Osmoderma scabra

Osmoderma scabra is a species in the family Scarabaeidae ("scarab beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[1][2][3] Occurring in eastern North America from Quebec south to Tennessee, it is 14-20 mm long and black, sometimes with a metallic sheen. Adults are nocturnally active and may be found at sap flows or under bark.[4]

Osmoderma scabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Scarabaeoidea
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Osmodermini
Genus:	Osmoderma
Species:	O. scabra
Binomial name
Osmoderma scabra (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
Synonyms
Osmoderma beauvoisii Kirby, 1837 Osmoderma caviceps Kirby, 1837 Osmoderma delicatula Bainbridge, 1841 Osmoderma gracilipes Casey, 1915 Osmoderma lacustrina Casey, 1915 Trichius foveatus Casey, 1915 Trichius rugosus Casey, 1915

References

1. "Osmoderma scabra species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
3. "Encyclopedia of Life Osmoderma scabra species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
4. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.

Further reading

• American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Peterson Field Guides: Beetles, Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.