Megascelis

Megascelis is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Eumolpinae. It is known from both North and South America. There are around 140 described species in Megascelis.[1][2][3][4]

Megascelis
Megascelis aenea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Megascelidini
Genus: Megascelis
Latreille, 1825
Type species
Megascelis aenea
Sturm, 1826
Synonyms

Megascelis Dejean, 1821
(nomen nudum)

The genus is traditionally placed in the tribe Megascelidini, which was formerly considered a separate subfamily. However, according to ITIS, it is now placed in Eumolpini.[1]

Taxonomy

The generic name "Megascelis" first appeared as a nomen nudum in Dejean's Catalogue of Coleoptera in 1821. According to Barber & Bridwell (1940), the name Megascelis became valid in Sturm (1826), where the species Megascelis aenea is described. This species is considered the type species of the genus.[5] However, according to Tiape Gómez & Savini (2001), the name Megascelis should instead be attributed to Latreille (1825), who was the first to use the name validly.[6]

Species

These species belong to the genus Megascelis:[7][8]

  • Megascelis acuminata Pic, 1910
  • Megascelis acutipennis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis aenea Sturm, 1826 g
  • Megascelis aerea Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis affinis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis altamira Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis amabilis Lacordaire, 1845
    • Megascelis amabilis amabilis Lacordaire, 1845
    • Megascelis amabilis caripennis Bechyné, 1997[9]
  • Megascelis ambigua Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis anguina Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis anisobia Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis argutula Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis asperula Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis aureola Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis baeri Pic, 1910
  • Megascelis basalis Baly, 1878[10]
  • Megascelis bitaeniata Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis boliviensis Pic, 1911
  • Megascelis briseis Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis brunnipennis Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis brunnipes Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis carbonera Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis championi Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis chloris Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis circumducta Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis cleroides Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis collaris Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis columbina Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis corcula Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis crenipes Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis crucifera Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis curta Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis cyanoptera Kirsch, 1875
  • Megascelis decora Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis dilecta Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis discicollis Kirsch, 1875
  • Megascelis dispar Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis donckieri Pic, 1910
  • Megascelis doralis Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis dryas Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis dubiosa Jacoby, 1878
  • Megascelis elegans Baly, 1861[11]
  • Megascelis elegantula Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis exclamationis Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis exilis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis fasciolata Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis fatuella Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis femoralis Jacoby, 1878
  • Megascelis femorata Baly, 1878[10]
  • Megascelis fissurata Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis flavipes Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis frenata Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis frontalis Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis fulgida Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis fulvipes Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis fusipes Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis gounellei Pic, 1911
  • Megascelis gracilis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis grayi Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis herbacea Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis humeronotata Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis inscriptis Papp, 1952[12]
  • Megascelis insignis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis integra Kirsch, 1875
  • Megascelis jacobyi Clavareau, 1905
  • Megascelis joliveti Papp, 1952[12]
  • Megascelis lacertina Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis laevicoma Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis larvata Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis lemoides Monrós, 1959
  • Megascelis lucida Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis luculenta Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis melancholica Jacoby, 1878
  • Megascelis mexicana Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis minuta Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis miranda Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis misella Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis mucronata Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis nigripennis Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis obscurevittata Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis opalina Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis ornata Jacoby, 1878
  • Megascelis parallela Harold, 1870
  • Megascelis picturata Monrós, 1959
  • Megascelis postica Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis posticata Baly, 1878[10]
  • Megascelis prasina Chevrolat, 1844
  • Megascelis princeps Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis proteus Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis puella Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis purpurea Perty, 1832
  • Megascelis purpureicollis Jacoby, 1877[13]
  • Megascelis purpureipennis Clark, 1866 g
  • Megascelis purpureiotincta Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis quadrimaculata Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis quadrisignata Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis robusta Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis rubricollis Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis ruficollis Kirsch, 1875
  • Megascelis rufipes Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis rufotestacea Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis sacerdotalis Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis sallei Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis sapphireipennis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis satrapa Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis semipurpurea Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis semiviolacea Pic, 1910
  • Megascelis semiviridis Pic, 1914 g
  • Megascelis smaragdula Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis socialis Bates, 1866
  • Megascelis spinipes Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis stratiotica Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis submetallescens Jacoby, 1878
  • Megascelis subtilis Boheman, 1859 i c g
  • Megascelis suturalis Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis taeniata Kirsch, 1875
  • Megascelis tenella Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis texana Linell, 1898 i c g b[14]
  • Megascelis tibialis Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis titan Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis tricolor Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis unicolor Lacordaire, 1845 g
  • Megascelis virgo Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis viridana Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megascelis viridipallens Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis viridis Illiger, 1807
  • Megascelis viridisimplex Clark, 1866
  • Megascelis vittata (Fabricius, 1801) g
  • Megascelis vittatipennis Jacoby, 1888
  • Megascelis yepezi Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001[6]
  • Megascelis yungarum Monrós, 1959

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References
  1. "Megascelis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. "Browse Megascelis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Megascelis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Megascelis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. Barber, H. S.; Bridwell, J. C. (1940). "Dejean catalogue names (Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. New series. 35: 1–12.
  6. Tiape Gómez, Z.; Savini, V. (2001). "El género Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) en Venezuela" [The genus Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in Venezuela]. Entomotropica (in Spanish). 16 (2): 89–125.
  7. Lacordaire, J. T. (1845). "Monographie des coléoptères subpentamères de la famille des phytophages. Tome premier". Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège. 3: i–liii, 1–740.
  8. Clavareau, H. (1913). "Chrysomelidae: 5. Megascelinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. 53. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–6.
  9. Bechyné, J. (1997). Savini, V. (ed.). "Evaluación de los datos sobre los Phytophaga dañinos en Venezuela (Coleoptera). Parte I" (PDF). Boletín de Entomología Venezolana. Serie Monografias. 1: 1–278.
  10. Baly, J. S. (1878). "Descriptions of new Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 14 (76): 336–356. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1878.tb01539.x.
  11. Baly, J. S. (1861). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 1: 275–302.
  12. Papp, C. S. (1952). "Neubeschrei-bungen uber einige Chrysomeliden aus Sudamerika (Coleopt.)". Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 10: 291–298.
  13. Jacoby, M. (1877). "Descriptions of new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 510–520.
  14. Linell, M. (1898). "New species of Coleoptera of the family Chrysomelidae, with a short review of the tribe Chlamydini". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 20 (1130): 473–485. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.1130.473.

Further reading
  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.


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