Megalodontesidae

Megalodontesidae
Megalodontes sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Superfamily:Pamphilioidea
Family:Megalodontesidae
Konow, 1897
Genera
  • Forficulotarpa Pic, 1918
  • † Jibaissodes Ren, 1995
  • Megalodontes Latreille, 1802
  • Melanopus Konow, 1897
  • Rhipidioceros Konow, 1897
  • † Sinosepulca Ren, 1995
  • Tristactoides Chevin, 1985
  • Tristactus Konow, 1897

The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae,[1] a name already in use for a family of fossil molluscs) are a small family of sawflies within the Symphyta, containing some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia, and whose larvae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.

References

  1. ↑ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1996). "Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia)". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 53 (1): 66–67.
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  • R.B. Benson: Handbook for the identification of British insects. Vol IV: Hymenoptera. 2. Symphyta Section a. Published by the Royal Entomological Society of London, 1951.


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