Denticollinae

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Only one genus Plectrosternus Lacordaire 1857 is recorded from Maharashtra. Hemiops Castelnau 1840 has been placed under Hemiopinae.

[edit] Plectrosternus Lacordaire

Plectrosternus
Plectrosternus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Denticollinae
Tribe: Denticollini
Genus: Plectrosternus
Lacordaire, 1857
Species

many

Moderate to large sized insects.

Plectrosternus rufus: Collected from Sidapur on 5 vii 1917. This is photograph of a specimen deposited in Pusa, New Delhi.

Plectrosternus : This is supposed to be a new species. Is under process of designation. Collected by Amol Patwardhan from Yeoor on 11 vii 2004.