Oncerinae
| Oncerinae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Oncerinae LeConte, 1861 |
Oncerinae is a small subfamily of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are only two genera Oncerinae, each with a single species.[1][2]
Oncerinae has been sometimes classified as a tribe of the subfamily Melolonthinae, "Oncerini".[3]
Genera
These two genera belong to the subfamily Oncerinae:
- Genus Nefoncerus Saylor, 1938 - Neotropics
- Nefoncerus convergens (Horn, 1894)
- Genus Oncerus LeConte, 1856 - North America
- Oncerus floralis LeConte, 1856
References
- ^ "Oncerinae LeConte, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ Evans, Arthur V.; Smith, Andrew B.T. (2020). "On the tribal classification of the Nearctic Melolonthinae (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae), with descriptions of new species of Acoma Casey, 1889". Zootaxa. 4748 (1). doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4748.1.3.
- ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.