| Harpalus megacephalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Harpalini |
| Genus: | Harpalus |
| Species: | H. megacephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpalus megacephalus LeConte, 1848 | |
Harpalus megacephalus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. [1] It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848. [1]
John Lawrence LeConte MD was an American entomologist, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, including some 5,000 species of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American beetles during his career, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study".
Harpalus, son of Machatas, was a Macedonian aristocrat and childhood friend of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Harpalus was repeatedly entrusted with official duties by Alexander and absconded with large sums of money on three occasions. Alexander appointed him treasurer of his empire in Babylon in 330 BC. In 324 BC he fled from Babylon to Athens with a large sum of money. The resulting political controversy in Athens was a contributing factor in the Lamian War.
Hylaeamys megacephalus, also known as Azara's broad-headed oryzomys or the large-headed rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Hylaeamys of family Cricetidae, of which it is the type species. It is found mainly in lowland tropical rainforest from its type locality in Paraguay north through central Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela onto Trinidad and Tobago. To its west and east, other closely related species of Hylaeamys are found: H. perenensis in western Amazonia, H. acritus in Bolivia, and H. laticeps and H. oniscus in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Stenolophus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 190 described species in the genus Stenolophus.
Harpalus cordatus is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States.
Harpalus ellipsis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848.
Harpalus vagans is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Harpalus compar is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848.
Harpalus ventralis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848.
Harpalus desertus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1859.
Harpalus fraternus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852.
Harpalus gravis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1858.
Harpalus innocuus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1863.
Harpalus laticeps is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1850.
Harpalus lewisii is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1865.
Harpalus retractus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1863.
Atychodracon is an extinct genus of rhomaleosaurid plesiosaurian known from the Late Triassic - Early Jurassic boundary of England. It contains a single species, Atychodracon megacephalus, named in 1846 originally as a species of Plesiosaurus. The holotype of "P." megacephalus was destroyed during a World War II air raid in 1940 and was later replaced with a neotype. The species had a very unstable taxonomic history, being referred to four different genera by various authors until a new genus name was created for it in 2015. Apart from the destroyed holotype and its three partial casts, a neotype and two additional individuals are currently referred to Atychodracon megacephalus, making it a relatively well represented rhomaleosaurid.
Harpalini is a tribe of a diverse group of ground beetles belonging to the subfamily Harpalinae within the broader family Carabidae. The tribe contains more than 1,900 species.
Stenolophina is a subtribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 9 genera and at least 50 described species in Stenolophina.