Priopus

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

Familia: Elateridae
Subfamilia: Melanotinae
Genus: Priopus
Species: P. angulatus – P. bezdeki – P. colonnellii – P. kerincianus – P. lumawigi – P. safraneki – P. subcostatus – P. tibetanus

Name

Priopus Laporte, 1840: 255 [see also mention earlier, 233)..

Type species: ?, by subsequent designation.

Gender: masculine [= Generic suffix masculine -ops]

References

Primary references

• Laporte [de Castelnau] F.L.N.C. 1840. Histoire naturelle des insectes: Coléoptères; avec une introduction renfermant l’anatomie et la physiologie des animaux articulés, par M. Brullé. Tome premier. P. Duménil, Paris, cxxv + 324 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Platia, G. 2007. Description of new species of Melanotini from the Oriental Region, with new records (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Melanotinae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 40: 149-170. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Platia, G. 2008. Description of new species of Melanotini from the Oriental Region, with new distributional records and synonymical notes (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Melanotinae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 43: 35-44. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

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