Anomala

For the crustacean clade, see Anomura. For the Fungus gnat genus, see Anomalomyia.

Anomala is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in Anomala.

Anomala
Anomala mongolica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Anomalini
Genus:	Anomala Samouelle, 1819
Species
see text
Synonyms
Phyllopertha Stephens, 1830 Pachystethus Blanchard, 1851 Blitopertha Reitter, 1903 Exomala Reitter, 1903 Anomalopus Casey, 1915 (Preocc.) Anomalepta Casey, 1915 Hemispilota Casey, 1915 Oliganomala Casey, 1915 Paranomala Casey, 1915 Rhombonalia Casey, 1915 Anomalopides Strand, 1928 Anomola Rex, 1944 Lapsus calami Anamola Rex, 1944 Lapsus calami

A common characteristic behavior of beetles in Anomala is that most grubs of these species feed on the roots of grasses, becoming a pest in many areas where they invade. One notable species is the Oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis), which was introduced to North America and has since become a major pest in several mid-Atlantic states.

Selected species

• Anomala albopilosa
• Anomala anoguttata
• Anomala cupripes
• Anomala binotata
• Anomala cavifrons
• Anomala delicata
• Anomala hualienensis
• Anomala flavipennis
• Anomala horticola
• Anomala inclinata
• Anomala innuba
• Anomala linwenhsini
• Anomala lucicola
• Anomala ludoviciana
• Anomala marginata
• Anomala oblivia
• Anomala orientalis
• Anomala undulata
• Anomala vitis
• Anomala wutaiensis

See also

• List of Anomala species

External links

• Data related to Anomala at Wikispecies
• Bugguide.net genus profile