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Meganoplium
Meganoplium imbelle, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Cerambycinae
Tribe: Hesperophanini
Genus: Meganoplium
Linsley, 1940
Species:
M. imbelle
Binomial name
Meganoplium imbelle
(LeConte, 1881)

Meganoplium is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Linsley in 1940.[1] Its single species, Meganoplium imbelle, was first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1881 as Elaphidion imbelle.[2][3][4][5]

This species occurs in the US state of California and in northwestern Mexico. Its larvae have been observed feeding on dead live oak.[6][7][8][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Meganoplium Linsley, 1940". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. ^ LeConte, John Lawrence (1881). "New Coleoptera". Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 4: 27 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ a b Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World". Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ a b Monné, M.A.; Nearns, E.H. (2024). "Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of America". Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  5. ^ a b Tavakilian, Gerard (2023). "TITAN Cerambycidae database". Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. doi:10.48580/dg9ld-38m.
  6. ^ Blaisdell, F.E. (1892). "Notes on the habits of some species of Coleoptera observed in San Diego County, Cal". USDA Insect Life. 5: 34.
  7. ^ "Meganoplium imbelle (LeConte, 1881)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  8. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Meganoplium Linsley, 1940". Retrieved 2024-12-28.