Megalodontesidae

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iMegalodontesidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Symphyta
Superfamily: Megalodontoidea
Family: Megalodontesidae
Genera and species

about 40 species in 6 genera

The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae) are a small family within the Symphyta, containing some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia, and whose larvae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely-related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.

[edit] Extant Genera

  • Forficulotarpa Pic, 1918
  • Megalodontes Latreille, 1802
  • Melanopus Konow, 1897
  • Rhipidioceros Konow, 1897
  • Tristactoides Chevin, 1985
  • Tristactus Konow, 1897
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