Rhinocoeta

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Rhinocoeta
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Rhinocoeta (Haematonotus) hauseri
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Rhinocoeta

Burmeister, 1842
Synonyms

LipoclitaPéringuey, 1907 [1]

Rhinocoeta is a genus of colorful beetles belonging to the subfamily Cetoniinae, family Scarabaeidae.

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Taxonomy

Subgenus RhinocoetaBurmeister, 1842

Subgenus HaematonotusKraatz, 1880 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Holm, E. (1992). "Revision of the African Cetoniinae VI: genera Rhinocoeta Burmeister, Xiphosceloides gen. nov. and Rhixiphloea Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 35 (27): 383–398. hdl:10520/AJA00411752_93.
  2. Beinhundner, Gerhard (2013). "Description of a new species of Rhinocoeta (Haematonotus) Kraatz 1880 from Democratic Republic of Congo and a new species of Dymusia Burmeister, 1842 from West Africa (Coleoptera, Cetoniidae)". Entomologia Africana. 18 (1): 37–43.