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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironinae |
| Genus: | Chiron Macleay, 1819 |
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Chiron is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 15 described species in Chiron, found in Africa and Asia. [1] [2]
These 15 species belong to the genus Chiron:
Spercheus is a genus of aquatic beetles which are placed in a family of their own, Spercheidae within the Hydrophiloidea. About 20 species are known from around the world except the Nearctic with the majority being from the Oriental and Afrotropical Realms.
Dorcus is a genus of beetles in the stag beetle family Lucanidae. Of the over 100 species, most occur in Asia and India; two are found in southern Europe, and two species are from North America. Previously, specimens with serriform teeth on the mandibles and sable pigment were called Serrognathus whereas specimens with but a singular or multiple bulky notches on the mandibles and lustrous sable pigmentation were called Dorcus.
Cigaritis acamas, the tawny silverline, Arab leopard or leopard butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia and Somalia. and it occurs on Cyprus.
The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions.
Polynoncus is a genus of beetles of the Family Trogidae. It contains the following species:
Silvanidae, "silvan flat bark beetles", is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, consisting of 68 described genera and about 500 described species. The family is represented on all continents except Antarctica, and is most diverse at both the generic and species levels in the Old World tropics.
Styphlomerus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 40 described species in Styphlomerus, found in Africa and Asia.
Chaetodera is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about seven described species in Chaetodera.
Cyclosomus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Cyclosomus. They are found in southern and southeastern Asia and Africa.
Lipostratia is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in Lipostratia, found in Africa.
Paraglycia is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about six described species in Paraglycia.
Systolocranius is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Systolocranius, found in Africa, India, and Blangladesh.
Tefflus is a genus of large, black and flightless Afrotropical ground beetles in the tribe Panagaeini. They are broadly similar to the Anthiini ('oogpisters'), but are not colourful, and have a six-sided and flattish pronotum. The distinct longitudinal carinae (ridges) on their elytra are separated by two rows of punctures running along the striae (grooves). Males have some segments of the forelegs enlarged.
Chalybion is a genus of blue mud dauber wasps in the family Sphecidae. Chalybion species nest in a wide range of natural and artificial cavities such as holes in wood, walls, plant stems, etc., where they typically provision their brood cells with paralyzed spiders. They also reuse old nests of other wasps like Trypoxylon and Sceliphron.
Neoplocaederus is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. There are more than 50 described species in Neoplocaederus, found in southern Asia and Africa.
Euchromius klimeschi is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia.
Linda is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Liatongus is a genus of dung beetles in the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the scarab beetle family. At least part of the upper surfaces are without hairs; the head and pronotal disc are generally sculptured; and the genae are rounded, with little or no indentation between the clypeus and the genae. Length ranges from 7.4 to 10.9 mm. Colours vary: they may be uniform brown or dull purple, or have red, white or yellow patterns on the elytra.
Chironinae is a subfamily of beetles belonging to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Chironinae are primitive looking scarab beetles that occur in Africa, Asia and Madagascar.
Phoberus is a genus of hide beetle in the subfamily Troginae. It was initially a subgenus of Trox before taxonomists reorganized it into its own genus. The genus is monophyletic, with all species evolved from a single common ancestor. Most beetle species in the genus live in Africa.
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