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Megistocera

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Taxon monotypic_taxon Q6809118
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Megistocera

Summary

Megistocera is a monotypic taxon[1]. Megistocera ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Megistocera's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Megistocera is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Megistocera is classified within Tipulidae[5].
  • Megistocera's scientific name is Megistocera[6].
  • Megistocera's Commons category is recorded as Megistocera[7].
  • Megistocera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maekistocera[8].

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Classification

Megistocera's scientific name is Megistocera[6]. Megistocera is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Megistocera is classified within Tipulidae[5].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 60416[9] and 342770[10]. Megistocera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 53315[11]. Megistocera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1508698[12]. Megistocera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 118905[13].

Why It Matters

Megistocera ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] Megistocera has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Inaturalist taxon id → 60416, 342770
    Parent taxon → Tipulidae
    Topic's main category → Category:Maekistocera
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P3151]]: 342770"
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