Macrodactylus

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Macrodactylus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.

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