Megacina

Megacina
Megacina cockerelli (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942), from Ubick & Briggs, 2008.
Suborder	Laniatores
Superfamily	Phalangodoidea
Family	Phalangodidae

Megacina Ubick & Briggs, 2008 is a genus of epigean phalangodids with four species from California and Oregon, USA.

Synonymy

Megacina Ubick & Briggs, 2008: 32.

Type species

Sitalcina cockerelli Goodnight & Goodnight 1942, by original designation.

Etymology

From Greek μεγα- (large) + truncation of pre-existing genus Sitalcina.

Placement

Megacina originally in Phalangodidae.

Species

• Megacina cockerelli (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942)
• Megacina madera (Briggs, 1968)
• Megacina mayacma Ubick & Briggs, 2008
• Megacina schusteri Ubick & Briggs, 2008