Megalotomus Explained

Megalotomus is a genus of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae. There are about eight described species in Megalotomus.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Megalotomus:

• Megalotomus acutulus Liu & Liu, 1998
• Megalotomus castaneus Reuter, 1888
• Megalotomus costalis Stål, 1873
• Megalotomus junceus (Scopoli, 1763)
• Megalotomus obtusus Ghauri, 1972
• Megalotomus ornaticeps (Stål, 1858)
• Megalotomus quinquespinosus (Say, 1825) (lupine bug)
• Megalotomus zaitzevi Kerzhner, 1972

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 5: Pentatomomorpha II. 2006. Aukema . Berend. Rieger . Christian. The Netherlands Entomological Society. 978-9071912283.