Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » May Beetles and Junebugs (Melolonthinae) » Dichelonychini » Coenonycha

Genus Coenonycha

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
scarab - Coenonycha lurida Coenonycha Scarab beetle - Coenonycha hageni Coenonycha sp. - Coenonycha Coenonycha 8036549 Phoebus? - Coenonycha Amber beetle - Coenonycha Coenonycha
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)
Tribe Dichelonychini
Genus Coenonycha
Explanation of Names
Coenonycha Horn 1876
Numbers
>30 spp.
Identification
Similar to Dichelonyx, but the lateral anterior margins of the pronotum partially cover eye (never extend to eye in Dichelonyx)
key to spp. in(1)
Range
w. US to Baja
Internet References
Type specimens of 18 spp.
Works Cited
1.Four new species of Coenonycha Horn from California and Nevada with an illustrated key to all the species in the genus...
Evans A.V., Smith K.A. 1986. Col. Bull. 40: 81‒92.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 21 February, 2006 - 7:38pm
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 14 March, 2024 - 9:19am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact