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Definition of Anomala
1. Noun. Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae
Member holonyms: Anomala Orientalis, Asiatic Beetle, Oriental Beetle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anomala
Literary usage of Anomala
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera by William Forsell Kirby (1897)
"Phytometra anomala, Haworth, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. ip 336(1812). ... anomala,
Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 164 (1880) ; Buckler, Larvas of Brit. ..."
2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1906)
"No. l NOTES ON SOME SPECIES OF THE GENUS anomala WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.
BY CHARLES SCHAEFFER, BROOKLYN, NY I have a short revision of this genus ..."
3. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1884)
"... of anomala inhabiting the United States. ... MD ie species of anomala occurring
within our ... anomala ..."
4. Acadian Geology: The Geological Structure, Organic Remains, and Mineral by John William Dawson (1878)
"... anomala, n. sp. (Fig. 105), coll. Hartt, Windsor.— Transversely elongate;
anteriorly elongate and pointed ; posteriorly descending abruptly from a line ..."
5. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"anomala flavipennis modulata Casey. Ellis county. July 13. ... 481) reports the
beetles abundant in cornfields on the corn leaves associated with anomala ..."