Species Megapenthes nigriceps

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Megapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer - Megapenthes nigriceps

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 Elaterinae

Genus Megapenthes

Species nigriceps (Megapenthes nigriceps)

Explanation of Names

Megapenthes nigriceps Schaeffer, 1916

Size

8 mm (Schaeffer 1916)

Range

southmost TX (Hidalgo & Cameron cos.) - Map (1)(2)(3)

Remarks

Type Locality: Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX (Schaeffer 1916)

Print References

Schaeffer, C. 1916. New species of the family Elateridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 24: 256-267. (Full Text)

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue") Charles W. Leng. 1920. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. x + 470 pp.

2.	Illustrated Beetle (Coleoptera) Inventory of the Sabal Palm Sanctuary (Cameron County, Texas) Edward G. Riley & Michael A. Quinn. 2011. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 7 November, 2010 - 9:26pm
Last updated 28 March, 2019 - 8:50am

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