Megacheuma
| Megacheuma brevipenne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Tribe: | Clytini |
| Genus: | Megacheuma Mickel, 1919 |
| Species: | M. brevipenne |
| Binomial name | |
| Megacheuma brevipenne (LeConte, 1873) | |
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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
[edit]- ↑ 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