Megamelodes is a genus of mostly European planthoppers erected by W. J. Le Quesne in 1960.[1] Some authorities place this genus as incertae sedis within the Delphacidae,[2] or it is included in the tribe Delphacini.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Delphacidae |
| Subfamily: | Delphacinae |
| Tribe: | Delphacini |
| Genus: | Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960 |
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The species M. quadrimaculatus can be found locally in marshy areas across the southern part of England and Wales.[3]
Species
editBioLib includes:[4]
- Megamelodes lequesnei Wagner, 1963
- Megamelodes quadrimaculatus (Signoret, 1865) (synonym M. fieberi (Scott, 1870))
- Megamelodes venosus (Germar, 1830)
References
edit- ^ Le Quesne WJ (1960) Some modifications in the British list of Delphacidae (Hem.), including a new genus and a new species. The Entomologist. An illustrated Journal of Entomology. London 1-20.
- ^ FLOW: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960
- ^ British Bugs: Megamelodes quadrimaculatus: Family: Delphacidae
- ^ BioLib.cz: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960
External links
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Data related to Megamelodes at Wikispecies
