Megacerus

Genus of beetles

Megacerus
Megacerus cubiculus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Bruchinae
Tribe: Bruchini
Genus: Megacerus
Fåhraeus, 1839

Megacerus is a genus of large-horned bruchines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 9 described species in Megacerus in North America.[1][2][3]

Megacerus cubiculus

North American Species

  • Megacerus coryphae (Olivier, 1795)
  • Megacerus cubiculus (Casey, 1884)
  • Megacerus cubicus (Motschulsky, 1874)
  • Megacerus discoidus (Say, 1824)
  • Megacerus impiger (Horn, 1873)
  • Megacerus leucospilus (Sharp, 1885)
  • Megacerus maculiventris (Fahraeus, 1839)
  • Megacerus ripiphorus (Fahraeus, 1839)
  • Megacerus schaeffferianus Bridwell, 1929

References

  1. ^ "Megacerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Megacerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Megacerus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
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