Family Glaphyridae - Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

scarab beetle, Lichnanthe sp. - Lichnanthe vulpina

somewhat like a bee but with strange antennae - Lichnanthe rathvoni

lichnanthe rathvoni - Lichnanthe rathvoni - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)

Family Glaphyridae (Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Until recently, considered a subfamily of the Scarabaeidae.

See Also

Scarabaeidae

Geotrupidae

Trogidae

Print References

American Beetles, Vol. 2, Chapter 33 (1)

Internet References

Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 5 April, 2005 - 6:47am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 25 February, 2007 - 1:55pm

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