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Genus Lichnanthe

Bee-like beetle - Lichnanthe vulpina bumble bee scarab - Lichnanthe rathvoni Lichnanthe rathvoni - male Bumble Bee Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe rathvoni Lichnanthe ursina Cranberry Root Grub - Lichnanthe vulpina 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
8 spp. in the genus, all in our area(2)
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.