''Megalotomus'' is a genus of
broad-headed bug
Alydidae, commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are at least 60 genera and 300 species altogether. Distributed in the temperate and warme ...
s in the family
Alydidae
Alydidae, commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family (biology), family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are at least 60 genera and 300 species altogether. Distributed in the t ...
. There are about eight described species in ''Megalotomus''.
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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
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Alydinae
Pentatomomorpha genera
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