Megamerini
| Megamerini | |
|---|---|
| Atalasis sagroides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Sagrinae |
| Tribe: | Megamerini Chapuis, 1874 |
Megamerini is a tribe of frog-legged leaf beetles found in Australasia, Madagascar and South America.[1]
Genera
The following 10 genera are placed in Megamerini:[2]
- Ametalla Hope, 1841[3] - southwestern Australia
- Atalasis Lacordaire, 1845 - Argentina
- Coolgardica Blackburn, 1899 - Australia
- Mecynodera Hope, 1841[4] - eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea
- Megamerus MacLeay, 1827[5] (type genus) - Australia, Madagascar and Brazil
- Neodiaphanops Blackburn, 1899 - Australia
- Polyoptilus Germar, 1848 - Australia
- Pseudotoxotus Blackburn, 1889 - northern Australia
- †Palaeatalasis Legalov, 2021
References
- ^ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères, ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Vol. 10. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. iv + 445.
- ^ "Megamerini Chapuis, 1874". biolib.cz. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ^ "Ametalla Hope, 1841". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ^ "Megamerus W.S. MacLeay, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ^ "Megamerus W.S. MacLeay, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-12-31.