Blaesia

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Blaesia
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Blaesia atra from Uruguay
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Gymnetini
Subtribe: Blaesiina
Genus: Blaesia
Burmeister, 1842
Species

Blaesia is a genus of beetle of the subfamily Cetoniinae in the family Scarabaeidae. Its two species are found in southern South America. It is one of two genera in the subtribe Blaesiina. [1]

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References

  1. Ratcliffe, Brett (2010-01-28). "A review of the Blaesiina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini)". ZooKeys (34): 105–128. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.34.289 . ISSN   1313-2970.