Megacerus

Megacerus
Megacerus cubiculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Bruchinae
Tribe:	Bruchini
Genus:	Megacerus Fåhraeus, 1839

Megacerus is a genus of large-horned bruchines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 9 described species in Megacerus in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Megacerus cubiculus

North American Species

• Megacerus coryphae (Olivier, 1795)
• Megacerus cubiculus (Casey, 1884)
• Megacerus cubicus (Motschulsky, 1874)
• Megacerus discoidus (Say, 1824)
• Megacerus impiger (Horn, 1873)
• Megacerus leucospilus (Sharp, 1885)
• Megacerus maculiventris (Fahraeus, 1839)
• Megacerus ripiphorus (Fahraeus, 1839)
• Megacerus schaefferianus Bridwell, 1929

References

1. "Megacerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
2. "Megacerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
3. "Megacerus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.