Biology:Megathous

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Megathous
Elateridae - Megathous nigerrimus.JPG
Megathous nigerrimus
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Megathous

Reitter, 1905
Synonyms
  • Harminathous Kishii 1955

Megathous is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae.[1][2]

European species

European species within this genus include:[3]

  • Megathous barrosi (Méquignon, 1932)
  • Megathous ficcuzzensis (Buysson, 1912)
  • Megathous fiorii Platia & Marini, 1990
  • Megathous nigerrimus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1869)

References

  1. Biolib
  2. 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)
  3. Fauna Europaea

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