Opselater melanurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Opselater melanurus (Candèze, 1863).

Pyrophorus melanurus Candèze, 1863.
- Type locality: FRENCH GUIANA. CAYENNE.
- Lectotypus: BMNH (Coll. Janson ex- de La Ferté-Sénectère 1903-130); designated by Costa, 1980: 169.
Opselater melanurus (Candèze); Costa, 1975: 104. New combination.

Candèze, E. 1863. Monographie des Élatérides. Tome Quatrième. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 17: 1–534, 6 plates. BHL Reference page. [see page 23]
Costa, C. 1975. Systematics and evolution of the tribes Pyrophorini and Heligmini, with description of Campyloxeninae, new subfamily (Coleoptera, Elateridae). Arquivos de Zoologia 26(2): 49–190. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v26i2p49-190 . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Costa, C. 1980. Novas espécies dos gêneros Ignelater e Opselater [(]Coleoptera, Elateridae, Pyrophorinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 33(7): 157–176. (Portuguese) DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.1980.33.p157-176 ResearchGate . Reference page. [see pages 168–169]

Johnson, P.J. & Chaboo, C.S. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Elateridae Leach, 1815. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88(2): 269–272. DOI: 10.2317/kent-88-02-269-272.1 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. [see page 270]
Rosa, S.P. 2004. Revisão do gênero Opselater Costa (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 48(2): 203–219. (Portuguese) DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262004000200008 . Reference page. [see pages 214–215]

Opselater melanurus – Taxon details on Index to Organism Names (ION). Accessed: 29 September 2024.
Opselater melanurus – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG). Accessed: 29 September 2024.
MNHN & OFB (ed.). 2003–2024. Fiche de Opselater melanurus (Candèze, 1863). Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (INPN). Accessed: 29 September 2024.