NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Bruchinae
  Family - Chrysomelidae
  Superfamily - Chrysomeloidea
  Infraorder - Cucujiformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Megacerus leucospilus
      Species - Megacerus coryphae
      Species - Megacerus cubiculus
      Species - Megacerus cubicus
      Species - Megacerus discoidus
      Species - Megacerus impiger
      Species - Megacerus maculiventris
      Species - Megacerus ripiphorus
      Species - Megacerus schaeffferianus