Megascelidini

Megascelidini
	Megascelis caeruleipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Megascelidini; Chapuis, 1874
Genera
	Mariamela; Megascelis;

Megascelidini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains two genera, Megascelis and Mariamela, which are found in the New World. Historically, the group was classified as a separate subfamily.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
^ Bechyné, J.; Springlová de Bechyné, B. (1969). "La posición sistemática de Megascelis Chevrolat (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía (Maracay). 3: 65–76.
^ Reid, C. A. M. (2000). "Spilopyrinae Chapuis: a new subfamily in the Chrysomelidae and its systematic placement (Coleoptera)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 14 (6): 837–862. doi:10.1071/IT00042.

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[Chapuis1874-1] Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.

[2] Bechyné, J.; Springlová de Bechyné, B. (1969). "La posición sistemática de Megascelis Chevrolat (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía (Maracay). 3: 65–76.

[3] Reid, C. A. M. (2000). "Spilopyrinae Chapuis: a new subfamily in the Chrysomelidae and its systematic placement (Coleoptera)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 14 (6): 837–862. doi:10.1071/IT00042.

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