Megalopodinae

Megalopodinae
Megalopodinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Megalopodidae
Subfamily: Megalopodinae
Genera

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The beetle subfamily Megalopodinae is the largest group within the family Megalopodidae. There are some 25 genera, mostly tropical in distribution, and their larvae typically bore inside of plant stems.