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Megamelanus Ball, 1902

Melaniphax Bartlett, 2019

Tropidocephalini Muir, 1915

Saccharosydnini Vilbaste, 1968

Asiracinae Motschulsky, 1863

Kelisiinae Wagner, 1963

Cixiidae Spinola, 1839

Coleoscytoidea† Martynov, 1935

Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807

Delphacoidea Leach, 1815

Delphacidae Leach, 1815

Delphacinae Leach, 1815

Delphacini Leach, 1815

Megamelus Fieber, 1866

Genus

Megamelus Fieber, 1866

Basionym original publication

Fieber F. X. 1866 - Grundzüge zur generischen Theilung der Delphacini. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. Wien 16: 517-534 [519].

Use(s) (chresonymy)

Megamelas Brimley, 1938 wrong spelling of Megamelus Fieber, 1866

Megamelus Fieber, 1866 - Graphical schematical display

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34 species

Megamelus aestus Metcalf, 1923

Megamelus bellicus Remes Lenicov & Sosa, 2007

Megamelus bifidus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus bifurcatus Crawford, 1914

Megamelus coronus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus davisi Van Duzee, 1897

Megamelus distinctus Metcalf, 1923

Megamelus electrae Muir, 1926

Megamelus falcatus Beamer, 1855

Megamelus flavus Crawford, 1914

Megamelus gracilis Beamer, 1955

Megamelus hamatus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus inflatus Metcalf, 1923

Megamelus iphigeniae Muir, 1926

Megamelus kahus (Kirkaldy, 1907)

Megamelus leimonias (Kirkaldy, 1907)

Megamelus leptus Fieber, 1878

Megamelus lobatus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus longicornis (Dozier, 1922)

Megamelus lunatus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus metzaria Crawford, 1914

Megamelus notulus (Germar, 1830) type species

Megamelus palaetus (Van Duzee, 1897)

Megamelus paludicola Lindberg, 1937

Megamelus paludicola pilosa (Haupt, 1935)

Megamelus quadrimaculatus (Signoret, 1865)

Megamelus recurvatus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus scutellaris Berg, 1883

Megamelus spartini Osborn, 1905

Megamelus sponsa Kirkaldy, 1907

Megamelus timehri Muir, 1919

Megamelus toddi Beamer, 1955

Megamelus trifidus Beamer, 1955

Megamelus ungulatus Beamer, 1955

Distribution map: extant taxa

Opacity 30%

Data accuracy

Level 4

Levels 1, 2 and 3

(TDWG standard)

GBIF occurrences

Geographical distribution

Argentina according to Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007), Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

Argentina Northeast (Buenos Aires) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Argentina Northeast (Chaco) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Argentina Northeast (Corrientes) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Argentina Northeast (Entre Ríos) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Argentina South (Santa Fé) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Austria according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Azerbaijan

Belgium according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Brazil according to Muir (1926), Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007), Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

Brazil Southeast (Rio de Janeiro) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Brazil Southeast (São Paulo) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Brazil South (Paraná) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Brazil South (Rio Grande do Sul) according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Bulgaria according to Emeljanov et al. (2002): 84

Canada (Alberta) according to Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (British Columbia) according to Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (Manitoba) according to Beamer (1955): 35, Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (New Brunswick) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (Newfoundland) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (Northwest Territories) according to Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (Nova Scotia) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Canada (Ontario) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (Prince Edward Island) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Canada (Quebec) according to Metcalf (1923), Beamer (1955), Wilson (1992): 84, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Canada (Saskatchewan) according to Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Canada (Yukon) according to Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Croatia

Czechoslovakia according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Czech Republic according to Beamer (1955): 31

Denmark according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Estonia according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Finland according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Florida according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

France according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Germany according to Haupt (1917): 261

, Nickel (2003): 38, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Great Britain according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Greece according to Drosopoulos et al. (1983): 28

Guyana according to Muir (1919), Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007)

Hungary according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Ireland according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Italy according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Japan according to Ishihara (1952): 37

, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008)

Japan (Hokkaido) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Hayashi & Fujinuma (2016): 336

Japan (Honshu) according to Hori (1982): 337 , Hayashi & Fujinuma (2016): 336

Kazakhstan

Lithuania

Mongolia according to Emeljanov (1982): 74, Wilson (1992): 84, Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Netherlands according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Norway

Panama according to Bartlett & Kunz (2015): 599

Peru according to Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007), Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

Poland according to Gebicki et al. (2013): 29

Puerto Rico according to Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007)

Romania according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Russia according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Russia (Kamchatka) according to Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Russia (Khabarovsk) according to Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Russia (Kuril Islands) according to Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Russia (Sakhalin) according to Wheeler & Wheeler (2008), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Russia (Siberia Yakutiya / Sakha) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa according to Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

Sweden according to Beamer (1955): 31, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Taiwan according to Sosa et al. (2004)

Trinidad-Tobago according to Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007)

Ukraine

United States of America (Alabama) according to Benton & McCreadie (2009), Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Alaska) according to Beamer (1955), Wilson (1988), Wilson (1992): 84, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (California) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

United States of America (Colorado) according to Crawford (1914), Beamer (1955), Wilson (1992): 84, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Connecticut) according to Beamer (1955), Beamer (1955): 40, Beamer (1955): 33, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Delaware) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (District of Columbia) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Florida, nearctic) according to Van Duzee (1897), Beamer (1955): 35, Beamer (1955): 37, Beamer (1955): 29

United States of America (Georgia) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Hawaii) according to Au (1941)

United States of America (Hawaiian Islands) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Illinois) according to Beamer (1955): 29, Beamer (1955), Wilson & Mc Pherson (1979), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Iowa) according to Beamer (1955)

United States of America (Kansas) according to Beamer (1955): 34, Beamer (1955), Beamer (1955): 29, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Louisiana) according to Beamer (1955): 37, Beamer (1955), Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

United States of America (Maine) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Maryland) according to Beamer (1955), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Massachusetts)

United States of America (Michigan) according to Beamer (1955), Beamer (1955): 29, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Mississippi) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

United States of America (Missouri) according to Beamer (1955): 29, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (New Hampshire) according to Beamer (1955): 40, Beamer (1955), Beamer (1955): 33, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (New Jersey) according to Beamer (1955): 29, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (New York) according to Osborn (1905)

, Beamer (1955): 34, Beamer (1955): 40, Beamer (1955), Beamer (1955): 30, Beamer (1955): 38, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (North Carolina) according to Beamer (1955): 33, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Ohio) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Pennsylvania) according to Osborn (1905)

, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Puerto Rico) according to Caldwell & Martorell (1951): 168

United States of America (South Carolina) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Tennessee) according to Beamer (1955): 29, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Texas) according to Beamer (1955): 40, Beamer (1955): 37, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Virginia) according to Beamer (1955), Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

United States of America (Washington DC) according to Beamer (1955): 29

United States of America (Wisconsin) according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

United States of America (Wyoming) according to Beamer (1955), Wilson (1988), Wilson (1992): 84, Bartlett et al. (2014): 124, Bartlett et al. (2014): 123

Uruguay according to Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007), Bartlett & Wilson (2023): 57

Yugoslavia according to Bartlett et al. (2014): 124

Biological interactions

Host-plant

Carex acuta L. (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to Nickel (2003): 38

Carex acutiformis Ehrh. (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to Nickel (2003): 38

Carex disticha Huds. (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to Nickel (2003): 38

Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to O'Brien & Wilson (1895)

Carex nigra (L.) Reichard (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to Nickel (2003): 38

Carex riparia Curtis (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to O'Brien & Wilson (1895), Drosopoulos et al. (1983): 57

Carex rostrata Stokes (Poales, Cyperaceae) according to Nickel (2003): 38

Castalia odorata (Aiton) Wood (Nymphaeales, Nymphaeaceae) according to Beamer (1955): 29

Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth (Liliales, Pontederiaceae) according to Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007)

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms = Pontederia crassipes Mart. (Liliales, Pontederiaceae) according to Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2004), Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007)

Juncus sp. (Poales, Juncaceae) according to O'Brien & Wilson (1895)

Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine (Alismatales, Hydrocharitaceae) according to Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007)

Nuphar advena (Aiton) W.T. Aiton (Nymphaeales, Nymphaeaceae) according to O'Brien & Wilson (1895)

Nuphar sp. (Nymphaeales, Nymphaeaceae) according to Osborn (1905)

Pontederia cordata L. (Liliales, Pontederiaceae) according to O'Brien & Wilson (1895), Sosa et al. (2007), Sosa et al. (2007)

Pontederia rotundifolia L. f. (Liliales, Pontederiaceae) according to Sosa et al. (2007)

Spartina patens (Aiton) Muhl. (Poales, Poaceae) according to Osborn (1905)

, Wilson (2012): 167

Spartina pectinata Link (Poales, Poaceae) according to O'Brien & Wilson (1895), Wilson (2012): 167


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