IRMNG - Megathous Reitter, 1905

IRMNG taxon details

Megathous Reitter, 1905

IRMNG_ID

1317056 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1317056)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Elateridae Leach, 1815

Synonymised names

Harmiathous Ôhira, 1993 · unaccepted

Harminathous Kishii, 1955 · unaccepted

Mehathous Cobos, 1969 · unaccepted

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Species Megathous algirinus (Candèze, 1860)
Species Megathous altaicus (Schwarz, 1900)
Species Megathous barrosi (Méquignon, 1932)
Species Megathous dauricus (Mannerheim, 1852)
Species Megathous escalerai (Cobos, 1958)
Species Megathous ficcuzzensis (Buysson, 1912)
Species Megathous fiorii Platia & Marini, 1990
Species Megathous hispanicus Platia & Gudenzi, 2005
Species Megathous jacobsoni (Reitter, 1905)
Species Megathous lizlerwerneri Mertlik, 2005
Species Megathous menetriesi (Reitter, 1890)
Species Megathous nigerrimus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1869)
Species Megathous peyerimhoffi Buysson, 1917
Species Megathous pici (Buysson, 1898)
Species Megathous rifensis (Cobos, 1969)
Species Megathous sedakovii (Mannerheim, 1852)
Species Megathous suturalis (Candèze, 1873)
Species Megathous valtopinensis Platia & Gudenzi, 2005
Species Megathous obscurior Pic, 1916 accepted as Megathous algirinus (Candèze, 1860)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Reitter, E. (1905). Bestimmungs-Tabelle der europäischen Coleopteren. Heft 56. Elateridae. 1 Theil. Elaterini, Subtribus: Athouina, aus der palaearctischen Fauna. Mit einer Uebersicht der Familiengruppe der Sternoxia und der Gattungen der Familie der Elateridae. <em>Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn.</em> 43(Abh.): 3-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43548300
page(s): 27 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Megathous Reitter, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317056 on 2024-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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original description Reitter, E. (1905). Bestimmungs-Tabelle der europäischen Coleopteren. Heft 56. Elateridae. 1 Theil. Elaterini, Subtribus: Athouina, aus der palaearctischen Fauna. Mit einer Uebersicht der Familiengruppe der Sternoxia und der Gattungen der Familie der Elateridae. <em>Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn.</em> 43(Abh.): 3-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43548300
page(s): 27 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

extant flag source Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Harminathous Kishii, 1955) Akitu, 4
page(s): 78 [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info type species Athous menetriesi Reitter 1890 (Hallan, 2000-) [details]

Type species as cited type species Athous menetriesi Reitter 1890 [details]

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