mydidae_genera_26oct2010

family:

Mydidae

subfamily:

Megascelinae

genus:

Megascelus

author and year:

Philippi, 1865

type species:

Megascelus nigricornis

author type species:

Philippi, 1865

designation:

monotypy

validity:

val

# species:

region:

Neotropical

distribution:

Chile

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