| Megamelodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Delphacidae |
| Subfamily: | Delphacinae |
| Tribe: | Delphacini |
| Genus: | Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960 |
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Megamelodes is a genus of mostly European planthoppers erected by W. J. Le Quesne in 1960.1 Some authorities place this genus as incertae sedis within the Delphacidae,2 or it is included in the tribe Delphacini.
The species M. quadrimaculatus can be found locally in marshy areas across the southern part of England and Wales.3
Species
BioLib includes:4
- Megamelodes lequesnei Wagner, 1963
- Megamelodes quadrimaculatus (Signoret, 1865) (synonym M. fieberi (Scott, 1870))
- Megamelodes venosus (Germar, 1830)
References
References
- Le Quesne WJ (1960) Some modifications in the British list of Delphacidae (Hem.), including a new genus and a new species. The Entomologist. An illustrated Journal of Entomology. London 1-20.
- FLOW: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960
- British Bugs: Megamelodes quadrimaculatus: Family: Delphacidae
- BioLib.cz: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960