Meganoplium Explained

Meganoplium is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Linsley in 1940.^[1] Its single species, Meganoplium imbelle, was first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1881 as Elaphidion imbelle.^{[2] [3]}

Its larvae have been observed feeding on dead live oak.^[4] It occurs in the US state of California.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=701912#null "Meganoplium Linsley, 1940"
2. LeConte . John Lawrence . New Coleoptera . Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences . 1881 . 4 . 27 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World . Retrieved 22 May 2012.
4. Blaisdell . F.E. . Notes on the habits of some species of Coleoptera observed in San Diego County, Cal. . USDA Insect Life . 1892 . 5 . 34 .
5. Web site: Meganoplium imbelle (LeConte, 1881) . Global Biodiversity Information Facility.