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Checklist of Family Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 (Megalopodid Leaf Beetles)
for South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1002
31782
192121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
999
31760
192069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
919
31232
189614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
538
24032
155049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9527
64328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8817
57216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
74
5634
31410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
3
818
5439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegalopodidae
Latreille, 1802
Megalopodid Leaf Beetles
16
234
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
16 Genera with 234 Species
Agathomerus Lacordaire, 186641SpeciesTaxom
Ateledera Lacordaire, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Barticaria Jacoby & Cla..., 18663SpeciesTaxom
Bothromegalopus Monrós, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Colobaspis Fairmaire, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Falsomegalopus Pic, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Homalopterus Perty, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Masthosthetus1SpeciesTaxom
Mastostethus Lacordaire, 1834126SpeciesTaxom
Megalopus Fabricius, 185949SpeciesTaxom
Nickimerus Guérin, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Palophagoides Kuschel, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Plesioagathomerus Monrós, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohomalopterus Pic, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomegalopus Pic, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zeugophora Kunze, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
234 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) bifasciatus Klug, 1824
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) discoideus Klug, 1824
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) fasciatus Dalman, 1823Band-winged Dragonlet
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) flavomaculatus Klug, 1824
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) hahneli Pic, 1955
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) interrupta Pic, 1947
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) marginatus Klug, 1824
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) nicki Guérin, 1948
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) nobilis Klug, 1834
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) obliterata Pic, 1947
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) sellatus Germar, 1823
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) signatus Klug, 1824
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) subfasciatus Germar, 1823
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) testaceus Klug, 1824
Agathomerus (Agathomerus) zikani Guérin, 1951
Agathomerus (Euagathomerus) elegans Klug, 1834
Agathomerus azureipennis Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Agathomerus basalis Pic, 1916
Agathomerus batesi Baly, 1859
Agathomerus bichito Monrós, 1945
Agathomerus bivittatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Agathomerus coeruleus Bates, 1866
Agathomerus cyaneus Clark, 1845
Agathomerus cyanopterus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Agathomerus egregius Germar, 1823
Agathomerus ephippium Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Agathomerus humeralis Serville, 1825
Agathomerus incomparabilis Clark, 1866
Agathomerus lautus Bates, 1866
Agathomerus lemoulti Pic, 1916
Agathomerus nigricollis Clark, 1866
Agathomerus notaticollis Clark, 1866
Agathomerus pauper Bates, 1866
Agathomerus pictus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Agathomerus quadrimaculatus Guérin, 1945
Agathomerus sexmaculatus Kirby, 1818
Agathomerus simplicipennis Jacoby, 1880
Agathomerus succinctus Klug, 1834
Agathomerus superbus Pic, 1916
Agathomerus viduus Clark, 1866
Ateledera cygnoides Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Barticaria caeruleus Jacoby, 1903
Barticaria cyanea Clark, 1866
Barticaria cyaneus Clark, 1866
Bothromegalopus gibbosus Pic -
Bothromegalopus pilipes Lacordaire, 1845
Colobaspis elegans Chujo, 1951
Colobaspis lacordairei Westwood, 1864
Falsomegalopus diformipes Pic, 1916
Falsomegalopus incisus Pic, 1916
Homalopterus heteroproctus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Homalopterus tristis Perty, 1832
Masthosthetus curvatus Fabricius, 1801
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) aulicus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) brasiliensis Papp, 1949
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) dentatus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) femoralis Pic, 1950
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) multinotatus Pic, 1917
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) pallidofasciatus Pic, 1917
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) transversalis Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) variegatus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus (Mastostethus) vittatus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus vittatus atrolineatus Pic, 1917
Mastostethus abbreviatus Klug, 1834
Mastostethus abdominalis Klug, 1824
Mastostethus albomaculatus Pic, 1917
Mastostethus alternans Klug, 1834
Mastostethus angustalisi Pic, 1916
Mastostethus angustalisi semicarmineus Pic, 1916
Mastostethus argentinensis Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus atrofasciatus Blanchard, 1843
Mastostethus aurantiacus Blanchard, 1843
Mastostethus balyi Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus basalis Baly, 1876
Mastostethus batesi Baly, 1859
Mastostethus bicolor Klug, 1834
Mastostethus binotatus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus bipunctatus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus bivittatus Pic, 1916
Mastostethus bizonatus Clark, 1866Ashen milkvetch
Mastostethus bolivianus Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus braziliensis Papp, 1949
Mastostethus buckleyi Baly, 1879
Mastostethus cardinalis Klug, 1834
Mastostethus cordovensis Jacoby, 1888
Mastostethus curvatus Fabricius, 1801
Mastostethus curvipes Fabricius, 1801
Mastostethus cyclostigma Bates, 1866
Mastostethus decoratus Guérin, 1944
Mastostethus depressus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus diadema Klug, 1834
Mastostethus dimidiatus Klug, 1824
Mastostethus discoidalis Pic, 1917
Mastostethus disjunctus Pic, 1916
Mastostethus distinctus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus donckieri Pic, 1916
Mastostethus elongatus Guérin, 1944
Mastostethus ephippiger Mannerheim, 1826
Mastostethus erichsoni Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus erythrosoma Blanchard, 1843
Mastostethus facialis Bates, 1866
Mastostethus fecialis Bates, 1866
Mastostethus ferrugineus Olivier, 1791
Mastostethus flavovittatus Jacoby, 1903
Mastostethus fraternus Baly, 1876
Mastostethus frontalinotatus Clark, 1866
Mastostethus frontalis Klug, 1824
Mastostethus funereus Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus germari Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus gounellei Pic, 1916
Mastostethus haematomelas Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus histrio Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus humeralis Pic, 1916
Mastostethus inomatus Bates, 1866
Mastostethus inornatus Bates, 1866
Mastostethus jabaquarensis Guérin, 1944
Mastostethus jacobyi Jacoby & Cla..., 1905
Mastostethus jansoni Baly, 1876
Mastostethus javeti Baly, 1859
Mastostethus jekeli Baly, 1859
Mastostethus lacordairei Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus lateritius Klug, 1834
Mastostethus lineatus Pic, 1916
Mastostethus maculicollis Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus martinezi Monrós, 1947
Mastostethus melanopterus Guérin, 1944
Mastostethus minutus Monrós, 1947
Mastostethus modestus Jacoby, 1880
Mastostethus monostigma Bates, 1866
Mastostethus multipunctatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus nigricollis Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus nigrifrons Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus nigripennis Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus nigrocinctus Chevrolat, 1834
Mastostethus nigroscutus Pic, 1916
Mastostethus nigrovarius Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus nigrovarius bisbidis Pic, 1916
Mastostethus notaticollis Clark, 1866
Mastostethus obliquus Fabricius, 1801
Mastostethus octomaculatus Jacoby, 1888
Mastostethus pantherinus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus pascoei Baly, 1859
Mastostethus peruensis Jacoby, 1903
Mastostethus philemon Baly, 1863
Mastostethus picticollis Baly, 1876
Mastostethus pictus Baly, 1876
Mastostethus plato Bates, 1866
Mastostethus pullatus Bates, 1866
Mastostethus punctiger Kirsch, 1875
Mastostethus quadrinotatus Erichson, 1847
Mastostethus quadriplagiatus Jacoby, 1904Hedgehog cactus
Mastostethus quadripunctatus Klug, 1834
Mastostethus quinquemaculatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus robustus Clark, 1866
Mastostethus ruficauda Forsberg, 1821
Mastostethus rufipennis Mannerheim, 1826
Mastostethus sanguineus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus sejunctus Bates, 1866
Mastostethus sexguttatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus sexpunctatus Klug, 1834
Mastostethus sigma Bates, 1866
Mastostethus signatipennis Pic, 1917
Mastostethus sobrinus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus speciosus Baly, 1876
Mastostethus stramineus Clark, 1866
Mastostethus suavis Bates, 1866
Mastostethus tarsatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus terminalis Blanchard, 1843
Mastostethus thoracicus Baly, 1859
Mastostethus tibialis Fabricius, 1801
Mastostethus tricinctus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus tricolor Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Mastostethus trigeminus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Mastostethus unifasciatus Pic, 1916
Mastostethus uniplagiatus Lucas, 1857
Mastostethus verticalis Klug, 1834
Mastostethus vexillarius Bates, 1866
Mastostethus zonatus Klug, 1834
Megalopus (Megalopus) analis Klug, 1824
Megalopus (Megalopus) armatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Megalopus (Megalopus) brasiliensis Jacoby, 1903
Megalopus (Megalopus) brevipennis Jacoby, 1903
Megalopus (Megalopus) buckleyi Jacoby, 1889
Megalopus (Megalopus) elongatus Baly, 1876
Megalopus (Megalopus) foveifrons Pic, 1948
Megalopus (Megalopus) inscriptus Klug, 1824
Megalopus (Megalopus) jacobyi Clavareau, 1905
Megalopus (Megalopus) luteosignatus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Megalopus (Megalopus) nigrovittatus Jacoby, 1893
Megalopus (Megalopus) sexvittatus Bates, 1866
Megalopus (Megalopus) szantoi Papp, 1951
Megalopus (Megalopus) thoracica Jacoby, 1903
Megalopus (Megalopus) vittaticollis Baly, 1876
Megalopus angustatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Megalopus annulipes Pic, 1916
Megalopus apicalis Pic, 1916
Megalopus atripennis Pic, 1916
Megalopus boliviensis Pic, 1954Black Crowned Crane
Megalopus calcaratus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Megalopus cruralis Klug, 1824
Megalopus dentipes Bates, 1866
Megalopus diformipes Pic, 1916
Megalopus femoratus (Serville, 1825)⇒ Megalopus jacobyi Bruch, C., 1908
Megalopus flavofasciatus Clark, 1866
Megalopus guyanensis Pic, 1916
Megalopus hirtipes Klug, 1824
Megalopus impictus Bates, 1866
Megalopus incisus Pic, 1916
Megalopus lituratus Klug, 1834
Megalopus melipona Clark, 1866
Megalopus monstrosicornis Pic, 1916
Megalopus nigricornis Fabricius, 1801
Megalopus parallelus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Megalopus poecilosomus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Megalopus ruficornis Fabricius, 1801
Megalopus schaeferi Monrós, 1947
Megalopus schaefferi
Megalopus seriatus Lacordaire, 1845Spotted buckwheat
Megalopus sericatus Lacordaire, 1845
Megalopus tabidus Klug, 1834
Megalopus thoracicus Jacoby, 1903
Megalopus tuberculatus Klug, 1834
Megalopus unifasciatus Pic, 1916
Megalopus vespa Monrós, 1947
Megalopus violaceofasciatus Jacoby, 1888
Megalopus waterhousei Baly, 1859
Nickimerus setosus Guérin, 1948
Palophagoides vargasorum Kuschel, 1996
Plesioagathomerus atrodiscalis Pic, 1947
Plesioagathomerus bilineatus Pic, 1947
Plesioagathomerus canus Monrós, 1945
Plesioagathomerus vittatus Monrós, 1945
Pseudohomalopterus carinatus Pic, 1920Horned Coot
Pseudomegalopus tibialis Pic, 1916
Zeugophora decorata Chujo, 1937
Zeugophora maculata Chujo, 1941
Zeugophora ruficollis Chujo, 1932

Subnodes of Megalopodidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyAtelederinae
Rodríguez-Mirón, 2021
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegalopodinae
Latreille, 1802
11
226
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalophaginae
Kuschel & May, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyZeugophorinae
Böving & Craighead, 1931
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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