beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
Acoma Acoma may refer to:
* ''Acoma'' (beetle), a scarab beetle genus of subfamily Melolonthinae
* Acoma Pueblo, a Native American pueblo
* Acoma, Nevada, a ghost town
* Acoma Township, McLeod County, Minnesota, US
* , more than one ship of the US Navy
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Cotinis
''Cotinis'' is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found throughout North and South America. At least two species (''Cotinis mutabilis'' and ''Cotinis nitida'') are common pests. The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in ...
Dynastes
''Dynastes'' is a genus of large beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. They occur in the Nearctic realm and in the Neotropical realm, from the United States to Brazil;Dyscinetus
Gnorimella
''Gnorimella'' is a genus of uncommon scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. There is only one species in this genus, ''Gnorimella maculosa'', also known as the maculate flower scarab. Its name refers to its spotted (maculate) patterning. It ...
Hoplia
''Hoplia'' is a genus of monkey beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 300 described species in ''Hoplia''. These species are found in Asia, Europe, South Africa, Madagascar, and the Americas.
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Megasoma
''Megasoma'' is a genus of rhinoceros beetles. Commonly known as the elephant beetles, ''Megasoma'' species are found from the southern half of North America to most of South America.
Appearance
''Megasoma'' are generally large in size (as indic ...
Onthophagus
Gazella scarab ('' Onthophagus gazella'') males; note variation in horn size
''Onthophagus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. It is the most species-rich and widespread genus i ...
Osmoderma
''Osmoderma'' is a genus of beetle in family Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family ...
Phyllophaga
''Phyllophaga'' is a very large genus (more than 900 species) of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and Jul ...
Serica
Serica (, grc, Σηρικά) was one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the Ancient Greek and Roman geographers. It is generally taken as referring to North China during its Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, as it was reached via ...
Strategus
''Strategos'', plural ''strategoi'', Latinized ''strategus'', ( el, στρατηγός, pl. στρατηγοί; Doric Greek: στραταγός, ''stratagos''; meaning "army leader") is used in Greek to mean military general. In the Hellenis ...
Trichiotinus
''Trichiotinus'' is a genus of fruit and flower chafers in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 8 described species in ''Trichiotinus'', all native to the New World.
Species
* ''Trichiotinus affinis'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
* ''Trichiotin ...
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...