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Genus of leaf beetles

Megascelis
Megascelis caeruleipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Megascelidini
Genus: Megascelis
Latreille, 1825
Type species
Megascelis aenea
Sturm, 1826
Synonyms

Megascelis Dejean, 1821
(nomen nudum)

Megascelis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from both North and South America. There are around 140 described species in Megascelis.

The genus is traditionally placed in the tribe Megascelidini, which was formerly considered a separate subfamily. However, according to ITIS, it is now placed in Eumolpini.

Nomenclature

The generic name "Megascelis" first appeared as a nomen nudum in Dejean's Catalogue of Coleoptera in 1821. According to Barber & Bridwell (1940), the name Megascelis became available in Sturm (1826), where the species Megascelis aenea is described. This species is considered the type species of the genus. However, according to Tiape Gómez & Savini (2001), the name Megascelis should instead be attributed to Latreille (1825), who was the first to give a description of the genus.

Species

These species belong to the genus Megascelis:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. ^ "Megascelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ^ "Browse Megascelis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ "Megascelis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ^ "Megascelis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. Barber, H. S.; Bridwell, J. C. (1940). "Dejean catalogue names (Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. New series. 35: 1–12.
  6. ^ Tiape Gómez, Z.; Savini, V. (2001). "El género Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) en Venezuela" [The genus Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in Venezuela]. Entomotropica (in Spanish). 16 (2): 89–125.
  7. Lacordaire, J. T. (1845). "Monographie des coléoptères subpentamères de la famille des phytophages. Tome premier". Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège. 3: i–liii, 1–740.
  8. Clavareau, H. (1913). "Chrysomelidae: 5. Megascelinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 53. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–6.
  9. Blackwelder, R.E. (1946). "Checklist of the coleopterous insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Part 4". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 185: i–iii, 551–763. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.185.4. hdl:10088/21281.
  10. ^ Bechyné, J. (1997). Savini, V. (ed.). "Evaluación de los datos sobre los Phytophaga dañinos en Venezuela (Coleoptera). Parte I" (PDF). Boletín de Entomología Venezolana. Serie Monografias. 1: 1–278.
  11. ^ Baly, J. S. (1878). "Descriptions of new Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 14 (76): 336–356. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1878.tb01539.x.
  12. Papp, C.S. (1951). "Drei neue Chrysomelidae aus Sudamerika (Coleopt.)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 15 (1–3): 201–206.
  13. Baly, J. S. (1861). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 1: 275–302.
  14. ^ Papp, C. S. (1952). "Neubeschreibungen über einige Chrysomeliden aus Südamerika (Coleopt.)". Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 10: 291–298.
  15. Jacoby, M. (1877). "Descriptions of new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 510–520.
  16. Linell, M. (1898). "New species of Coleoptera of the family Chrysomelidae, with a short review of the tribe Chlamydini". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 20 (1130): 473–485. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.1130.473.

Further reading

  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.
Taxon identifiers
Megascelis
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