Anomala

Anomala is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 1,100 described species in Anomala, found in every continent except Antarctica.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

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Anomala
Anomala mongolica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Rutelinae
Tribe:	Anomalini
Genus:	Anomala Samouelle, 1819
Diversity
at least 1100 species
Synonyms[1]
Anomalepta Casey, 1915 Anomalopides Strand, 1928 Anomalopus Casey, 1915 Bifurcanomala Kim, 1998 Chejuanomala Kim, 1998 Choumala Kobayashi, 2008 Chrysoplethisa Reitter, 1903 Diplomala Reitter, 1903 Emphalena Reitter, 1903 Euchlora MacLeay, 1819 Euchronomala Reitter, 1903 Euporochlora Reitter, 1903 Euporomala Reitter, 1903 Hemispilota Casey, 1915 Idiocnema Faldermann, 1835 Idiocnemina Reitter, 1903 Illiola Semenov & Medvedev, 1949 Magniscarabaeus Hong & Wang, 1983 Mimela (Aprosterna) Hope, 1835 Nongoma Péringuey, 1902 Orphnomala Reitter, 1903 Paragematis Reitter, 1903 Phyllurga Gistel, 1848 Popillia (Peripopillia) Kolbe, 1894 Psammoscapheus Motschulsky, 1854 Pseudosinghala Heller, 1891 Rhombonalia Casey, 1915 Zaspilota Casey, 1915

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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.^[3][4]