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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
3984
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
3574
10741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
249
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
162
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElateridae
Leach, 1815
Click Beetle, Click beetles, Elaters, Skipjack Beetles
122
399
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyProsterninae
Gistel, 1856
14
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeProsternini
Gistel, 1856
13
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
13 Genera with 32 Species
Actenicerus Kiesenwetter, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Anostirus C.G. Thomson, 19957SpeciesTaxom
Calambus Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Dima Charpentier, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Hypoganus Kiesenwetter, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hypolithus Eschscholtz, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Liotrichus Kiesenwetter, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Metanomus Buysson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotistus Kishii, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Prosternon Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 198910SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
32 Species and 7 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
Calambus bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera cuprea Fabricius, 1781
Ctenicera heyeri Saxesen, 1838
Ctenicera pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenicera virens Schrank, 1781
Dima elateroides Charpentier, 1825
Hypnoidus abbreviatus Say, 1823Abbreviated wireworm
Hypnoidus riparius Fabricius, 1792
Hypnoidus rivularius Gyllenhal, 1808
Hypnoidus rivularius rivularius ainu Ôhira &..., 1994
Hypoganus inunctus Lacordaire, 1835
Hypolithus aciculatus (Dejean, 1829)⇒ Siopelus aciculatus Dejean, 1829
Liotrichus (Liotrichus) affinis Paykull, 1800
Metanomus infuscatus Eschscholtz, 1829
Paraphotistus (Paraphotistus) impressus Fabricius, 1792
Paraphotistus impressus impressus
Paraphotistus (Setasomus) nigricornis Panzer, 1799
Prosternon tessellatum Linnaeus, 1758Chequered Click Beetle
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) cruciatus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) morulus LeConte, 1863
Selatosomus (Pristilophus) semivittatus Say, 1823
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) amplicollis Germar, 1843
Selatosomus confluens confluens rugosus Germar, 1836
Selatosomus confluens rugosus Germar, 1835
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) latus Fabricius, 1801
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) pruininus G. Horn, 1871Great Basin Wireworm
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) salebrosus Gurjeva, 1989

Subnodes of Prosternini with occurrences in West Africa
SubtribeDimina
Candeze, 1863
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHypnoidina
Schwarz, 1906
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeProsternina
Gistel, 1856
10
27
Genera
Species

Taxom