Bombodes

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Bombodes
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B. westwoodi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Bombodes
Westwood, 1848
Type species
Bombodes ursus
Westwood, 1848.

Bombodes is a genus of flower chafers. They are characterized by a bumble-bee like patterning in black and yellow with hairy covering over their bodies. About species are known all from along the Himalayan ranges and surrounding regions. [1]

Species that have been described in the genus include: [2]

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References

  1. Krikken, J. (1977). "The Asian genus Pleuronota Kraatz and allied forms: a clarification (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 51 (13): 199–209.
  2. Huang H.; Chen CH.-CH. (2015). "Description of a new species of the genus Bombodes Westwood, 1848 from SE Tibet, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Taenioderini)". Anima.X. 68: 1–10.
  3. Jakl, Stanislav; Hava, Jiri (2020). "A contribution to knowledge of Bombodes Westwood, 1848 with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Taenioderini)" (PDF). Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series. 16 (1): 133–139.