Species Dichelonyx fulgida

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Dichelonyx fulgida? - Dichelonyx fulgida

Metallic Green Beetle - Dichelonyx fulgida

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 Dichelonyx

Species fulgida (Dichelonyx fulgida)

Explanation of Names

Dichelonyx fulgida (LeConte)

Numbers

3 sspp., all in our area(1)

Range

w NA

Works Cited

1.	An electronic checklist of the New World chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Version 3 Evans A.V., Smith A.B.T. 2009. Electronically published, Ottawa, Canada. 353 pp.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 28 January, 2008 - 5:22pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 9 July, 2017 - 6:35pm

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