Megatomini | |
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Megatoma undata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dermestidae |
Subfamily: | Megatominae |
Tribe: |
Megatomini Leach, 1815 |
The Megatomini are a tribe of insects in the family Dermestidae.
The tribe was first classified by William Elford Leach in The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia in 1815. [1]
According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatomini. [2] However, Zhou and colleagues (2022) only recognize 3 major clades supported by both molecular and morphological research while also proposing the synonimization of subtribes Anthrenocerina and Cryptorhopalina with Trogodermina. [3]