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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles (Glaphyridae) » Lichnanthe

Genus Lichnanthe

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Print References · Works Cited
lichnanthe ursina - Lichnanthe ursina - male lichnanthe rathvoni - Lichnanthe rathvoni - male Bee-like beetle - Lichnanthe vulpina Bumble Bee Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe ursina Belden Bee Mimic 1 - Lichnanthe Belden Bee Mimic 2 - Lichnanthe Lichnanthe sp. - Lichnanthe brusti Lichnanthe sp. - Lichnanthe brusti
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Glaphyridae (Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles)
Genus Lichnanthe
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
revised in (1)
Explanation of Names
Lichnanthe Burmeister 1844
Numbers
10 spp. in the genus, all in our area(2)(Paulsen 2024)
Range
e.US (coastal states) and w.US(2)
Print References
Westcott R.L. (1976) Observations on the biology and ethology of Lichnanthe rathvoni LeConte (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with emphasis on mating. In: Barr W.F. (ed.) 50 Year Anniversary Publication, Dept. Entomol., U. Idaho: No. 11: 85-90.
Works Cited
1.Taxonomic revision of Lichnanthe Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Carlson D.C. 1980. Col. Bull. 34: 177-208.
2.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 5 April, 2005 - 6:49am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 1 April, 2024 - 2:01pm

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