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Genus of true bugs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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[2] and species have been recorded from India through to Japan, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea and Australia.[1]
| Megymenum | |
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| Megymenum dentatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Dinidoridae |
| Subfamily: | Megymeninae |
| Genus: | Megymenum Guérin-Méneville, 1831 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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 Images at iNaturalist |
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.[3]
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The following species are currently (as of July 2024[update]) accepted in the genus:[1]
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