Sinelater

Sinelater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Genus:
Species:
S. perroti
Binomial name
Sinelater perroti
(Fleutiaux, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Tetralobus perroti Fleutiaux, 1940

Sinelater is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Sinelater perroti, its only species, is found in Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, China (Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan). Adults reach a length of 43–60 mm, making it of the largest click beetles.

Taxonomy

The species was originally described as a Tetralobus species. It was later moved to the subgenus Sinelater. This subgenus was upgraded to the genus level in 1994.[1]

References

  1. ^ New Records of the Giant Click-Beetle Sinelater perroti (Fleutiaux) (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Tetralobinae)
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