Megalostomina

Megalostomina

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Megalostomina: //ˌmɛɡəloʊˈstoʊmɪnə//

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Images

Coleothorpa dominicana (48092812191) by Christina Butler from Georgia, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Coleothorpa vittigera - inat 219478583 by {{{name}}}. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Coscinoptera aeneipennis imported from iNaturalist photo 255339357 on 2 August 2024 by (c) Gerardo Ochoa, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Megalostomis pyropyga by Katja Schulz. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Case-bearing Leaf Beetle - Flickr - treegrow (4) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Megalostomis dimidiata 1442678 by Francisco Farriols Sarabia. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

Megalostomina is a subtribe within the beetle family Chrysomelidae, described by Lacordaire in 1848. The larvae of members such as Coleothorpa and Megalostomis are known to be myrmecophiles, with Megalostomis larvae being associated with the ant genus Atta.

Similar Taxa

Tags

  • Coleoptera
  • Megalostomina
  • Chrysomelidae
  • myrmecophiles