Megacerus
| Megacerus | |
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| Megacerus cubiculus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
| 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]
North American Species[]
- Megacerus coryphae (Olivier, 1795)
- Megacerus cubiculus (Casey, 1884)
- (Motschulsky, 1874)
- Megacerus discoidus (Say, 1824)
- Megacerus impiger (Horn, 1873)
- Megacerus leucospilus (Sharp, 1885)
- Megacerus maculiventris (Fahraeus, 1839)
- (Fahraeus, 1839)
- Bridwell, 1929
References[]
- ^ "Megacerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Megacerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Megacerus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Further reading[]
- 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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Categories:
- Bruchinae
- Chrysomelidae genera
- Bruchinae stubs