| Acoma sexfoliata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Acoma |
| Species: | A. sexfoliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acoma sexfoliata Saylor, 1948 | |
Acoma sexfoliata is a species of beetles first discovered by Saylor in 1948. [1] No sub-species are listed at Catalogue of Life. [2]
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 subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).
Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles. It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, it contains many familiar species. Some authors include the scarab subfamilies Euchirinae and Pachypodinae as tribes in the Melolonthinae.
Syd Saylor was an American comedic actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and television series between 1926 and 1962.
Cyclocephala is a genus of scarab beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae. Beetles of this genus occur from southeastern Canada to Argentina and the West Indies.
Chnaunanthus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 3 described species in Chnaunanthus.
Anomalini is a tribe of shining leaf chafers in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 1300 described species in Anomalini worldwide, including 60 in North America.
Acoma is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 30 described species in Acoma.
Dichelonyx is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 30 described species in Dichelonyx.
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.
Paracotalpa is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. Their known range is west of the Rocky Mountains, from southern Washington state to California and Arizona. They are nicknamed "little bears" because the adults of the genus have a fuzzy or hairy appearance.
Haroldiataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about nine described species in Haroldiataenius.
Coenonycha is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Coenonycha.
Leptohoplia is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least two described species in Leptohoplia.
Phobetus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 11 described species in Phobetus.
Phyllophaga schaefferi is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Paracotalpa ursina is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.
Oncerini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two genera and two described species in Oncerini.
Podolasia is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 11 described species in Podolasia.
Patricia Vaurie was an American entomologist who specialized in beetles in the families Scarabaeidae and Curculionidae. She worked in the American Museum of Natural History for much of her working life.
| This Melolonthinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |