Acoma (beetle)

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Acoma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Genus: Acoma
Casey, 1889

Acoma is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 30 described species in Acoma. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Acoma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. 1 2 "Acoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. "Acoma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. "Browse Acoma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.

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