Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Superfamily Chrysomeloidea Higher classification Chrysomeloidea | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Polyphaga Scientific name Megalopodidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Orsodacnidae, Beetle, Mycteridae, Sphindidae, Alexiidae | ||
The Megalopodidae are a small family of leaf beetles, previously included as a subfamily within the Chrysomelidae. One of its constituent subfamilies, Zeugophorinae, which contains a single genus, 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.
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