Megalodontesidae
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about 40 species in 6 genera |
The Megalodontesidae (until recently spelled Megalodontidae) are a small family within the Symphyta, containing some 40 species restricted to the temperate regions of Eurasia, and whose larvae feed on herbaceous plants. They are distinguished from the closely-related Pamphiliidae by their serrate or pectinate antennae.
[edit] Extant Genera
- Forficulotarpa Pic, 1918
- Megalodontes Latreille, 1802
- Melanopus Konow, 1897
- Rhipidioceros Konow, 1897
- Tristactoides Chevin, 1985
- Tristactus Konow, 1897
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