Trigonopeltastes

Trigonopeltastes
Trigonopeltastes delta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Trichiini
Genus:	Trigonopeltastes Burmeister, 1840

Trigonopeltastes delta

Trigonopeltastes is a genus of fruit and flower chafers in the beetle family Scarabaeidae, found in North and Central America. There are more than 20 described species in Trigonopeltastes. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Trigonopeltastes arborfloricola Smith, 2016
• Trigonopeltastes archimedes Schaum, 1841
• Trigonopeltastes aurovelutinus Curoe, 2011
• Trigonopeltastes barbatus Howden & Joly, 1998
• Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster, 1771) (delta flower scarab)
• Trigonopeltastes deltoides (Newmann, 1838)
• Trigonopeltastes discrepans Howden, 1968
• Trigonopeltastes femoratus Howden, 1968
• Trigonopeltastes floridanus (Casey, 1909) (scrub palmetto scarab)
• Trigonopeltastes formidulosus Smith, 2016
• Trigonopeltastes frontalis Bates, 1889
• Trigonopeltastes geometricus Schaum, 1841
• Trigonopeltastes glabellus Howden, 1988
• Trigonopeltastes henryi Smith, 2016
• Trigonopeltastes intermedius Bates, 1889
• Trigonopeltastes kerleyi Ricchiardi, 2003
• Trigonopeltastes mombachoensis Smith, 2016
• Trigonopeltastes pontilis Howden, 1988
• Trigonopeltastes sallaei Bates, 1889
• Trigonopeltastes simplex Bates, 1889
• Trigonopeltastes thomasi Howden & Ratcliffe, 1990
• Trigonopeltastes triangulus (Kirby, 1818)
• Trigonopeltastes truncatus Howden, 1968
• Trigonopeltastes variabilis Howden, 1968
• Trigonopeltastes wappesi Howden, 1988
• Trigonopeltastes warneri Smith, 2016

References

1. "Trigonopeltastes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
2. "Trigonopeltastes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
3. "Trigonopeltastes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-06-06.

Further reading

• Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles" . Retrieved 2019-07-02.