Orphninae is a subfamily of beetles in the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. There are two tribes in the family, the New World Aegidiini and the Old World Orphnini.[1] They are mostly tropical beetles.[2]
As of 2013 there are about 195 species in the subfamily. They are classified in 15 genera: 4 in the tribe Aegidiini and 11 in the Orphnini. In addition, the genus Stenosternus is provisionally placed in the Aegidiini.[2]
^ abJameson, M. L. and F. C. Ocampo. Orphninae. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2005 Version.
^ abcFrolov, A. (2013). Stenosternus Karsch, a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). ZooKeys 335 33-46.
^Frolov, A. V. and O. Montreuil. (2009). A new genus of Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Madagascar. Zoosystematica Rossica 18(1) 65-69.
External linksedit
Key to New World Orphninae Genera. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum.
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orphninae, subfamily, beetles, scarab, beetle, family, scarabaeidae, there, tribes, family, world, aegidiini, world, orphnini, they, mostly, tropical, beetles, madecorphnus, falcatus, scientific, classification, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, in. Orphninae is a subfamily of beetles in the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae There are two tribes in the family the New World Aegidiini and the Old World Orphnini 1 They are mostly tropical beetles 2 Orphninae Madecorphnus falcatus Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Coleoptera Family Scarabaeidae Subfamily Orphninae Erichson 1847 Tribes 2 As of 2013 there are about 195 species in the subfamily They are classified in 15 genera 4 in the tribe Aegidiini and 11 in the Orphnini In addition the genus Stenosternus is provisionally placed in the Aegidiini 2 Taxonomy editTaxa include 1 3 Tribe Aegidiini Genus Aegidiellus Genus Aegidium Genus Aegidinus Genus Paraegidium Genus Stenosternus 2 Tribe Orphnini Genus Madecorphnus Genus Pseudorphnus Genus Renorphnus Genus TriodontusReferences edit a b Jameson M L and F C Ocampo Orphninae Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles University of Nebraska State Museum 2005 Version a b c Frolov A 2013 Stenosternus Karsch a possible link between Neotropical and Afrotropical Orphninae Coleoptera Scarabaeidae ZooKeys 335 33 46 Frolov A V and O Montreuil 2009 A new genus of Orphninae Coleoptera Scarabaeidae from Madagascar Zoosystematica Rossica 18 1 65 69 External links editKey to New World Orphninae Genera Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles University of Nebraska State Museum nbsp This Scarabaeidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orphninae amp oldid 914574525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
