Megamelodes Explained

Megamelodes is a genus of mostly European planthoppers erected by W. J. Le Quesne in 1960.^[1] Some authorities place this genus as incertae sedis within the Delphacidae,^[2] or it is included in the tribe Delphacini.

The species M. quadrimaculatus can be found locally in marshy areas across the southern part of England and Wales.^[3]

Species

BioLib includes:^[4]

1. Megamelodes lequesnei Wagner, 1963
2. Megamelodes quadrimaculatus (Signoret, 1865) (synonym M. fieberi (Scott, 1870))
3. Megamelodes venosus (Germar, 1830)

Notes and References

1. Le Quesne WJ (1960) Some modifications in the British list of Delphacidae (Hem.), including a new genus and a new species. The Entomologist. An illustrated Journal of Entomology. London 1-20.
2. https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=genus&id=1299 FLOW
3. https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Delphacidae/Megamelodes_quadrimaculatus.html British Bugs
4. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id100847/ BioLib.cz