Biology:Meganoplium

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Meganoplium imbelle
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Meganoplium

Linsley, 1940
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M. imbelle
Binomial name
Meganoplium imbelle
(LeConte, 1881)

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]

References

  1. "Meganoplium Linsley, 1940". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. LeConte, John Lawrence (1881). "New Coleoptera". Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 4: 27. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40895857. 
  3. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World . Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. Blaisdell, F.E. (1892). "Notes on the habits of some species of Coleoptera observed in San Diego County, Cal.". USDA Insect Life 5: 34. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42319807. 
  5. "Meganoplium imbelle (LeConte, 1881)". https://www.gbif.org/species/1151335. 

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