Megacerus discoidus

Megacerus discoidus, the red megaceru, is a species of pea or bean weevil in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Central America and North America.[2][4]

Megacerus discoidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Megacerus
Species:
M. discoidus
Binomial name
Megacerus discoidus
(Say, 1824)

References

  1. "Megacerus discoidus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. "Megacerus discoidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "Megacerus discoidus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • White, Richard E. (1968). A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Riley, Ed; Clark, S.; Seeno, T. (2003). "Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico". Coleopterists Society.


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