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Megalopodidae
Sign in to saveThe Megalopodidae are a small family of leaf beetles, previously included as a subfamily within the Chrysomelidae. One of its constituent subfamilies, Zeugophorinae, has also frequently been treated as a subfamily within Chrysomelidae. The family contains approximately 30 genera worldwide, primarily in the nominate subfamily Megalopodinae, and mostly circumtropical.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyMegalopodidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Megalopodidae
- Collections
- UMNH, KU, MPEG, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Ecuador, Vietnam, Guyana, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chrysomeloidea
- Image
- Zeugophora.subspinosa.-.calwer.42.07.jpg
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- taxon common name
- trebladbiller
- taxon name
- Megalopodidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Megalopodidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Megalopodidae
- this zoological name is coordinate with
- Megalopodinae
- taxonomic type
- Megalopus
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The Megalopodidae are a small family of leaf beetles, previously included as a subfamily within the Chrysomelidae. One of its constituent subfamilies, Zeugophorinae, has also frequently been treated as a subfamily within Chrysomelidae. The family contains approximately 30 genera worldwide, primarily in the nominate subfamily Megalopodinae, and mostly circumtropical.
The larvae of some species are leaf miners on various host plants. Other larvae feed on stem-tissue or pollen grains of conifer strobili. Once fully grown, the larva drops to the ground and pupates.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Megalopodidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.