Ampedini

Ampedini is a tribe of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are about 7 genera and at least 80 described species in Ampedini.[1][2]

Ampedus collaris
Anchastus binus

Ampedini
Ampedus areolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Elaterinae
Tribe: Ampedini
Gistel, 1848

Genera

These seven genera belong to the tribe Ampedini:

  • Ampedus Dejean, 1833 g b
  • Anchastus LeConte, 1853 i c g b
  • Blauta Leconte, 1854 b
  • Dicrepidius Eschscholtz in Thon, 1829 g b
  • Dipropus Germar, 1839 g b
  • Melanotus Erichson, 1829 i c g b
  • Physorhinus Germar, 1840 g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[1]

References

  1. "Ampedini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Ampedini Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

  • Media related to Ampedini at Wikimedia Commons


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