Megalopodinae
| Megalopodinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Megalopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalopodinae Latreille, 1802 |
The beetle subfamily Megalopodinae is the largest group within the family Megalopodidae. Species in the subfamily are mostly tropical in distribution, and their larvae typically bore inside of plant stems.
It contains the following genera:[1][2]
- Agathomerus Lacordaire, 1845
- Antonaria Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905
- Ateledera Lacordaire, 1845
- Barticaria Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905
- Bothromegalopus Monrós, 1947
- Bryantonaria Pic, 1951
- Falsocolobaspis Pic, 1942
- Falsotemnaspis Pic, 1951
- Homalopterus Perty, 1832
- Kuilua Jacoby, 1894
- Leucastea Stål, 1855
- Macroantonaria Pic, 1951
- Macrolopha Weise, 1902
- Mastostethus Lacordaire, 1845
- Megalopus Fabricius, 1801
- Mimocolobaspis Pic, 1951
- Nickimerus Guérin, 1948
- Piomelopus Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905
- Plesioagathomerus Monrós, 1945
- Poecilomorpha Hope, 1840
- Pseudohomalopterus Pic, 1920
- Pseudomegalopus Pic, 1916
- Sphondylia Weise, 1902
- Temnaspis Lacordaire, 1845
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Megalopodinae.
- ^ "Megalopodinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Rodríguez-Mirón, Geovanni M. (2018). "Checklist of the family Megalopodidae Latreille (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea); a synthesis of its diversity and distribution". Zootaxa. 4434 (2): 265–302. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.3.