Megathous is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about 18 described species in Megathous, found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]
| Megathous | |
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| Megathous nigerrimus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrometrinae |
| Tribe: | Dendrometrini |
| Genus: | Megathous Reitter, 1905 |
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Species
editThese species belong to the genus Megathous:[4]
- Megathous algirinus (Candèze, 1860)
- Megathous altaicus (Schwarz, 1900)
- Megathous barrosi (Méquignon, 1932)
- Megathous dauricus (Mannerheim, 1852)
- Megathous escalerai (Cobos, 1958)
- Megathous ficcuzzensis (Buysson, 1912)
- Megathous fiorii Platia & Marini, 1990
- Megathous hispanicus Platia & Gudenzi, 2005
- Megathous jacobsoni (Reitter, 1905)
- Megathous lizlerwerneri Mertlik, 2005
- Megathous menetriesi (Reitter, 1890)
- Megathous nigerrimus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1869)
- Megathous peyerimhoffi Buysson, 1917
- Megathous pici (Buysson, 1898)
- Megathous rifensis (Cobos, 1969)
- Megathous sedakovii (Mannerheim, 1852)
- Megathous suturalis (Candèze, 1873)
- Megathous valtopinensis Platia & Gudenzi, 2005
References
edit- ^ "GBIF, Megathous". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Bestimmungs-Tabelle der europaichen Coleopteren lvi. Elateridae, 1 Theil Elaterini, Subtribus Athouina, aus der palaearctischen Fauna. Mit einer Uebersicht der Familiengruppe der Sternoxia und der Gattungen der Elateridae. Verhandlungen Ver Brunn, xliii 1905: pp. 1-122 (in German)
- ^ Biolib
- ^ "IRMNG taxon details, Megathous Reitter, 1905". Retrieved 2024-10-14.