Candèze-1857
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Agrypninae
click beetles (subfamily)
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles (family Elateridae) established by Candèze in 1857. It comprises at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species worldwide, with substantial diversity in the Australian, Neotropical, Afrotropical, and Palaearctic regions. The subfamily includes five recognized tribes: Agrypnini, Drilini, Hemirhipini, Oophorini, and Pseudomelanactini. Notable genera include Monocrepidius (formerly Conoderus), one of the largest genera in Elateridae with approximately 380 species, as well as Selasia, Lacon, Lolosia, and Microselasia.
Agrypnini
Agrypnini is a tribe of click beetles (family Elateridae) established by Candèze in 1857. The tribe belongs to the subfamily Agrypninae and contains approximately 24 recognized genera distributed across multiple continents. Members share the characteristic click beetle morphology and jumping mechanism enabled by the prosternal process. The genus Agrypnus, the type genus, is among the most species-rich and widely distributed within the tribe.