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Genus Ctenicera

Ctenicera kendalli (Kirby) - Ctenicera kendalli Ctenicera kendalli Ctenicera kendalli Unknown Click Beetle - Ctenicera kendalli Unknown Click Beetle - Ctenicera kendalli Unknown Click Beetle - Ctenicera kendalli Unknown Click Beetle - Ctenicera kendalli Unknown Click Beetle - Ctenicera kendalli
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)
Subfamily Dendrometrinae
Tribe Prosternini
Genus Ctenicera
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
The genus has been split into several genera long ago in the context of the palaearctic fauna. Resorting of neartic species to these entities is in process. Only one species, C. kendalli (Kirby), will remain in Ctenicera, the remainder will be transferred.(1) Some of these genera are already observed in the guide.
Explanation of Names
Ctenicera Latreille 1829
Numbers
see above; traditionally, almost all NA members of the tribe Prosternini (over 150 spp.) were treated under this generic name