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Megascelis
Genus
Megascelis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily
Eumolpinae
Genus
Megascelis
Explanation of Names
Megascelis
Latreille 1825
'huge thighs'
Numbers
A single species in our area, ~140 spp. total
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Range
neotropical group ranging into southernmost TX
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1
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Remarks
our only representative of the tribe Megascelidini Chapuis 1874
Print References
Schwarz, E.A. 1896. Semi-tropical Texas. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 4: 1-3.
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Works Cited
1.
American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.
Semi-tropical Texas.
Schwarz, E.A. 1896. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 4: 1-3.
Contributed by
Mike Quinn
on 13 November, 2009 - 8:10am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 16 August, 2023 - 3:51pm