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Sparrmannia (beetle)
''Sparrmannia'' is a genus of scarab beetles belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. Though the name was originally spelled as ''Sparmannia'', a subsequent emendation of this spelling is in prevailing usage and therefore conserved under ICZN The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its publisher, the I ... Article 23.9.1.Evans, A.V. (1989) Revision of the genus ''Sparrmannia'' Laporte (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae). J. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. 50: 11-44 Species * '' Sparrmannia acicularis'' Evans, 1989 * '' Sparrmannia alopex'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Sparrmannia angola'' Evans, 1989 * '' Sparrmannia bechuana'' Peringuey, 1904 * '' Sparrmannia boschimana'' Peringuey, 1904 * '' Sparrmannia capicola'' Peringuey, 1904 * '' Sparrmannia dekindti'' Nonfried, 1906 * '' Sparrmannia discrepans'' Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarab Beetle
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scarabae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
