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Prosternon

Prosternon is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.

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Prosternon
Prosternon tessellatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Prosternon
Latreille, 1834

Prosternon is a genus of click beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.

Species

Species within this genus include:1

  • Prosternon admirabile Gurjeva, 1984
  • Prosternon aurichalceum Stepanov, 1930
  • Prosternon bombycinus (Germar, 1843)
  • Prosternon chrysocomum (Germar, 1843)
  • Prosternon egregium Denisova, 1948
  • Prosternon fallax (Say, 1834)
  • Prosternon hamata (Say, 1834)
  • Prosternon hoppingi (Van Dyke, 1932)
  • Prosternon medianus (Germar, 1843)
  • Prosternon mirabilis (Fall, 1901)
  • Prosternon montanum Gurjeva, 1980
  • Prosternon semilutea (LeConte, 1853)
  • Prosternon sericeum (Gebler, 1824)
  • Prosternon syriacum Buysson, 1891
  • Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Prosternon viduus (Brown, 1936)
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