''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family,
Elateridae
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, sp ...
. It was originally established by
Edmund Reitter
Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector.
Biography
Edmund Reitter was best known as an expert on the beetles of the Palaearctic. He was an imperial advisor and editor of the ' ...
as a subgenus of the genus ''
Harminius'' .
[ There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the ]Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Megathous'':[
* '']Megathous algirinus
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
...
'' ( Candèze, 1860)
* ''Megathous altaicus
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' (Schwarz, 1900)
* '' Megathous barrosi'' (Méquignon, 1932)
* ''Megathous escalerai
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' (Cobos, 1958)
* '' Megathous ficcuzzensis'' (Buysson, 1912)
* '' Megathous fiorii'' Platia & Marini, 1990
* ''Megathous hispanicus
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
...
'' Platia & Gudenzi, 2005
* ''Megathous lizlerwerneri
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' Mertlik, 2005
* ''Megathous menetriesi
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' (Reitter, 1890)
* ''Megathous peyerimhoffi
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' Buysson, 1917
* ''Megathous pici
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' (Buysson, 1898)
* ''Megathous rifensis
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' (Cobos, 1969)
* ' (Mannerheim
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military commander, aristocrat, and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War (1918), as Regent of Finland (1918–191 ...
, 1852)
* ''Megathous suturalis
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus ''Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic rea ...
'' (Candèze, 1873)
* ''Megathous valtopinensis
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' Platia & Gudenzi, 2005
Excluded species
The following 3 species were transferred to the genus ''Hemicrepidius
''Hemicrepidius'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Species
* ''Hemicrepidius acuminatus'' Champion, 1896
* ''Hemicrepidius amitinus'' Champion, 1896
* ''Hemicrepidius amoenus'' Philippi, 1861
* ''Hemicrepidius ater ...
'' by in 2020.Megathous dauricus
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic
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'' (Mannerheim, 1852))
* ' (syn. ''Megathous jacobsoni
''Megathous'' is a genus of click beetles in the family, Elateridae. It was originally established by Edmund Reitter as a subgenus of the genus '' Harminius'' . There are more than 10 described species in ''Megathous'', found in the Palearctic.
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'' (Reitter, 1905))
* ''Hemicrepidius nigerrimus
''Hemicrepidius'' is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Species
* '' Hemicrepidius acuminatus'' Champion, 1896
* '' Hemicrepidius amitinus'' Champion, 1896
* '' Hemicrepidius amoenus'' Philippi, 1861
* '' Hemicrepidius ...
'' (syn. '' Megathous nigerrimus'' (Desbrochers des Loges, 1869))
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2599386
Elateridae
Elateridae genera