Megascelis
Megascelis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from both North and South America. There are around 140 described species in Megascelis.
The genus is traditionally placed in the tribe Megascelidini, which was formerly considered a separate subfamily. However, according to ITIS, it is now placed in Eumolpini.
Nomenclature
The generic name "Megascelis" first appeared as a nomen nudum in Dejean's Catalogue of Coleoptera in 1821. According to Barber & Bridwell, the name Megascelis became available in Sturm, where the species Megascelis aenea is described. This species is considered the type species of the genus. However, according to Tiape Gómez & Savini, the name Megascelis should instead be attributed to Latreille, who was the first to give a description of the genus.Species
These species belong to the genus Megascelis:Megascelis acuminata Pic, 1910Megascelis acutipennis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis aenea Sturm, 1826 gMegascelis aerea Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis affinis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis altamira Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis amabilis Lacordaire, 1845- * Megascelis amabilis amabilis Lacordaire, 1845
- * Megascelis amabilis caripennis Bechyné, 1997Megascelis ambigua Clark, 1866Megascelis anguina Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis anisobia Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis argutula Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis asperula Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis aureola Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis baeri Pic, 1910Megascelis basalis Baly, 1878Megascelis bitaeniata Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis boliviensis Pic, 1911Megascelis briseis Bates, 1866Megascelis brunnipennis Clark, 1866Megascelis brunnipes Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis caeruleipennis Pic, 1914Megascelis carbonera Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis championi Jacoby, 1888Megascelis chloris Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis circumducta Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis cleroides Bates, 1866Megascelis coccinea Papp, 1951Megascelis collaris Jacoby, 1888Megascelis columbina Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis corcula Bates, 1866Megascelis crenipes Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis crucifera Clark, 1866Megascelis curta Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis cyanoptera Kirsch, 1875Megascelis decora Bates, 1866Megascelis diducta Weise, 1921Megascelis dilecta Clark, 1866Megascelis discicollis Kirsch, 1875Megascelis dispar Bates, 1866Megascelis donckieri Pic, 1910Megascelis doralis Clark, 1866Megascelis dryas Clark, 1866Megascelis dubiosa Jacoby, 1878Megascelis elegans Baly, 1861Megascelis elegantula Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis exclamationis Clark, 1866Megascelis exilis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis fasciolata Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis fatuella Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis femoralis Jacoby, 1878Megascelis femorata Baly, 1878Megascelis filicornis Weise, 1921Megascelis fissurata Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis flavipes Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis frenata Lacordaire, 1845
- * Megascelis frenata bicolor Lacordaire, 1845
- * Megascelis frenata frenata Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis frontalis Clark, 1866Megascelis fulgida Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis fulvipes Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis fusipes Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis gounellei Pic, 1911Megascelis gracilis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis grayi Clark, 1866Megascelis herbacea Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis humeronotata Clark, 1866Megascelis inscriptis Papp, 1952Megascelis insignis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis integra Kirsch, 1875Megascelis jacobyi Clavareau, 1905Megascelis joliveti Papp, 1952Megascelis lacertina Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis laevicoma Bates, 1866Megascelis larvata Clark, 1866Megascelis lemoides Monrós, 1959Megascelis lucida Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis luculenta Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis melancholica Jacoby, 1878Megascelis mexicana Jacoby, 1888Megascelis minuta Jacoby, 1888Megascelis miranda Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis misella Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis mucronata Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis nigripennis Bates, 1866Megascelis nitidula Megascelis obscurevittata Bates, 1866Megascelis opalina Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis ornata Jacoby, 1878Megascelis parallela Harold, 1870Megascelis picturata Monrós, 1959Megascelis postica Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis posticata Baly, 1878Megascelis prasina Chevrolat, 1844Megascelis princeps Bates, 1866Megascelis proteus Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis puella Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis purpurea Perty, 1832Megascelis purpureicollis Jacoby, 1877Megascelis purpureipennis Clark, 1866 gMegascelis purpureiotincta Clark, 1866Megascelis quadrimaculata Bates, 1866Megascelis quadrisignata Jacoby, 1888Megascelis robusta Jacoby, 1888Megascelis rubricollis Bates, 1866Megascelis ruficollis Kirsch, 1875Megascelis rufipes Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis rufotestacea Clark, 1866Megascelis sacerdotalis Clark, 1866Megascelis sallaei Jacoby, 1888Megascelis sapphireipennis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis satrapa Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis semipurpurea Clark, 1866Megascelis semiviolacea Pic, 1910Megascelis semiviridis Pic, 1914 gMegascelis smaragdula Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis socialis Bates, 1866Megascelis spinipes Jacoby, 1888Megascelis stratiotica Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis submetallescens Jacoby, 1878Megascelis subtilis Boheman, 1859 i c gMegascelis suturalis Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis taeniata Kirsch, 1875Megascelis tenella Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis texana Linell, 1898 i c g bMegascelis tibialis Jacoby, 1888Megascelis titan Clark, 1866Megascelis tricolor Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis unicolor Lacordaire, 1845 gMegascelis virgo Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis viridana Lacordaire, 1845Megascelis viridipallens Clark, 1866Megascelis viridis Illiger, 1807Megascelis viridisimplex Clark, 1866Megascelis vittata gMegascelis vittatipennis Jacoby, 1888Megascelis yepezi Tiape Gómez & Savini, 2001Megascelis yungarum Monrós, 1959