Megacheuma

Megacheuma brevipenne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Cerambycinae
Tribe:	Clytini
Genus:	Megacheuma; Mickel, 1919
Species:	M. brevipenne
Binomial name
	Megacheuma brevipenne; (LeConte, 1873)
Synonyms
	Cyllene brevipennis LeConte, 1873; Megacheuma melanosticum Mickel, 1919; Megacheuma brevipennis Auctt. (Missp.); Megacheuma brevipennis [sic] tiemanni Hovore, 1979;

Megacheuma brevipenne is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Megacheuma.^[1] The name is often misspelled as brevipennis (e.g.,^[2]). It occurs throughout the Great Basin of California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, where it feeds on the roots of greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)^[3] and saltbush (Atriplex).^[4]

References

^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
^ TITAN database
^ Linsley, E.G. (1964) The Cerambycidae of North America. Part V. Univ. of California Publications in Entomology, vol. 22.
^ BugGuide: Megacheuma brevipenne

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