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Megalopodinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Superfamily
  
Chrysomeloidea

Similar
  
Beetle, Lamprosomatinae, Clytrini, Criocerinae, Megalopodidae

The beetle subfamily Megalopodinae is the largest group within the family Megalopodidae. Species in the subfamily are mostly tropical in distribution, and their larvae typically bore inside of plant stems.

It contains the following genera:

  • Agathomerus Lacordaire, 1845
  • Antonaria Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905
  • Barticaria Jacoby & Clavareau, 1905
  • Bothromegalopus Monros, 1947
  • Clythraxeloma Kraatz, 1879
  • Colobaspis Fairmaire, 1894
  • Homalopterus Perty, 1832
  • Kuilua Jacoby, 1894
  • Leucastea Stål, 1855
  • Macroantonaria Pic, 1951
  • Macrolopha Weise, 1902
  • Mastostethus Lacordaire, 1845
  • Megalopus Fabricius, 1801
  • Nickimerus Guerin, 1948
  • Plesioagathomerus Monros, 1945
  • Poecilomorpha Hope, 1840
  • Sphondylia Weise, 1902
  • Temnaspis Lacordaire, 1845
  • References

    Megalopodinae Wikipedia