Megamelus Explained
Megamelus is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are at least 30 described species in Megamelus.
Species
These 37 species belong to the genus Megamelus:
- Megamelus aestus Metcalf, 1923
i c g- Megamelus bellicus Remes Lenicov and Sosa in Sosa, Remes Lenicov and Mariani, 2007
i c g- Megamelus bifidus Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus bifurcatus Crawford, 1914
i c g- Megamelus coronus Beamer, 1955
i c g
i c g b- Megamelus discrepans Haupt, 1930
i c g
i c g b- Megamelus electrae Muir, 1926
i c g- Megamelus falcatus Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus flavus Crawford, 1914
i c g
i c g b- Megamelus hamatus Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus inflatus Metcalf, 1923
i c g- Megamelus iphigeniae Muir, 1926
i c g- Megamelus kahus (Kirkaldy, 1907)
c g- Megamelus leimonias (Kirkaldy, 1907)
i c g- Megamelus leptus Fieber, 1878
i c g- Megamelus lobatus Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus longicornis (Dozier, 1922)
i c g
i c g b
i c g b- Megamelus notula (Germar, 1830)
i- Megamelus notulus (Germar, 1830)
c g
i c g b- Megamelus paludicola Lindberg, 1937
c g- Megamelus piceus Van Duzee, 1894
g- Megamelus quadrimaculatus (Signoret, 1865)
c g- Megamelus recurvatus Beamer, 1955
i c g
i c g- Megamelus spartini Osborn, 1905
c g- Megamelus sponsa Kirkaldy, 1907
i c g- Megamelus timehri Muir, 1919
i c g- Megamelus toddi Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus trifidus Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus ungulatus Beamer, 1955
i c g- Megamelus venosus (Germar, 1830)
c gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.netFurther reading
- Book: Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist. 2003. Nishida . Gordon M.. Bishop Museum. Bishop Museum Technical Report. 22. 1085-455X. 4.
- A revision of the genus Megamelus in America north of Mexico (Homoptera, Fulgoridae, Delphacinae). 1955. Beamer . R. H.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 28. 1. 29–46. 25082131.
- Studies on the Canadian and Alaskan Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera). II. The genus Megamelus Fieber (Delphacidae). 1964. Scudder . G. G. E.. The Canadian Entomologist. 96. 6. 813–820. 10.4039/Ent96813-6.
- A new genus and two new species of Delphacine Fulgorids. 1951. Beamer . R. H.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 44. 2. 198–200. 10.1093/aesa/44.2.198.
- Book: Homoptera Delphacidae. 2006. Ding . Jinhua. Science Press. Fauna Sinica Insecta. 45. 978-7-03-016876-4.
- An annotated checklist of the delphacid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the description of three new species and the new genus, Meristopsis. 2012. Kennedy . Ashley C.. Bartlett . Charles R.. Wilson . Stephen W.. The Florida Entomologist. 95. 2. 395–421. 10.1653/024.095.0223. 23268562. free.