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| Genus: | Phaedimus Westwood, 1841 |
Phaedimus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are 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).
George Robert Waterhouse was an English naturalist. He was a keeper at the department of geology and later curator of the Zoological Society of London's museum.
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.
Edwin Waterhouse was an English accountant. He is best known for having co-founded, with Samuel Lowell Price and William Hopkins Holyland, the accountancy practice of Price Waterhouse that now forms part of PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 1889 Waterhouse, along with a group of prominent businessmen, politicians and lawyers, founded The Law Debenture Corporation. He also served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for the years 1892 to 1894.
Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.
The George Rocks, also historically known as King George's Rocks, is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, a group of three adjacent uninhabited granite islets and associated reefs with a combined area of 7 hectares, situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.
The St Helens Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 51-hectare (130-acre) granite island situated in the Tasman Sea, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Gibbonthophagus Balthasar, 1935 is a subgenus of the scarab beetle genus Onthophagus within the subfamily Scarabaeinae of Scarabaeidae.
Xylotrupes is a genus of rhinoceros beetles, with more than 25 species and subspecies distributed worldwide, but especially in Asia.
Actenodes is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Protaetia is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabeidae, occurring primarily in Asia, and containing over 300 species.
Stephanorrhina is a genus of the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae and tribe Goliathini.
Phaedimus cumingi is a beetle species belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
Macraspis is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.
Anoplognathus aureus, commonly known as the gold Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to northern Australia, from northeastern Queensland to northern Western Australia. It is prized by collectors.
Cleiothyridina is an extinct genus of brachiopods.
Anoplognathus parvulus is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia.
Phanaeini is a tribe of dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 12 genera and 200 described species in Phanaeini.
Malagoniella is a genus of in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. There are about 10 described species in Malagoniella.
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