Megapenthes (beetle) explained

Megapenthes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 30 described species in Megapenthes.

Species

These 31 species belong to the genus Megapenthes:

• Megapenthes almeidai Navajas, 1946

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• Megapenthes angularis (LeConte, 1866)

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• Megapenthes apacheorum Becker, 1971

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• Megapenthes aterrimus (Motschulsky, 1859)

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• Megapenthes caprella (LeConte, 1859)

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• Megapenthes confusus Fleutiaux, 1932

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• Megapenthes elegans Horn, 1871

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• Megapenthes gentneri Lane, 1965

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• Megapenthes gomyi Girard, 2001

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• Megapenthes ibitiensis Navajas, 1944

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• Megapenthes insignis (LeConte, 1884)

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• Megapenthes lepidus LeConte, 1884

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• Megapenthes limbalis (Herbst, 1806)

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• Megapenthes longicornis Schaeffer, 1916

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• Megapenthes lugens (W.Redtenbacher, 1842)

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• Megapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer, 1916

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• Megapenthes nigriventris LeConte, 1884

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• Megapenthes oblongicollis (Miwa, 1929)

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• Megapenthes pallidulus Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002

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• Megapenthes quadrimaculatus (Horn, 1871)

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• Megapenthes rogersi Horn, 1871

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• Megapenthes rousseli Fleutiaux, 1933

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• Megapenthes rufilabris (Germar, 1844)

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• Megapenthes rutilipennis Candeze, 1859

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• Megapenthes solitarius Fall, 1934

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• Megapenthes stigmosus (LeConte, 1853)

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• Megapenthes sturmii (Germar, 1844)

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• Megapenthes tarsalis Schaeffer, 1916

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• Megapenthes tartareus (LeConte, 1859)

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• Megapenthes texanus Becker, 1971

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• Megapenthes turbulentus (LeConte, 1853)

^bData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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