Megapenthes is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 30 described species in Megapenthes.
Species
These 31 species belong to the genus Megapenthes:
- Megapenthes almeidai <small>Navajas, 1946</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes angularis <small>(LeConte, 1866)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes apacheorum <small>Becker, 1971</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes aterrimus <small>(Motschulsky, 1859)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes caprella <small>(LeConte, 1859)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes confusus <small>Fleutiaux, 1932</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes elegans <small>Horn, 1871</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes gentneri <small>Lane, 1965</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes gomyi <small>Girard, 2001</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes ibitiensis <small>Navajas, 1944</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes insignis <small>(LeConte, 1884)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes lepidus <small>LeConte, 1884</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes limbalis <small>(Herbst, 1806)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes longicornis <small>Schaeffer, 1916</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes lugens <small>(W.Redtenbacher, 1842)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes nigriceps <small>Schaeffer, 1916</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes nigriventris <small>LeConte, 1884</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes oblongicollis <small>(Miwa, 1929)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes pallidulus <small>Cate, Platia & Schimmel, 2002</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes quadrimaculatus <small>(Horn, 1871)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes rogersi <small>Horn, 1871</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes rousseli <small>Fleutiaux, 1933</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes rufilabris <small>(Germar, 1844)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes rutilipennis <small>Candeze, 1859</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes solitarius <small>Fall, 1934</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes stigmosus <small>(LeConte, 1853)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes sturmii <small>(Germar, 1844)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes tarsalis <small>Schaeffer, 1916</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes tartareus <small>(LeConte, 1859)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g b</sup></span>
- Megapenthes texanus <small>Becker, 1971</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Megapenthes turbulentus <small>(LeConte, 1853)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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