Megascelis

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Megascelis
Megascelis aenea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
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.[1][2][3][4]

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.[1]

Nomenclature[edit]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Species[edit]

These species belong to the genus Megascelis:[7][8]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Megascelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Megascelis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Megascelis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ a b c 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.
  11. ^ Papp, C.S. (1951). "Drei neue Chrysomelidae aus Sudamerika (Coleopt.)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 15 (1–3): 201–206.
  12. ^ Baly, J. S. (1861). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 1: 275–302.
  13. ^ a b Papp, C. S. (1952). "Neubeschreibungen über einige Chrysomeliden aus Südamerika (Coleopt.)". Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 10: 291–298.
  14. ^ Jacoby, M. (1877). "Descriptions of new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 510–520.
  15. ^ 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[edit]

  • 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.
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