Biology:Megalotomus

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Megalotomus
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Megalotomus quinquespinosus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Alydidae
Subfamily: Alydinae
Genus: Megalotomus
Fieber, 1860

Megalotomus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about eight described species in Megalotomus.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Megalotomus:

  • Megalotomus acutulus Liu & Liu, 1998
  • Megalotomus castaneus Reuter, 1888
  • Megalotomus costalis Stål, 1873
  • Megalotomus junceus (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Megalotomus obtusus Ghauri, 1972
  • Megalotomus ornaticeps (Stål, 1858)
  • Megalotomus quinquespinosus (Say, 1825) (lupine bug)
  • Megalotomus zaitzevi Kerzhner, 1972

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 2006. ISBN 978-9071912283. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10579711 entry