Megamelodes

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Megamelodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Delphacidae
Subfamily: Delphacinae
Tribe: Delphacini
Genus: Megamelodes
Le Quesne, 1960
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Megamelodes is a genus of mostly European planthoppers erected by W. J. Le Quesne in 1960. [1] Some authorities place this genus as incertae sedis within the Delphacidae, [2] or it is included in the tribe Delphacini.

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The species M. quadrimaculatus can be found locally in marshy areas across the southern part of England and Wales. [3]

Species

BioLib includes: [4]

  1. Megamelodes lequesnei Wagner, 1963
  2. Megamelodes quadrimaculatus (Signoret, 1865) (synonym M. fieberi(Scott, 1870))
  3. Megamelodes venosus (Germar, 1830)

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References

  1. ↑ Le Quesne WJ (1960) Some modifications in the British list of Delphacidae (Hem.), including a new genus and a new species. The Entomologist. An illustrated Journal of Entomology. London 1-20.
  2. ↑ FLOW: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960
  3. ↑ British Bugs: Megamelodes quadrimaculatus: Family: Delphacidae
  4. ↑ BioLib.cz: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960
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