Rutelinae

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Rutelinae
Chrysina
 sp. Ex coll. Felix Stumpe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Tribes

Rutelinae or shining leaf chafers is a

Hopliini, but this is not generally accepted.[2][3]

Description

Unlike some of their relatives, their

Chrysina, and a number of species are serious pests (e.g., the Japanese beetle
).

Behavior

Feeding

Adult Rutelinae feed on leaves, flowers, and flower parts. Larvae feed on decaying wood, compost or roots.[1]

Tribes

Additionally the fossil genus Anomalites from the Priabonian Süßwasserquarz of Nogent-le-Rotrou France has been placed as incertae sedis in the subfamily.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Rutelinae Overview". unsm-ento.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ^ "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Rutelinae Overview". museum.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ^ "Shining leaf chafer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. doi:10.1071/IT00031
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