LichnantheBurmeister, 1844:26 [gender: feminine]
Dasydera LeConte, 1861:345 (junior synonym)
Distribution: North America
Lichnanthe albipilosa Carlson, 1980:189 (valid name)
Lichnanthe apina Carlson, 1980:193-195 (valid name)
Lichnanthe brachyselis Carlson, 1980:196 (valid name)
Lichnanthe cooperi (Horn, 1867) (valid name)
... Dasydera cooperi Horn, 1867:164 (original combination)
Lichnanthe defuncta (Wickham, 1910) (valid name)
Amphicoma defuncta Wickham, 1910:49 (original combination)
Lichnanthe lupina LeConte, 1856:288 (valid name)
Lichnanthe rathvoni (LeConte, 1863) (valid name)
Dasydera rathvoni LeConte, 1863:76 (original combination)
Lichnanthe canina Horn, 1867:164 (junior synonym) Lichnanthe edwardsi Horn, 1870:77 (junior synonym)
Lichnanthe ursina (LeConte, 1861) (valid name) Dasydera ursina LeConte 1861:345 (original combination) *Lichnanthe vulpina (Hentz, 1827) (valid name) (*type species) Amphicoma vulpina Hentz, 1827:374 (original combination)
Literature Cited
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Carlson, D. C. 1980. Taxonomic revision of Lichnanthe Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).
Coleopterists Bulletin 34: 177-208.
Hentz, N. M. 1827. Description of some new species of North American Insects. Journal of the
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5:373-375.
Horn, G. H. 1867. Descriptions of new genera and species of western Scarabaeidae with notes
on others already known. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 1:163-170.
Horn, G. H. 1870. Contributions to the coleopterology of the United States. Transactions of the
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LeConte, J. L. 1856. Synopsis of the Melolonthidae of the United States. Journal of the Academy
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3:225-288.
LeConte, J. L. 1861. New species of Coleoptera inhabiting the Pacific district of the United States.
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LeConte, J. L. 1863. New species of North American Coleoptera. Smithsonian Miscellaneous
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