Biology:Megacheuma

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Megacheuma brevipennis
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Megacheuma

Mickel, 1919
Species:
M. brevipennis
Binomial name
Megacheuma brevipennis
(LeConte, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Megacheuma melanosticum Mickel, 1919
  • Megacheuma brevipennis tiemanni Hovore, 1979

Megacheuma brevipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Megacheuma.[1] It occurs throughout the Great Basin of California , Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, where it feeds on the roots of greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).[2]

References

  1. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World . Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. Linsley, E.G. (1964) The Cerambycidae of North America. Part V. Univ. of California Publications in Entomology, vol. 22.

Wikidata ☰ Q15862819 entry