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Melolonthinae
Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the Scarabaeidae, scarab beetles (family (biology), family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, it contains over 11,000 species in over 750 genera. Some authors include the scarab subfamilies Euchirinae and Pachypodinae as tribe (biology), tribes in the Melolonthinae. Unlike some of their relatives, their Morphology (biology), habitus is usually not bizarre. They resemble the Rutelinae in being fairly plesiomorphic in outward appearance. Like in many Scarabaeidae, males have large fingered antenna (biology), antennae, while those of the females are smaller and somewhat knobby. In the Melolonthinae, this sexual dimorphism is particularly pronounced. Many species have striking – though rarely brilliant or iridescent – hues and bold patterns of hairs. Being often quite sizeable and swarming in numbers at certain times, for example the ''Amphimallon'', ''Phyllophaga'' and ''Polyphylla'' "June beetle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 July beetles. They range in size from and are blackish or reddish-brown in colour, without prominent markings, and often rather hairy ventrally. These beetles are nocturnal, and are attracted to artificial lights in great numbers. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ''phyllon'' (φυλλον), which means "leaf", and ' (φαγος), which means "eater". Life cycle The life cycle takes about one year. Females lay 60 to 75 eggs over a period of about two weeks in midsummer. The white egg at first is elliptical (1.5 mm by 2.1 mm) but becomes more spherical as the larva inside develops. These hatch into white grubs about 18 days after laying. The newly hatched larvae are 8 mm long and grow to a length around 40&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melolonthini
Melolonthini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 250 genera in Melolonthini, occurring worldwide; there are over 300 species in North America alone, and more than 3000 worldwide. Selected genera *'' Amblonoxia'' Reitter, 1902 (dusty June beetles) *''Amphimallon'' Latreille, 1825 (European chafers) *'' Anoxia'' Laporte, 1832 *'' Brahmina'' Blanchard, 1850 *'' Dinacoma'' Casey, 1889 *'' Fossocarus'' Howden, 1961 *'' Gronocarus'' Howden, 1968 *'' Holotrichia'' Hope, 1837 *''Hypotrichia'' LeConte, 1861 *'' Lasiopsis'' Erichson, 1847 *'' Lepidiota'' Kirby, 1828 *''Leucopholis'' Dejean, 1833 *'' Melolontha'' Fabricius, 1775 (cockchafers) *'' Miridiba'' Reitter, 1901 *''Phyllophaga'' Harris, 1827 (May beetles) *'' Plectrodes'' Horn, 1867 *''Polyphylla ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrodactylini
Macrodactylini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 46 genera and over a thousand species described in the tribe Macrodactylini. Genera The following genera are recognised in the tribe Macrodactylini: * '' Agaocnemis'' Moser, 1918 * '' Alvarinus'' Blanchard, 1850 * '' Ampliodactylus'' Smith, 2008 * '' Ancistrosoma'' Curtis, 1835 * '' Anomonyx'' Saylor, 1940 * '' Astaenoplia'' Martínez, 1957 * '' Barybas'' Blanchard, 1850 * '' Byrasba'' Harold, 1869 * '' Calodactylus'' Blanchard, 1850 * '' Canestera'' Saylor, 1938 * '' Ceraspis'' LePeletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828 * '' Ceratolontha'' Arrow, 1948 * '' Chariodactylus'' Moser, 1919 * '' Chariodema'' Blanchard, 1850 * '' Clavipalpus'' Laporte, 1832 * '' Compsodactylus'' Fuhrmann, 2012 * ''Dasyus DASA (officially Deutsche AeroSpace AG, later Daimler-Benz AeroSpace AG, then DaimlerChrysler AeroSpace AG) was a German aerospace manufacturer. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described arthropods and 25% of all known animal species; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. However, the number of beetle species is challenged by the number of species in Fly, dipterans (flies) and hymenopterans (wasps). Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sericini
Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Sericini. Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae. Genera The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini: * '' Ablaberoides'' Blanchard, 1850 * '' Allokotarsa'' Péringuey, 1904 * '' Alogistotarsa'' Péringuey, 1904 * '' Amiserica'' Nomura, 1974 * '' Anomalophylla'' Reitter, 1887 * '' Anomioserica'' Arrow, 1946 * '' Antitrochalus'' Brenske, 1900 * '' Aphaenoserica'' Brenske, 1900 * '' Apotriodonta'' Baraud, 1962 * '' Archeohomaloplia'' Nikolajev, 1982 * '' Archoserica'' Brenske, 1898 * '' Arraphytarsa'' Péringuey, 1904 * '' Astaena'' Erichson, 1847 * '' Aulacoserica'' Brenske, 1900 * '' Autoserica'' Brenske, 1898 * ''Bilga'' Fairmaire, 1893 * '' Blebea'' Lacroix, 1994 * '' Calloserica'' Brenske, 1894 * '' Camentoserica'' Brenske, 1900 * '' Campylotrochalus'' Brenske, 1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanyproctini
Tanyproctini is a tribe of May beetles and June bugs in the family Scarabaeidae, historically often referred to by the junior synonym Pachydemini. Selected genera * '' Achloa'' Erichson, 1840 * '' Aegostheta'' Dejean, 1833 * '' Diaphylla'' Erichson, 1847 * '' Elaphocera'' Géné, 1836 * '' Pachydema'' Laporte, 1832 * '' Phobetus'' LeConte, 1856 * ''Sparrmannia'' Laporte, 1840 * '' Tanyproctus'' Ménétriés, 1832 * ''Warwickia ''Warwickia'' is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classific ...'' Smith & Evans, 2005 References Melolonthinae Articles created by Qbugbot Taxa described in 1847 {{Melolonthinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liparetrini
Liparetrini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre .... Taxonomy Liparetrini contains the following genera: * '' Leonotus'' * '' Colpochila'' * '' Prodontria'' * '' Blepharotoma'' * '' Costelytra'' * '' Allophyllus'' * '' Odontria'' * '' Scythrodes'' * '' Heteronyx'' * '' Sericospilus'' * '' Scitaloides'' * '' Liparetrus'' * '' Telura'' References Liparetrini Beetle tribes {{Melolonthinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melolontha
''Melolontha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The European cockchafers belong to this genus. Taxonomy Linnaeus called the European cockchafer ''Scarabaeus melolontha''. Étienne Louis Geoffroy used ''Melolontha'' as a genus name (1762), but his book has been suppressed by the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature, and the authority for the name is the later (1775) publication by Johan Christian Fabricius. Species The following is a list of species within the genus ''Melolontha'': *'' Melolontha aceris'' Faldermann, 1835 *'' Melolontha afflicta'' Ballion, 1870 *'' Melolontha albida'' Frivaldszky, 1835 *''Melolontha anita'' Reitter, 1902 *'' Melolontha argus'' Burmeister 1855 *'' Melolontha bifurcata'' (Brenske, 1896) *''Melolontha chinensis'' ( Guerin, 1838) *''Melolontha ciliciensis'' Petrovitz *''Melolontha flabellata'' Sharp, 1876 *''Melolontha frater'' Arrow, 1913 – Indonesia *''Melolontha fuscotestacea'' Kraatz, 1887 *''Melolontha g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly treated as subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Catalog of Life (2023). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles; most are brown or black in colour, but many, generally species that are diurnally active, have bright metallic colours, measuring between . The antenna (biology), antennae of most species superficially seem to be knobbed (capitate), but the several segments comprising the head of the antenna are, as a rule, lamellate: they extend laterally into plates called lamella (zoology), lamellae that they usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchirinae
Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. They are sometimes referred to as "long-armed scarabs" due to the elongated forelegs of the males. These long legs often have median and apical spines that are fixed in the male while females have a movable terminal spine. They are sometimes included in subfamily Melolonthinae as tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ... Euchirini. Genera and species This subfamily contains 3 genera with 16 species: * '' Cheirotonus'' Hope, 1840 (10 species) ** '' Cheirotonus battareli'' Pouillaude, 1913 ** '' Cheirotonus formosanus'' Ohaus, 1913 ** '' Cheirotonus fujiokai'' Muramoto, 1994 ** '' Cheirotonus gestroi'' Pouillaude, 1913 ** '' Cheirotonus jambar'' Kurosawa, 1984 ** '' Cheirot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyphylla
''Polyphylla'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and orchards with most being identified by white elytra scales forming stripes. The adult beetles are often attracted to lights. Polyphylla lay their eggs on soil near plants from where the larvae hatch and burrow down to the roots on which they will feed. They reach maturity in two to three years. Species These 85 species belong to the genus ''Polyphylla'': * ''Polyphylla adspersa'' Motschulsky, 1854 * ''Polyphylla aeola'' La Rue, 1998 * ''Polyphylla aeolus'' La Rue, 1998 * ''Polyphylla alba'' (Pallas, 1773) * ''Polyphylla albertischulzi'' Kuntzen, 1933 * ''Polyphylla albolineata'' (Motschulsky, 1861) * ''Polyphylla anivallis'' La Rue, 2016 * ''Polyphylla annamensis'' (Fleutiaux, 1887) * ''Polyphylla anteronivea'' Hardy, 1978 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutelinae
Rutelinae or shining leaf chafers is a subfamily of the scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, it contains some 200 genera with over 4,000 described species in 7 tribes. Several taxa have yet to be described. A few recent classifications include the tribe Hopliini, but this is not generally accepted. Description Unlike some of their relatives, their habitus is usually lacking in ornamentation, such as horns. They resemble the Melolonthinae in being fairly plesiomorphic in outward appearance. Many species have brilliant or iridescent hues, however, such as the genus '' Chrysina'', and a number of species are serious pests (e.g., the Japanese beetle). Behavior Feeding Adult Rutelinae feed on leaves, flowers, and flower parts. Larvae feed on decaying wood, compost or roots. Tribes * Adoretini * Alvarengiini * Anatistini (= Spodochlamyini) * Anomalini * Anoplognathini * Geniatini * Rutelini Additionally t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
