Megacheuma

Megacheuma brevipenne is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Megacheuma.[1] The name is often misspelled as brevipennis (e.g.,[2]). It occurs throughout the Great Basin of California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, where it feeds on the roots of greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)[3] and saltbush (Atriplex).[4]

Megacheuma brevipenne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Subfamily:
Cerambycinae
Tribe:
Clytini
Genus:
Megacheuma

Mickel, 1919
Species:
M. brevipenne
Binomial name
Megacheuma brevipenne
(LeConte, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cyllene brevipennis LeConte, 1873
  • Megacheuma melanosticum Mickel, 1919
  • Megacheuma brevipennis Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Megacheuma brevipennis [sic] tiemanni Hovore, 1979

References
  1. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
  2. TITAN database
  3. Linsley, E.G. (1964) The Cerambycidae of North America. Part V. Univ. of California Publications in Entomology, vol. 22.
  4. BugGuide: Megacheuma brevipenne


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