Macrodactylus

This article is about the beetle genus. For the pterosaur genus, see Makrodactylus.

Macrodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Melolonthinae
Tribe:	Macrodactylini
Genus:	Macrodactylus Dejean, 1821
Synonyms [1]
Chremastodus Harris, 1827 Stenothorax Solier, 1851

Macrodactylus, known as rose chafers, are a genus in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 110 described species in Macrodactylus. ^{[2] [1] [3] [4]}

See also

• List of Macrodactylus species

References

1. "Macrodactylus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "Macrodactylus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
3. "Macrodactylus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
4. "Browse Macrodactylus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

Further reading

• Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.
• Hardy, A. (1991). "A catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico: Family Scarabaeidae, Subfamilies Rutelinae and Dynastinae" (PDF). USDA Agriculture Handbook.
• Harpootlian, Phillip J. (2001). Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina. Clemson University Public Service.
• LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.38459 . ISBN   0665100558.{{cite book}}: ; |journal= ignored (help)
• Riley, Edward G.; Wolfe, Charles S. (2003). "An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas" (PDF). Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement.
• White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides) . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN   0395910897.

External links

• Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-05.