El género Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) en Venezuela

Tiape Gómez Z, Savini V. 2001. The genus Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in Venezuela. Entomotropica 16(2):89-125. The genus Megascelis Latreille, 1825 and the species: M. amabilis , M. frenata , M. brunnipes , M. mucronata , M. puella , M. crenipes , M. socialis and M. vittata are redescribed; the last three species are recorded for the first time for Venezuela. The following species are described as new: M. proteus n. sp., M. altamira n. sp., M. fusipes n. sp., M. fissurata n. sp., M. miranda n. sp., M. anisobia n. sp., M. carbonera n. sp., and M. yepezi n. sp. A key is given to separate the Venezuelan species of the genus