Lichniinae Explained
Lichniinae is a subfamily of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The subfamily consists of two genera and about six described species. Lichniinae is sometimes considered a tribe of the subfamily Melolonthinae, Lichniini.
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, Per