Megalodontesidae

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Megalodontesidae
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 of sawflies 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