The Megatomini are a tribe of insects in the family Dermestidae.

Megatomini
Megatoma undata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Megatominae
Tribe: Megatomini
Leach, 1815

The tribe was first classified by William Elford Leach in The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia in 1815.[1]

Taxonomy

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According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatomini.[2] However, Zhou and colleagues (2022) only recognize 3 major clades supported by both molecular and morphological research while also proposing the synonimization of subtribes Anthrenocerina and Cryptorhopalina with Trogodermina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Leach, W. E. (1815). "Entomology". The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. pp. 57–172.
  2. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Yu-Lingzi Zhou; James A Nicholls; Zhen-Hua Liu; Diana Hartley; Andras Szito; Adam Ślipiński; Andreas Zwick (1 November 2022). "Molecular Phylogeny of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Reveals the Polyphyletic Nature of Trogoderma Latreille and the Taxonomic Placement of the Khapra Beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts" (PDF). Insect Systematics and Diversity. 6 (6). doi:10.1093/ISD/IXAC026. ISSN 2399-3421. Wikidata Q116673277. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2024.