Megalopodidae
Zeugophora subspinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Megalopodidae
Latreille, 1802
Subfamilies

Megalopodinae
Palophaginae
Zeugophorinae

The Megalopodidae are a small family of leaf beetles, previously included as a subfamily within the Chrysomelidae. One of its constituent subfamilies, Zeugophorinae, has also frequently been treated as a subfamily within Chrysomelidae. The family contains approximately 30 genera worldwide, primarily in the nominate subfamily Megalopodinae, and mostly circumtropical.

The larvae of some species are leaf miners on various host plants. Other larvae feed on stem-tissue or pollen grains of conifer strobili. Once fully grown, the larvae drops to the ground and pupates.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence, John F. and Ślipiński, Adam. "Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802: Arthropoda: Insecta (Vol. 4)". Handbook of Zoology Online, edited by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2014.
  • Kuschel, G.; May, B.M. 1990: Palophaginae, a new subfamily for leaf-beetles, feeding as adult and larva on araucarian pollen in Australia (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae). Invertebrate taxonomy, 3: 697–719.
  • Latreille, P.A. 1802: Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3. F. Dufart, Paris. Internet Archive BHL
  • I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2010 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark
    ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2, p. 334
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