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Megapenthini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Taxonomy
Megapenthini was named by Gurjeva (1973). It is extant. Its type is Megapenthes.

It was assigned to Elaterinae by Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011), Kundrata et al. (2021), Motyka et al. (2026).

Subtaxa
Abelater, Megapenthes (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Megapenthini Gurjeva
2005Megapenthini Barsevskis p. 16
2011Megapenthini Bouchard et al.
2021Megapenthini Kundrata et al. p. 33
2026Megapenthini Motyka et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroidea
familyElateridae
subfamilyElaterinae
tribeMegapenthiniGurjeva 1973
tribeMegapenthiniGurjeva 1973

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Megapenthini Gurjeva 1973
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G. Abelater Fleutiaux 1947
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†Abelater succineus Schimmel 2005
G. Megapenthes Kiesenwetter 1858
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†Megapenthes groehni Schimmel 2005
†Megapenthes primaevus Wickham 1916
†Megapenthes voigti Schimmel 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 14:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Abelater succineus, Megapenthes groehni, Megapenthes voigti (110735) Megapenthes voigti (173102)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Megapenthes primaevus (106380 106384)