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