Megacheuma

Megacheuma brevipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Megacheuma. It occurs throughout the Great Basin of California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, where it feeds on the roots of greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus).

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

Mickel, 1919
Species:
M. brevipennis
Binomial name
Megacheuma brevipennis
(LeConte, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Megacheuma melanosticum Mickel, 1919
  • Megacheuma brevipennis tiemanni Hovore, 1979
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