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Anomala

Anomala is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 1,100 described species in Anomala, found in every continent except Antarctica.

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Anomala
Anomala mongolica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Rutelinae
Tribe: Anomalini
Genus: Anomala
Samouelle, 1819
Diversity
at least 1100 species
Synonyms1
  • Anomalepta Casey, 1915
  • Anomalopides Strand, 1928
  • Anomalopus Casey, 1915
  • Bifurcanomala Kim, 1998
  • Chejuanomala Kim, 1998
  • Choumala Kobayashi, 2008
  • Chrysoplethisa Reitter, 1903
  • Diplomala Reitter, 1903
  • Emphalena Reitter, 1903
  • Euchlora MacLeay, 1819
  • Euchronomala Reitter, 1903
  • Euporochlora Reitter, 1903
  • Euporomala Reitter, 1903
  • Hemispilota Casey, 1915
  • Idiocnema Faldermann, 1835
  • Idiocnemina Reitter, 1903
  • Illiola Semenov & Medvedev, 1949
  • Magniscarabaeus Hong & Wang, 1983
  • Mimela (Aprosterna) Hope, 1835
  • Nongoma Péringuey, 1902
  • Orphnomala Reitter, 1903
  • Paragematis Reitter, 1903
  • Phyllurga Gistel, 1848
  • Popillia (Peripopillia) Kolbe, 1894
  • Psammoscapheus Motschulsky, 1854
  • Pseudosinghala Heller, 1891
  • Rhombonalia Casey, 1915
  • Zaspilota Casey, 1915

Anomala is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 1,100 described species in Anomala, found in every continent except Antarctica.21345

A common characteristic behavior of beetles in Anomala is that most grubs of these species feed on the roots of grasses, becoming a pest in many areas where they invade. One notable species is the Oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis), which was introduced to North America and has since become a major pest in several mid-Atlantic states.34

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References

References

  1. "Catalogue of Life, Anomala Samouelle, 1819". Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  2. "BugGuide.net, Anomala genus Information". Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  3. Allsopp, Peter G.; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2024). "All genera of the world: Subfamilies Dynastinae, Rutelinae and Cetoniinae (Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Megataxa. 12: 1–103. doi:10.11646/megataxa.12.1.1. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. Schoolmeesters, Paul (2026). "World Scarabaeidae Database". ChecklistBank. doi:10.48580/d38g. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  5. Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Zorn, Carsten (2022). "Contribution to the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) of China and adjacent regions. Part II: six new species from Taiwan and Hainan". Zootaxa. 5168 (2): 175–195. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5168.2.5. PMID 36101291. S2CID 250962875.
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