Tanyproctini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae, often historically referred to under the junior name "Pachydemini".[1]
| Tanyproctini | |
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| Aegostheta sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Tanyproctini Erichson, 1847 |
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Selected genera
edit- Achloa Erichson, 1840
- Aegostheta Dejean, 1833
- Diaphylla Erichson, 1847
- Elaphocera Géné, 1836
- Pachydema Laporte, 1832
- Phobetus LeConte, 1856
- Sparrmannia Laporte, 1840
- Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 1832
- Warwickia Smith & Evans, 2005
References
edit- ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.