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Megascelis
Megascelis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from both North and South America. There are around 140 described species in Megascelis.
The genus is traditionally placed in the tribe Megascelidini, which was formerly considered a separate subfamily. However, according to ITIS, it is now placed in Eumolpini.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Megascelis suturalis
speciesMegascelis suturalis
Megascelis caeruleipennis
speciesMegascelis caeruleipennis
Megascelis texana
speciesMegascelis texana
Megascelis lacertina
speciesMegascelis lacertina
Megascelis humeronotata
speciesMegascelis humeronotata
Megascelis smaragdula
speciesMegascelis smaragdula
Megascelis tibiallis
speciesMegascelis tibiallis
Megascelis jacobyi
speciesMegascelis jacobyi
Megascelis mexicana
speciesMegascelis mexicana
Megascelis minuta
speciesMegascelis minuta
Megascelis robusta
speciesMegascelis robusta
Megascelis sallaei
speciesMegascelis sallaei
Megascelis spinipes
speciesMegascelis spinipes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Megascelis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 253109.