Taxonomy Profile: Megascelis (Latreille 1825)

Megascelis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megascelis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Coleoptera
beetles |
besouro |
coléoptères |
Suborder : Polyphaga
Infraorder : Cucujiformia
Superfamily : Chrysomeloidea
Family : Chrysomelidae
leaf beetles |
chrysomèles |
Subfamily : Eumolpinae
Tribe : Eumolpini
Genus : Megascelis
Megascelis Direct Children(s):
Megascelis subtilis
(Boheman 1859)
Megascelis texana
(Linell 1897)
Megascelis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Megascelis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Riley, Edward G., Shawn M. Clark, and Terry N. Seeno
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-07-31 / 2003-07-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Coleopterists Society Special Publication no. 1
Page(s):
290
Publisher:
The Coleopterists Society
Publication Place:
Sacramento, California
ISBN/ISSN:
0-9726087-1-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Megascelis
Megascelis: Geographic Information
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Megascelis: Comments