Megascelis
Genus of leaf beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Megascelis | |
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| Megascelis caeruleipennis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Megascelidini |
| Genus: | Megascelis Latreille, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Megascelis aenea Sturm, 1826 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megascelis Dejean, 1821 | |
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
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
Summarize
Perspective
These species belong to the genus Megascelis:[7][8][9]
- Megascelis acuminata Pic, 1910
- Megascelis acutipennis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis aenea Sturm, 1826 g
- Megascelis aerea Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis affinis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis altamira Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis amabilis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis amabilis amabilis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis amabilis caripennis Bechyné, 1997[10]
- Megascelis ambigua Clark, 1866
- Megascelis anguina Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis anisobia Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis argutula Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis asperula Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis aureola Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis baeri Pic, 1910
- Megascelis basalis Baly, 1878[11]
- Megascelis bitaeniata Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis boliviensis Pic, 1911
- Megascelis briseis Bates, 1866
- Megascelis brunnipennis Clark, 1866
- Megascelis brunnipes Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis caeruleipennis Pic, 1914
- Megascelis carbonera Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis championi Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis chloris Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis circumducta Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis cleroides Bates, 1866
- Megascelis coccinea Papp, 1951[12]
- Megascelis collaris Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis columbina Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis corcula Bates, 1866
- Megascelis crenipes Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis crucifera Clark, 1866
- Megascelis curta Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis cyanoptera Kirsch, 1875
- Megascelis decora Bates, 1866
- Megascelis diducta Weise, 1921
- Megascelis dilecta Clark, 1866
- Megascelis discicollis Kirsch, 1875
- Megascelis dispar Bates, 1866
- Megascelis donckieri Pic, 1910
- Megascelis doralis Clark, 1866
- Megascelis dryas Clark, 1866
- Megascelis dubiosa Jacoby, 1878
- Megascelis elegans Baly, 1861[13]
- Megascelis elegantula Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis exclamationis Clark, 1866
- Megascelis exilis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis fasciolata Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis fatuella Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis femoralis Jacoby, 1878
- Megascelis femorata Baly, 1878[11]
- Megascelis filicornis Weise, 1921
- Megascelis fissurata Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis flavipes Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis frenata Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis frenata bicolor Lacordaire, 1845[10]
- Megascelis frenata frenata Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis frontalis Clark, 1866
- Megascelis fulgida Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis fulvipes Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis fusipes Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis gounellei Pic, 1911
- Megascelis gracilis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis grayi Clark, 1866
- Megascelis herbacea Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis humeronotata Clark, 1866
- Megascelis inscriptis Papp, 1952[14]
- Megascelis insignis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis integra Kirsch, 1875
- Megascelis jacobyi Clavareau, 1905
- Megascelis joliveti Papp, 1952[14]
- Megascelis lacertina Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis laevicoma Bates, 1866
- Megascelis larvata Clark, 1866
- Megascelis lemoides Monrós, 1959
- Megascelis lucida Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis luculenta Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis melancholica Jacoby, 1878
- Megascelis mexicana Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis minuta Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis miranda Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis misella Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis mucronata Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis nigripennis Bates, 1866
- Megascelis nitidula (Fabricius, 1801)
- Megascelis obscurevittata Bates, 1866
- Megascelis opalina Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis ornata Jacoby, 1878
- Megascelis parallela Harold, 1870
- Megascelis picturata Monrós, 1959
- Megascelis postica Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis posticata Baly, 1878[11]
- Megascelis prasina Chevrolat, 1844
- Megascelis princeps Bates, 1866
- Megascelis proteus Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis puella Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis purpurea Perty, 1832
- Megascelis purpureicollis Jacoby, 1877[15]
- Megascelis purpureipennis Clark, 1866 g
- Megascelis purpureiotincta Clark, 1866
- Megascelis quadrimaculata Bates, 1866
- Megascelis quadrisignata Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis robusta Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis rubricollis Bates, 1866
- Megascelis ruficollis Kirsch, 1875
- Megascelis rufipes Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis rufotestacea Clark, 1866
- Megascelis sacerdotalis Clark, 1866
- Megascelis sallaei Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis sapphireipennis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis satrapa Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis semipurpurea Clark, 1866
- Megascelis semiviolacea Pic, 1910
- Megascelis semiviridis Pic, 1914 g
- Megascelis smaragdula Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis socialis Bates, 1866
- Megascelis spinipes Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis stratiotica Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis submetallescens Jacoby, 1878
- Megascelis subtilis Boheman, 1859 i c g
- Megascelis suturalis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis taeniata Kirsch, 1875
- Megascelis tenella Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis texana Linell, 1898 i c g b[16]
- Megascelis tibialis Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis titan Clark, 1866
- Megascelis tricolor Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis unicolor Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis virgo Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis viridana Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis viridipallens Clark, 1866
- Megascelis viridis Illiger, 1807
- Megascelis viridisimplex Clark, 1866
- Megascelis vittata (Fabricius, 1801) g
- Megascelis vittatipennis Jacoby, 1888
- Megascelis yepezi Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis yungarum Monrós, 1959
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
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