleutiaux, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 198219SpeciesTaxom
Sicardius Fleutiaux, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
125 Species and 9 Subspecies
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) siaelandicus O. F. Müller, 1764
Actenicerus (Actenicerus) sjaelandicus (Müller, 1764)⇒ Athous haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1801
Anostirus (Anostirus) castaneus Linnaeus, 1758Chestnut Click Beetle
Anostirus castaneus castaneus Linnaeus, 1758
Anostirus (Ipostirus) gracilicollis Stierlin, 1896
Anostirus (Parastirus) purpureus Poda, 1761
Anostirus (Pseudostirus) sulphuripennis Germar, 1843
Anostirus zenii binaghianus Wurst, 1995
Anostirus zenii zenii binaghianus ..., 1995
Anostirus melas Koenig, 1887
Anostirus venustus Gurjeva, 1988
Aplotarsus angustulus Kiesenwetter, 1858
Aplotarsus incanus Gyllenhal, 1827
Beliophorus cebrionides Eschscholtz, 1829
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Caleodinus fairmairei Candeze, 1900
Corymbitodes pygmaeus Van Dyke, 1932
Ctenicera africanus Schwarz, 1905
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera cylindriformis Herbst, 1806Meadow wireworm
Ctenicera divaricata LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera dorothyae Knull, 1959
Ctenicera eximius
Ctenicera floridana Candeze, 1889
Ctenicera heyeri Saxesen, 1838
Ctenicera horni Schwarz, 1907
Ctenicera insidiosa LeConte, 1853
Ctenicera kendalli Kirby, 1837
Ctenicera knulli Becker, 1961
Ctenicera lanei Becker, 1949
Ctenicera limoniiformis G. Horn, 1871
Ctenicera mimica Becker, 1961
Ctenicera misellus Boheman, 1851
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera pyrrhos Herbst, 1806
Ctenicera signaticollis Melsheimer, 1845
Ctenicera tarsalis Melsheimer, 1844
Ctenicera vernalis Hentz, 1827
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Dima elateroides Charpentier, 1825
Eanus (Eanus) maculipennis LeConte, 1863
Hadromorphus inflatus Say, 1825
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus leseigneuri Stibick, 1980
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Hypoganus sulcicollis Say, 1833
Hypolithus aciculatus (Dejean, 1829)⇒ Siopelus aciculatus Dejean, 1829
Hypolithus signatipennis Fairmaire, 1901
Hypolithus variabilis Laurent, 1974
Ligmargus lecontei Leng, 1918
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) stricklandi Brown, 1935
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) vulnerata LeConte, 1863
Liotrichus falsificus LeConte, 1853
Liotrichus vulneratus LeConte, 1863
Melanatractus acutus Fleutiaux, 1933
Metanomus infuscatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Morostoma cottai Fairmaire, 1901
Morostoma longicorne Fleutiaux, 1929
Morostoma madagascariense Fleutiaux, 1929
Morostoma nitidum Fleutiaux, 1929
Morostoma palpale Candeze, 1879
Morostoma sicardi Fleutiaux, 1929
Morostoma subdepressum Fleutiaux, 1907
Morostoma testaceipenne Candeze, 1893
Neopristilophus aethiops Herbst, 1806
Orithales serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Orithales serraticornis serraticornis Paykull, 1800
Oxygonus obesus Say, 1823
Paracsikia indica Fleutiaux, 1916
Paraphotistus (Mosotalesus) adiposus Gurjeva, 1978
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nitidulus LeConte, 1853
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) rufopleuralis Fall, 1934
Parvistoma godeli Fleutiaux, 1929
Parvistoma tenuicorne Fleutiaux, 1902
Parvistoma tenuicornis Fleutiaux, 1902
Penia kaszabi Dolin & Suzuki, 1987
Penia nebrioides Candeze, 1863
Poemnites (Poemnites) bivittatus Melsheimer, 1845
Poemnites (Poemnites) famelicus Candeze, 1889
Poemnites (Poemnites) fraudator Candeze, 1897
Prosternon hamata Say, 1834
Prosternon medianus Germar, 1843
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus alpinus Gurjeva, 1978
Pseudanostirus globicollis Germar, 1843
Pseudanostirus hamatus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus hieroglyphicus Say, 1834
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus triundulatus Randall, 1838Three-spotted Click Beetle
Pseudopristilophus alineae Piguet, 2005
Pseudopristilophus alluaudi Fleutiaux, 1933
Pseudopristilophus attenuatus Boheman, 1851
Pseudopristilophus badius Laurent, 1974
Pseudopristilophus descarpentriesi Fleutiaux, 1933
Pseudopristilophus girardi Piguet, 2005
Pseudopristilophus longus Candeze, 1889
Pseudopristilophus peringueyi Candeze, 1889
Pseudopristilophus piciventris Candeze, 1889
Pseudopristilophus rubripennis Boheman, 1851
Pseudopristilophus sicardi Fleutiaux, 1933
Pseudopristilophus summus Candeze, 1881
Raphaea nitida Fleutiaux, 1933
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Selatosomus melancholicus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) pulcher LeConte, 1853Noble Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) semivittatus Say, 1823
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) alekseevi Dolin & Penev, 1988
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) amplicollis Germar, 1843
Selatosomus confluens confluens rugosus Germar, 1836
Selatosomus confluens rugosus Germar, 1835
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) destructor Brown, 1935
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) pruininus G. Horn, 1871Great Basin Wireworm
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) salebrosus Gurjeva, 1989
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) trivittatus LeConte, 1853
Selatosomus (Warchalowskia) mirificus Gurjeva, 1972
Selatosomus (Warchalowskia) mirus Gurjeva, 1972
Selatosomus (Warchalowskia) persimilis Dolin, 1982
Sicardius longicornis Fleutiaux, 1933

Subnodes of Prosternini with occurrences in Africa
SubtribeDimina
Candeze, 1863
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHypnoidina
Schwarz, 1906
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeProsternina
Gistel, 1856
26
110
Genera
Species

Taxom