Megalodontesidae

The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae,[1] a name already in use for a family of fossil molluscs) are a small family of sawflies, containing some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia. Larvae of Megalodontesidae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.[2]

Megalodontesidae
Megalodontes sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Superfamily: Pamphilioidea
Family: Megalodontesidae
Konow, 1897
Genera
  • Forficulotarpa Pic, 1918
  • † Jibaissodes Ren, 1995
  • Megalodontes Latreille, 1802
  • Melanopus Konow, 1897
  • Rhipidioceros Konow, 1897
  • † Sinosepulca Ren, 1995
  • Tristactoides Chevin, 1985
  • Tristactus Konow, 1897

References
  1. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1996). "Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia)". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 53 (1): 66–67.
  2. Hymenoptera of the world : an identification guide to families. Goulet, Henri., Huber, John T. (John Theodore), Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch. Ottawa, Ont.: Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. 1993. ISBN 0-660-14933-8. OCLC 28024976.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  • R.B. Benson: Handbook for the identification of British insects. Vol IV: Hymenoptera. 2. Symphyta Section a. Published by the Royal Entomological Society of London, 1951.


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