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Megalodontes

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Megalodontes
Megalodontes sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Family: Megalodontesidae
Subfamily: Megalodontesinae
Genus: Megalodontes
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms[1]
  • Tarpa Fabricius, 1804
  • Megalodus Rafinesque, 1815
  • Melanopus Konow, 1897
  • Tristactus Konow, 1897
  • Rhipidioceros Konow, 1897
  • Forficulotarpa Pic, 1918
  • Tristactoides Chevin, 1985

Megalodontes is a genus of sawflies within the Symphyta belonging to the family Megalodontesidae subfamily Megalodontesinae.

Description

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Megalodontes species are quite rare sawflies with a shiny black body and narrow pale yellow stripes on the abdomen. The head is large, the antennae are pectinate and the wings are reddish. These species are restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Taeger, A.; Blank, S.M.; Liston, A.D. (2010). "World catalog of Symphyta (Hymenoptera)". Zootaxa. 2580: 1–1064. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2580.1.1.
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  • R.B. Benson: Handbook for the identification of British insects. Vol IV: Hymenoptera. 2. Symphyta Section a. Published by the Royal Entomological Society of London, 1951.