Biology:Megascelidini
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Short description: Tribe of leaf beetles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Megascelidini Chapuis, 1874[1] |
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Megascelidini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains two genera, Megascelis and Mariamela, which are found in the New World. Historically, the group was classified as a separate subfamily.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9655043.
- ↑ Bechyné, J.; Springlová de Bechyné, B. (1969). "La posición sistemática de Megascelis Chevrolat (Col. Phytophaga)". Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía (Maracay) 3: 65–76. http://chrysomelidae.miza-ucv.org.ve/sites/chrysomelidae.miza-ucv.org.ve/files/1969_Separata_180.pdf.
- ↑ Reid, C. A. M. (2000). "Spilopyrinae Chapuis: a new subfamily in the Chrysomelidae and its systematic placement (Coleoptera)". Invertebrate Taxonomy 14 (6): 837–862. doi:10.1071/IT00042. http://www.publish.csiro.au/is/IT00042.
Wikidata ☰ Q30234030 entry
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