Megascelis
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 aenea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| 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
These species belong to the genus Megascelis:[7][8]
- 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[9]
- 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[10]
- Megascelis bitaeniata Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis boliviensis Pic, 1911
- Megascelis briseis Bates, 1866
- Megascelis brunnipennis Clark, 1866
- Megascelis brunnipes Lacordaire, 1845
- 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[11]
- 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 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[12]
- 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[10]
- Megascelis fissurata Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
- Megascelis flavipes Lacordaire, 1845 g
- Megascelis frenata Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis frenata bicolor Lacordaire, 1845[9]
- 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[13]
- Megascelis insignis Lacordaire, 1845
- Megascelis integra Kirsch, 1875
- Megascelis jacobyi Clavareau, 1905
- Megascelis joliveti Papp, 1952[13]
- 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 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[10]
- 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[14]
- 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 sallei 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[15]
- 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]
References
- "Megascelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- "Browse Megascelis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- "Megascelis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- "Megascelis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- Barber, H. S.; Bridwell, J. C. (1940). "Dejean catalogue names (Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. New series. 35: 1–12.
- Tiape Gómez, Z.; Savini, V. (2001). "El género Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) en Venezuela" [The genus Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in Venezuela]. Entomotropica (in Spanish). 16 (2): 89–125.
- Lacordaire, J. T. (1845). "Monographie des coléoptères subpentamères de la famille des phytophages. Tome premier". Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège. 3: i–liii, 1–740.
- Clavareau, H. (1913). "Chrysomelidae: 5. Megascelinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 53. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–6.
- Bechyné, J. (1997). Savini, V. (ed.). "Evaluación de los datos sobre los Phytophaga dañinos en Venezuela (Coleoptera). Parte I" (PDF). Boletín de Entomología Venezolana. Serie Monografias. 1: 1–278.
- Baly, J. S. (1878). "Descriptions of new Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 14 (76): 336–356. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1878.tb01539.x.
- Papp, C.S. (1951). "Drei neue Chrysomelidae aus Sudamerika (Coleopt.)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 15 (1–3): 201–206.
- Baly, J. S. (1861). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 1: 275–302.
- Papp, C. S. (1952). "Neubeschreibungen über einige Chrysomeliden aus Südamerika (Coleopt.)". Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 10: 291–298.
- Jacoby, M. (1877). "Descriptions of new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 510–520.
- Linell, M. (1898). "New species of Coleoptera of the family Chrysomelidae, with a short review of the tribe Chlamydini". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 20 (1130): 473–485. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.1130.473.
Further reading
- Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.
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