Megamerini
Tribe of leaf beetles
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Megamerini is a tribe of frog-legged leaf beetles found in Australasia, Madagascar and South America.[1]
| Megamerini | |
|---|---|
| Atalasis sagroides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Sagrinae |
| Tribe: | Megamerini Chapuis, 1874 |
Genera
The following 10 genera are placed in Megamerini:[2]
- Ametalla Hope, 1841[3] - southwestern Australia
- Atalasis Lacordaire, 1845 - Argentina
- Coolgardica Blackburn, 1899 - Australia
- Mecynodera Hope, 1841[4] - eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea
- Megamerus MacLeay, 1827[5] (type genus) - Australia, Madagascar and Brazil
- Neodiaphanops Blackburn, 1899 - Australia
- Polyoptilus Germar, 1848 - Australia
- Pseudotoxotus Blackburn, 1889 - northern Australia
- †Palaeatalasis Legalov, 2021