Megalodontesidae
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| Megalodontesidae | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Superfamily: | Megalodontoidea |
| Family: | Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897 |
| Diversity | |
| about 40 species in 6 genera | |
The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae,[1] a name already in use for a family of fossil molluscs) are a small family of sawflies within the Symphyta, containing some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia, and whose larvae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.
[edit] Extant genera
- Forficulotarpa Pic, 1918
- Megalodontes Latreille, 1802
- Melanopus Konow, 1897
- Rhipidioceros Konow, 1897
- Tristactoides Chevin, 1985
- Tristactus Konow, 1897
[edit] References
- ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1996). "Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia)". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 53 (1): 66–67. http://biostor.org/reference/50355.
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