Mexican-endemism

Guides

• Anomalini

  shining leaf chafers

  Anomalini is a large and diverse tribe of scarab beetles within the subfamily Rutelinae, commonly known as shining leaf chafers. The tribe comprises approximately 1,300 described species worldwide, with significant representation across multiple biogeographical regions including the Palaearctic, Oriental, Ethiopian, Nearctic, and Neotropical regions. The tribe includes economically important pest species, particularly in agricultural settings, as well as numerous endemic taxa with restricted distributions. Members of Anomalini exhibit considerable morphological diversity, with diagnostic characters often concentrated in male genitalia structure and body sculpturing patterns.

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