Zeugophora varians

Crotch, 1873

Zeugophora varians is a of megalopodid leaf beetle in the Megalopodidae. It was described by Crotch in 1873. The species is found in North America, with records from Canada including Alberta and British Columbia. Megalopodid beetles are a relatively small family of leaf-feeding beetles closely related to Chrysomelidae.

Megalopodidae (10.3897-zookeys.720.14088) Figure 4 by Rodríguez-Mirón GM, Zaragoza-Caballero S, López-Pérez S (2017) Comparative morphology of the spermatheca in Megalopodidae (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea). In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys 720: 47-64. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.720.14088. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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Distribution

North America. Documented occurrences include the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

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Taxonomic placement

Zeugophora varians belongs to the Megalopodidae, a small family of leaf beetles within the superfamily Chrysomeloidea. Some sources, including NCBI , list the family as Zeugophoridae, reflecting historical taxonomic uncertainty. The family Megalopodidae is closely related to Chrysomelidae (true leaf beetles) and is characterized by larvae that are stem borers or leaf miners rather than external leaf feeders.

Observation records

As of available data, there are 15 iNaturalist observations for this , indicating it is infrequently encountered or underreported relative to more common leaf beetle .