Megamelodes

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Megamelodes is a genus of mostly European planthoppers erected by W. J. Le Quesne in 1960.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. Some authorities place this genus as incertae sedis within the Delphacidae,[https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=genus&id=1299 FLOW]: Genus Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960 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.[https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Delphacidae/Megamelodes_quadrimaculatus.html British Bugs]: Megamelodes quadrimaculatus: Family: Delphacidae