Megacerus
Megacerus is a genus of large-horned bruchids in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 9 described species in Megacerus.[1][2][3][4]
Megacerus cubiculus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
| Genus: | Megacerus Fahraeus, 1839 |
Species
- Megacerus coryphae (Olivier, 1795)
- Megacerus cubiculus (Casey, 1884)
- Megacerus cubicus (Motschulsky, 1874)
- Megacerus discoidus (Say, 1824) (red megacerus)
- Megacerus impiger (Horn, 1873)
- Megacerus leucospilus (Sharp, 1885) (aggie bruchid)
- Megacerus maculiventris (Fahraeus, 1839)
- Megacerus ripiphorus (Fahraeus, 1839)
- Megacerus schaeffferianus 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.
- "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology.
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.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- White, Richard E. (1968). A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Riley, Ed; Clark, S.; Seeno, T. (2003). Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico. Coleopterists Society.
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