Meganoplium is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Linsley in 1940.[1] Its single species, Meganoplium imbelle, was first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1881 as Elaphidion imbelle.[2][3]
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| Genus: | Meganoplium Linsley, 1940
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| Species: | M. imbelle
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Its larvae have been observed feeding on dead live oak.[4] It occurs in the US state of California.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Meganoplium Linsley, 1940". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ LeConte, John Lawrence (1881). "New Coleoptera". Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 4: 27 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Blaisdell, F.E. (1892). "Notes on the habits of some species of Coleoptera observed in San Diego County, Cal". USDA Insect Life. 5: 34.
- ^ "Meganoplium imbelle (LeConte, 1881)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.