Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906
Padre Island tibial scarab, Tibial scarab
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Invalid (junior homonym). The replacement name is Anomala schaefferi (Seidel, 2021).
Last record: 19 May 1976
Distribution
Padre Island, Texas, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
1 specimen is in the collection of the Texas A&M University, Kingsville. A further preserved specimen exists (http://www.texasento.net/tibialis.htm)
Notes
For photos of a preserved individual of Anomala tibialis, see: http://www.texasento.net/tibialis.htm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schaeffer, C. (1906). Notes on some species of the genus Anomala with descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 14(1): 1-5.
Other references:
NatureServe. (2011). NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://www.natureserve.org/explorer. (Accessed: September 17, 2011).
Riley, Edward G. and Wolfe, Charles S. (2003). An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement No. 26: 1-37.
Seidel, Matthias. (2021). New records of Anomala tibialis Lansberge, 1886 and a new replacement name for Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini). Zootaxa 4966(4): 494-496. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.4.9