Sparrmannia is a genus of scarab beetles belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae. Though the name was originally spelled as Sparmannia, a subsequent emendation of this spelling is in prevailing usage and therefore conserved under ICZN Article 23.9.1.[1]

Sparrmannia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Tanyproctini
Genus: Sparrmannia
Laporte, 1840
Synonyms
  • Leocaeta Dejean 1833 (Nom. Obl.)
  • Lagosterna Dejean 1833 (Nom. Nud.)
  • Cephalotrichia Hope 1837 (Nom. Obl.)
  • Sparmannia Laporte, 1840 (Orig. Missp.)
  • Leontochaeta Erichson, 1847
  • Sparrmannia Gemminger & Harold, 1869 Emend.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, A.V. (1989) Revision of the genus Sparrmannia Laporte (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Melolonthinae). J. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. 50: 11-44