Megymenum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pentatomoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Heteroptera
Infraordo: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamilia: Pentatomoidea

Familia: Dinidoridae
Subfamilia: Megymeninae
Genus: Megymenum
Species (24): M. affine – M. anacanthum – M. aruense – M. basale – M. brevicorne – M. confusum – M. dentatum – M. distanti – M. dohrni – M. gracilicorne – M. lisi – M. megaspinosum – M. mekongum – M. parallelum – M. pratti – M. quadratum – M. rectangulatum – M. salebrosum – M. semivestitum – M. severini – M. spinosum – M. sumatranum – ?M. serratum – M. tuberculatum

Name

Megymenum Guérin-Méneville, 1831: 171

Synonyms

  • Amaurus Burmeister, 1834: 294 [Synonymized by Burmeister, 1835: 349]
    • Type species: Cimex brevicornis Fabricius, 1787
      • Fixation: By subsequent designation Kirkaldy, 1909: 258
  • Pseudaradus Burmeister, 1834: 19, 21 [Synonymized by Burmeister, 1835: 349]
    • Type species: Cimex brevicornis Fabricius, 1787
      • Fixation: By original designation
  • Megalymenum Burmeister, 1835: 349. [Unjustified emendation]
  • Platydius Westwood, 1835: 446 [Synonymized by Herrich-Schäffer, 1853: 125]
    • Type species: Cimex brevicornis Fabricius, 1787
      • Fixation: By original designation
  • Anoplocephala Stål, 1870: 88 [As subgenus of Megymenum ; synonymized by Durai, 1987: 244]
    • Type species: Megymenum semivestitum Vollenhoven, 1868
      • Fixation: By subsequent designation Kirkaldy, 1909: 258
  • Pissistes Stål, 1870: 88 [As subgenus of Megymenum ; synonymized by Durai, 1987: 244]
    • Type species: Megymenum gracilicorne Dallas, 1851
      • Fixation: By monotypy

References

Primary references

  • Guérin-Méneville, F.E. 1831. Insectes, pp. 57–302 in Duperrey, L.I. Voyage autour du monde: exécuté par ordre du roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825. Tome Second; Deuxième partie. BHL and 21 plates BHL Reference page.  [p. 171]

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