The younger Megellus was elected Roman consul in his turn in 262 BC, during the third year of the First Punic War, alongside Quintus Mamilius Vitulus.
[1] After taking office at the beginning of May 262 BC, both consuls were dispatched within a few weeks of taking office to Sicily in response to a Carthaginian military build-up, which saw Carthage turn the town of Agrigentum into their principal base on the southern coast of Sicily.
[2][3] After possibly campaigning in western Sicily for a brief time[4] they then spent the remainder of their consulate besieging and finally capturing the town of Agrigentum.
[6] Although the capture of the town was an important victory for Rome, neither consul was awarded a Triumph for their successful actions.
[7] In 253 BC, Megellus had the unusual distinction of being elected both to the office of Praetor and Censor in the same year.