
A RECLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBFAMILY 
mGRYPNINAE (COLEOPTERA: ELATERIDAE) 
By CHRISTINE MARIA FELICITAS von HAYEK 
CONTENTS 
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SYNOPSIS ; : ; : E : : ; : : 3 3 
INTRODUCTION ; - : “ 4 
THE CLASSIC CHARACTERS USED FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE GENERA 
THE CHARACTERS USED FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE GENERA IN THE 
PRESENT WORK : 5 
NOTES ON THE KEY TO GENERA AND SUBGENERA . 5 
KEY TO GENERA AND SUBGENERA ‘ : : ; : ; , 6 
THE ASSIGNMENT OF SPECIES TO GENERA : ; 8 
TYPE-MATERIAL AND THE DESIGNATION OF LECTOTYPES : : : 9 
NOTES ON THE FORMAT OF THE ANNOTATED CATALOGUE. ; : : 10 
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THE CATALOGUE ; : , 10 
NOTE ON THE LINE AS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT. : 3 : : II 
SPECIES REMOVED FROM THE SUBFAMILY AGRYPNINAE . ; ‘ P II 
SPECIES INCERTAE SEDIS . : , 12 
THE PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION OF THE "AGRYPNINAE, WITH AN ANNOTATED 
CATALOGUE OF THE KNOWN SPECIES. ; : : ; 12 
CHECKLIST OF THE GENERA INCLUDED IN THE AGRYPNINAE ; ‘ : 268 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS : : : : , : 269 
SOME NOTES ON THE COLLECTIONS CONSULTED. : ; ; ; 270 
REFERENCES . : f ‘ ‘ ; F 4 : : 2 281 
INDEx . : : : : ‘ : : : : : : 297 
SYNOPSIS 
The characters until now used to separate the genera of Agrypninae are reviewed and 
evaluated and the use of new and previously neglected characters is proposed. The type- 
material of the type-species of every genus except Adelocera was located and examined. The 
genera are redefined on the basis of the new characters. A key to the genera is provided. 
The diagnostic features of the type-species of Adelocera are deduced from the lectotype of 
another species, shown, from a study of the literature and other evidence, to be conspecific 
with it. 
Eight hundred and ninety-five of the nominal species included in the Agrypninae by previous 
workers are evaluated and each is assigned to an appropriate genus. Four hundred and 
seventy-one new combinations are proposed. Thirty-five generic and 23 specific names are 
newly placed in synonymy. One generic and 11 specific names are extracted from synonymy. 
The location of the type-material (holotypes and syntype-series) of 115 species is recorded and 
406 lectotypes are newly designated. 
