IRMNG - Prosternon Latreille, 1834

IRMNG taxon details

Prosternon Latreille, 1834

IRMNG_ID

1205054 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1205054)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Elateridae Leach, 1815

Synonymised names

Lepidotus Curtis, 1838 · unaccepted

Presternon Miwa, 1927 · unaccepted

Propheletes Fiori, 1905 · unaccepted

Prosternum Gistel, 1856 · unaccepted

Prosternum Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted

Tactocomus Kiesenwetter in Erichson, 1858 · unaccepted

Tactonomus Jacquelin du Val, 1860 · unaccepted

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Species Prosternon admirabile Gurjeva, 1984
Species Prosternon aurichalceum Stepanov, 1930
Species Prosternon bombycinus (Germar, 1843)
Species Prosternon chrysocomum (Germar, 1843)
Species Prosternon egregium Denisova, 1948
Species Prosternon fallax (Say, 1834)
Species Prosternon hamata (Say, 1834)
Species Prosternon hoppingi (Van Dyke, 1932)
Species Prosternon medianus (Germar, 1843)
Species Prosternon mirabilis (Fall, 1901)
Species Prosternon montanum Gurjeva, 1980
Species Prosternon semilutea (LeConte, 1853)
Species Prosternon sericeum (Gebler, 1824)
Species Prosternon syriacum Buysson, 1891
Species Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Prosternon viduus (Brown, 1936)
Species Prosternon dolini Agajev, 1985 accepted as Prosternon admirabile Gurjeva, 1984
Species Prosternon semirufus Pic, 1909 accepted as Prosternon tessellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 3 (1)
page(s): 151 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Prosternon Latreille, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1205054 on 2025-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (11)
Notes (2)

original description Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 3 (1)
page(s): 151 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Propheletes Fiori, 1905) Riv. coleott. Ital., 3, 131
page(s): 134 [details]

original description (of Tactocomus Kiesenwetter in Erichson, 1858) in Erichson, Naturgesch. Ins. Dtschl., Col., 4
page(s): 301 [details]

original description (of Prosternum Agassiz, 1846) Agassiz, L. (1846). Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis. Jent & Gassman. viii + 393 pp. [1847]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33664307 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info type species Elater holosericeus A. G. Olivier 1790 = Elater tessellatum Linnaeus 1758 (Hallan, 2000-) [details]

Type species as cited type species Elater holosericeus A. G. Olivier 1790 = Elater tessellatum Linnaeus 1758 [details]