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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
somewhat like a bee but with strange antennae - Lichnanthe rathvoni lichnanthe rathvoni - Lichnanthe rathvoni - male lichnanthe rathvoni - Lichnanthe rathvoni - male Lichnanthe - Lichnanthe rathvoni Bumble Bee Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe rathvoni Bumble Bee Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe rathvoni Cranberry Root Grub - Lichnanthe vulpina White Sand Bear Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe albipilosa - female
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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