Prosternini

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Prosternini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Dendrometrinae
Tribe: Prosternini
Gistel, 1856

Prosternini is a tribe of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 20 genera and 90 described species in North America, and others elsewhere. [1] [2]

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Sylvanelater cylindriformis

North American genera

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Prosternini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. "Prosternini Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System" . Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. "Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. "GBIF" . Retrieved 2018-04-09.

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