Megacheuma brevipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Subfamily:
Cerambycinae
Tribe:
Clytini
Genus:
Megacheuma

Mickel, 1919
Species:
M. brevipennis
Binomial name
Megacheuma brevipennis
(LeConte, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Megacheuma melanosticum Mickel, 1919
  • Megacheuma brevipennis tiemanni Hovore, 1979

Megacheuma brevipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Megacheuma.[1] It occurs throughout the Great Basin of California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, where it feeds on the roots of greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Linsley, E.G. (1964) The Cerambycidae of North America. Part V. Univ. of California Publications in Entomology, vol. 22.


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