Biology:Lichniinae

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Short description: Subfamily of beetles

Lichniinae
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Lichnia limbata, Chile
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Lichniinae
Burmeister, 1844

Lichniinae is a subfamily of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The subfamily consists of two genera and about six described species.[1][2] Lichniinae is sometimes considered a tribe of the subfamily Melolonthinae, Lichniini.[1][3][4]

Genera

These two genera belong to the subfamily Lichniinae:

Genus Arctodium Burmeister, 1844
Arctodium discolor (Erichson, 1835) – Chile
Arctodium mahdii Hawkins, 2006 – Chile
Arctodium planum (Blanchard, 1850) – Chile
Arctodium vulpinum (Erichson, 1835) – Chile
Genus Lichnia Erichson, 1835
Lichnia gallardoi Gutiérrez, 1943 – Chile
Lichnia limbata Erichson, 1835 – Chile, Peru

References

Wikidata ☰ Q123050377 entry