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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Pentodontini » Euetheola

Genus Euetheola

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers
Sugarcane Beetle - Euetheola humilis Sugarcane Beetle - Euetheola humilis Beetle - Euetheola humilis Beetle - Euetheola humilis Beetle - Euetheola humilis Rhinoceros Beetle (Dynastinae)? - Euetheola humilis Rhinoceros Beetle (Dynastinae)? - Euetheola humilis Black scarabaeidae, Dynastinae? - Euetheola subglabra
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 Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Dynastinae (Rhinoceros Beetles)
Tribe Pentodontini
Genus Euetheola
Explanation of Names
Probably from eue- unknown meaning, plus theola Greek "divine". The prefix might be a variant of eu- Greek good, well, true. The "truly divine"? (Based on Internet searches.)
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists two species for North America: E. humilis and E. subglabra.
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 July, 2004 - 9:16pm
Last updated 31 January, 2005 - 4:44am

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