''Rhizotrogus'' is a genus of scarab
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 40 ...
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June beetle
June beetle is the common name for several scarab beetles that appear around June in temperate parts of North America:
In subfamily Cetoniinae:
*''Cotinis nitida'' (Green June beetle) of the southeastern United States
*'' Cotinis mutabilis'' (Fi ...
s) in the subfamily
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 ...
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List of species
* ''Rhizotrogus aestivus
''Rhizotrogus'' is a genus of scarab beetles (and June beetles) in the subfamily Melolonthinae
Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the Scarabaeidae, scarab beetles (family (biology), family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed o ...
'' (Olivier, 1789)
* '' Rhizotrogus almeriensis'' Baraud, 1970
* '' Rhizotrogus angelesae'' Galante, 1981
* '' Rhizotrogus camerosensis'' Baguena-Corella, 1955
* '' Rhizotrogus chevrolati'' Graells, 1858
* ''Rhizotrogus coiffaiti
''Rhizotrogus'' is a genus of scarab beetles (and June beetles) in the subfamily Melolonthinae
Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the Scarabaeidae, scarab beetles (family (biology), family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed ov ...
'' Baraud, 1979
* '' Rhizotrogus creticus'' Brenske, 1891
* '' Rhizotrogus flavicans'' Blanchard, 1850
* '' Rhizotrogus granatensis'' Baguena-Corella, 1955
* '' Rhizotrogus iglesiasi'' (Baguena-Corella, 1955)
* '' Rhizotrogus marginipes'' Mulsant, 1842
* ''Rhizotrogus mascarauxi
''Rhizotrogus mascarauxi'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that can be found in France and Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North ...
'' Desbrochers, 1895
* ''Rhizotrogus monticola
''Rhizotrogus monticola'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featur ...
'' Blanchard, 1850
* ''Rhizotrogus nevadensis
''Rhizotrogus nevadensis'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featu ...
'' Reitter, 1902
* ''Rhizotrogus pallidipennis
''Rhizotrogus pallidipennis'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula ...
'' Blanchard, 1850
* ''Rhizotrogus parvulus
''Rhizotrogus parvulus'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuri ...
'' Rosenhauer, 1858
* ''Rhizotrogus ribbei
''Rhizotrogus ribbei'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring ...
'' Reitter, 1908
* ''Rhizotrogus romanoi
''Rhizotrogus romanoi'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of t ...
'' Sabatinelli, 1975
* ''Rhizotrogus rosalesi
''Rhizotrogus rosalesi'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuri ...
'' Fairmaire, 1862
* ''Rhizotrogus sassariensis
''Rhizotrogus sassariensis'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that can be found in Italy and its islands such as Sardinia and French island of Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of ...
'' Perris, 1870
* ''Rhizotrogus siculus
''Rhizotrogus siculus'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Sicily.
References
Beetles described in 1970
siculus
Siculus (from Greek) was a legendary king and son of Italus.
Thucydides and other Greek ...
'' Baraud, 1970
* ''Rhizotrogus villiersi
''Rhizotrogus villiersi'' is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that is endemic to Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, ...
'' Baraud, 1970
References
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Scarabaeidae genera
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