The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae,[1] a name already in use for a family of fossil molluscs) are a small family of sawflies, containing a single living genus, Megalodontes, with some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia. Larvae of Megalodontesidae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.[2]
| Megalodontesidae | |
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| Megalodontes sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Superfamily: | Pamphilioidea |
| Family: | Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Praesiricidae Rasnitsyn, 1968 | |
In 2016, a phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Pamphilioidea found that the extinct family Praesiricidae was paraphyletic with respect to Megalodontesidae, so Praesiricidae was proposed as a synonym of Megalodontesidae.[3]
Genera
editAs of 2016, the following genera belong to the family Megalodontesidae, divided into four subfamilies:[3]
- Subfamily Megalodontesinae Konow, 1897 (synonym: Rudisiriciinae Gao, Rasnitsyn, Ren & Shih, 2010)
- †Aulidontes Rasnitsyn, 1983
- †Jibaissodes Ren, 1995
- Megalodontes Latreille, 1802
- †Rudisiricius Gao, Rasnitsyn, Ren & Shih, 2010
- Subfamily Archoxyelydinae Wang, Rasnitsyn & Ren, 2013
- †Archoxyelyda Wang, Rasnitsyn & Ren, 2013
- †Xyelydontes Rasnitsyn, 1983
- Subfamily Decorisiricinae Wang, Rasnitsyn, Shih, Sharkey & Ren, 2015
- †Brevisiricius Wang, Rasnitsyn, Shih, Sharkey & Ren, 2015
- †Decorisiricius Wang, Rasnitsyn, Shih, Sharkey & Ren, 2015
- †Limbisiricius Wang, Rasnitsyn, Shih, Sharkey & Ren, 2015
- Subfamily Praesiricinae Rasnitsyn, 1968
- †Praesirex Rasnitsyn, 1968
- †Turgidontes Rasnitsyn, 1990
- Incertae sedis
- †Hoplitolyda Gao, Shih, Rasnitsyn & Ren, 2013
- †Sinosepulca Ren, 1995
References
edit- ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1996). "Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia)". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 53 (1): 66–67.
- ^ Hymenoptera of the world : an identification guide to families. Goulet, Henri., Huber, John T. (John Theodore), Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch. Ottawa, Ont.: Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. 1993. ISBN 0-660-14933-8. OCLC 28024976.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Wang, M.; Rasnitsyn, A.P.; Li, H.; Shih, C.; Sharkey, M.J.; Ren, D. (2016). "Phylogenetic analyses elucidate the inter-relationships of Pamphilioidea (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)". Cladistics. 32 (3): 239–260. doi:10.1111/cla.12129.
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- R.B. Benson: Handbook for the identification of British insects. Vol IV: Hymenoptera. 2. Symphyta Section a. Published by the Royal Entomological Society of London, 1951.
