Pygora beetle | |
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Pygora lenocinia specimens at the National Museum in Prague | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Tribe: | Stenotarsiini |
Subtribe: | Coptomiina |
Genus: | Pygora |
Species | |
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The pygora beetles or flower beetles are scarab beetles of the genus Pygora. They are native to Madagascar.
Species include:
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Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species of any single genus in the animal kingdom.
Ischiopsopha are beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Schizorhinini. The genus was created by Raffaello Gestro in 1874. The type species of the genus is Cetonia bifasciata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824. These cetoniids have the tip of the scutellum visible. The genus is spread throughout the whole Australian region.
Pachnoda is a genus of beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae with nearly all of the species living in Africa. The limit of the genus is given by the presence of internal lobes in their aedeagi.
Lomaptera are beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Schizorhinini. The genus was created by Gory & Percheron, in 1833. The type species of the genus is Cetonia papua Guérin-Méneville, 1830. These cetoniids have the tip of the scutellum invisible, which makes the difference with the genus Ischiopsopha.
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Polybothris is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Sphenoptera is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
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Euchroea is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae. It originates in Madagascar.
Gnathocera is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Chlorocala is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Euselates is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
Coilodera is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.
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