Tanyproctini
Aegostheta sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Tanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
Synonyms
  • Elaphocerini Blanchard, 1851 (Unav.)
  • Achloidae Burmeister, 1855
  • Cephalotrichiadae Burmeister, 1855
  • Leptopodidae Burmeister, 1855 (Homonym)
  • Macrophyllidae Burmeister, 1855
  • Pachydemidae Burmeister, 1855
  • Sparrmannini Péringuey, 1904
  • Aegosthetini Lacroix, 2007

Tanyproctini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae, often historically referred to under the junior name "Pachydemini".[1]

Selected genera

  • Achloa Erichson, 1840
  • Aegostheta Dejean, 1833
  • Diaphylla Erichson, 1847
  • Elaphocera Géné, 1836
  • Pachydema Laporte, 1832
  • Phobetus LeConte, 1856
  • Sparrmannia Laporte, 1840
  • Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 1832
  • Warwickia Smith & Evans, 2005

References

  1. ↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.


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