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.
| 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 |
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.