Sparrmannia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Tribe: | Tanyproctini |
Genus: | Sparrmannia Laporte, 1840 |
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Sparrmannia is a genus of scarab beetles belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. Though the name was originally spelled as Sparmannia, a subsequent emendation of this spelling is in prevailing usage and therefore conserved under ICZN Article 23.9.1. [1]
Tiliaceae is a family of flowering plants. It is not a part of the APG, APG II and APG III classifications, being sunk in Malvaceae mostly as the subfamilies Tilioideae, Brownlowioideae and Grewioideae, but has an extensive historical record of use.
The Trichiini are a tribe of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), though historically they were often classified as a subfamily, Trichiinae. The conspicuous bee beetles (Trichius) are probably the best-known genus in Europe.
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
Phyllophaga is a very large genus of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and June beetles. They range in size from 12 to 35 mm and are blackish or reddish-brown in colour, without prominent markings, and often rather hairy ventrally. These beetles are nocturnal, coming to lights in great numbers.
Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles. 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 scarab subfamilies Euchirinae and Pachypodinae as tribes in the Melolonthinae.
Omorgus is a genus of beetles of the family Trogidae.
Caccobius is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles.
Macrocheilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Dromica is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lebiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Metaxymorphus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Phloeozeteus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Abacetus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia, with a single European species. It contains the following species:
Thyce is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least two described species in Thyce.
Amblonoxia is a genus of dusty June beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are six described species in Amblonoxia.
Gronocarus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least three described species in Gronocarus.
Plectrodes is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There is one described species in Plectrodes, P. pubescens.
Plectris is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 360 described species in Plectris.
Fossocarus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There is one described species in Fossocarus, F. creoleorum.