Tribe Megapenthini Gurjeva 1973 (click beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Parent taxon: Elaterinae according to M. Motyka et al. 2026
See also Barsevskis 2005, Bouchard et al. 2011 and Kundrata et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Agriotini, Ajkaelater, Ampedini, Cebrionini, Crioraphes, Elaterini, Melanotini, Physorhinini
Subtaxa: Abelater Megapenthes
Type: Megapenthes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (2: Colorado)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences