Megacheuma brevipenne is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Megacheuma.[1] The name is often misspelled as brevipennis (e.g.,[2]). It occurs throughout the Great Basin of California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, where it feeds on the roots of greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)[3] and saltbush (Atriplex).[4]
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| Genus: | Megacheuma Mickel, 1919
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| Species: | M. brevipenne
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| Megacheuma brevipenne (LeConte, 1873)
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References
edit- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
- ^ TITAN database
- ^ Linsley, E.G. (1964) The Cerambycidae of North America. Part V. Univ. of California Publications in Entomology, vol. 22.
- ^ BugGuide: Megacheuma brevipenne