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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.
Ant nest beetles or paussines, some members of which are known also as flanged bombardier beetles, are a large subfamily within the ground beetles (Carabidae). The tribes Metriini, Ozaenini, Paussini and Protopaussini are included in the subfamily.
Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:
Lebia is a genus of predatory ground beetles. Common names include colorful foliage ground beetles and flat ground beetles. They are found worldwide and there over 700 species in 17 subgenera.
Cypholoba is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Eucolliuris is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Licininae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Craspedophorus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following 120 species:
Carabidomemnus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Cerapterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Heteropaussus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lebioderus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Platyrhopalus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pentaplatarthus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Mylabris is a genus of beetles in the family Meloidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic realm. The species-rich genus Hycleus was historically confused with Mylabris. It is superficially similar, but is centered on the Afrotropics.
Abacetus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia, with a single European species. It contains the following species:
Lomechusini is a tribe of rove beetles. It is generally small, but includes some fairly large genera such as Zyras.
The Sphenophorini are an important tribe of weevils in the subfamily Dryophthorinae; however, BioLib places this taxon at the subtribe level.
Amarygmini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 80 genera in Amarygmini.