• Source: Megymenum

Megymenum is a genus of Asian and Australian shield bugs in the family Dinidoridae and typical of the subfamily Megymeninae. It was erected by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831 and species have been recorded from India through to Japan, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea and Australia.




Description


Species in genus Megymenum have extended or greatly expanded pronotal margins (as in the type species M. dentatum) with a rounded scutellum: characteristic of the Dinidoridae. In most species the second valvifers are reduced, lightly sclerotised, and fused in the middle. Some species have reduced hemelytra and are flightless.




Species



The following species are currently (as of July 2024) accepted in the genus:




References






External Links


Media related to Megymenum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Megymenum at Wikispecies

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• Dinidoridae
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