Agestrata

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Agestrata
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Agestrata orichalca . Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus:Agestrata
Eschscholtz, 1829

Agestrata is a genus of scarab beetles (insects belonging to the Scarabaeidae family).

Scarabaeidae family of beetles

The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide, often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).

Selected species

<i>Agestrata orichalca</i> species of insect

Agestrata orichalca is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.

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Related Research Articles

Flower chafer subfamily of beetles

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.

Vincent Allard was a Belgian entomologist.

References

  1. ↑ Biolib


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