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| Mounted specimen of Aethiessa floralis | |
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| Genus: | Aethiessa Burmeister, 1842 |
Aethiessa is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
| Aethiessa | |
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| Mounted specimen of Aethiessa floralis | |
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| Genus: | Aethiessa Burmeister, 1842 |
Aethiessa is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
The pygora beetles or flower beetles are scarab beetles of the genus Pygora. They are native to Madagascar.
Pachnoda is a genus of beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae with nearly all of the species living in Africa. The limit of the genus is given by the presence of internal lobes in their aedeagi.
Protaetia is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, occurring primarily in Asia, and containing over 300 species.
Euchroea is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae. It originates in Madagascar.
Gnathocera is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Gnathocera varians is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Euselates is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae and tribe Taenioderini.
Cotinis is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found throughout North and South America. At least two species are common pests. The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1842.
Cotinis subviolacea is a species of the Cotinis scarab genus. It was described by Hippolyte Louis Gory and Achille Rémy Percheron in 1833. It is found in the United States.
Gymnetis is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
Coilodera is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Dicheros bicornis is a species of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Clinteria is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found in Asia. The genus is characterized by the scutellum fused with the pronotum.
Trichostetha is a genus of beetle in the scarab beetle family. It is endemic to southern Africa, and its species most commonly occur in mountainous terrain. The genus includes several species that have only recently been described, as well as many species lacking a description of any of the larval stages. Except for T. fascicularis and its subspecies, the species comprising Trichostetha have small ranges of distribution, frequently in the Cape Floral Region of South Africa. The genus is believed to be related to Odontorrhina.
Hoplopyga is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae. These beetles can be found in Central and South America.
Agestrata is a genus of scarab beetles.
Chalcothea is a genus of flower chafers belonging to the family of scarab beetles in tribe Taenioderini.
Pachnoda savignyi, the sun beetle, is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Gametis is a genus of flower chafer in the family Scarabaeidae, with under 10 species found in Asia.