''Anomala'' is a genus of
shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as
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 ...
. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''.
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A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of these species feed on the roots of grasses, becoming a pest in many areas where they invade. One notable species is the Oriental beetle (''Anomala orientalis''), which was introduced to North America and has since become a major pest in several mid-Atlantic states.
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Selected species
*''Anomala albopilosa
''Anomala albopilosa'', known by the common names green chafer, white-haired leaf chafer and sugarcane white grub, is a species of chafer beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was originally described in the genus ''Euchlora'' by Frederick Willi ...
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*''Anomala anoguttata
''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''.
A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...
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*''Anomala cupripes
''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''.
A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...
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*'' Anomala binotata''
*''Anomala cavifrons
''Anomala cavifrons'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.
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Further reading
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Beetles described in 1867
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*''Anomala delicata
''Anomala delicata'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae.
References
Further reading
* Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphag ...
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*''Anomala hualienensis
''Anomala hualienensis'' is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao in 2022.
Etymology
The species is named after Hualien County, where the type material
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*''Anomala flavipennis
''Anomala flavipennis'', the panhandle beach anomala scarab beetle, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae.
Subspecies
These seven subspecies belong to the species ''Anomala flavipennis'':
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*''Anomala horticola
''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''.
A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...
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*'' Anomala innuba''
*''Anomala linwenhsini
''Anomala linwenhsini'' is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022.
Etymology
The species is named after Wen-Hsin Lin, who collected the type specimen.
Distribution
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*''Anomala lucicola
''Anomala lucicola'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.
References
Further reading
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Rutelinae
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Beetles described in 1798
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*''Anomala ludoviciana
''Anomala ludoviciana'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.
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Rutelinae
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Beetles described in 1906
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*''Anomala marginata
''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''.
A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...
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*''Anomala oblivia
''Anomala oblivia'', the pine chafer, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.
References
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Rutelinae
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Beetles described in 1884
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*'' Anomala orientalis''
*''Anomala undulata
''Anomala undulata'' is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.
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Rutelinae
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Beetles described in 1845
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*''Anomala vitis
''Anomala vitis'', the vine chafer, is a species of scarab (beetle of the family Scarabaeidae). It has a palearctic
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*''Anomala wutaiensis
''Anomala wutaiensis'' is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022.
Etymology
The species is named after Wutai County, where the type was collected.
Distribution
This sp ...
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See also
* List of Anomala species
This is a list of 1285 species in ''Anomala'', a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family Scarabaeidae.
''Anomala'' species
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* '' Anomala abraensis'' Frey, 1976
* '' Anomala accincta'' Prokofiev, 2013
* '' Anomala achrogastra'' Machatschke, ...
References
External links
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Bugguide.net genus profile
Rutelinae
Taxa named by George Samouelle
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