Megascelidini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains two genera, Megascelis and Mariamela, which are found in the New World. Historically, the group was classified as a separate subfamily.[2][3]
| Megascelidini | |
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| Megascelis caeruleipennis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Megascelidini Chapuis, 1874[1] |
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References
edit- ^ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
- ^ Bechyné, J.; Springlová de Bechyné, B. (1969). "La posición sistemática de Megascelis Chevrolat (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía (Maracay). 3: 65–76.
- ^ Reid, C. A. M. (2000). "Spilopyrinae Chapuis: a new subfamily in the Chrysomelidae and its systematic placement (Coleoptera)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 14 (6): 837–862. doi:10.1071/IT00042.