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Cetoniinae

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taxon links [up-->]Trichiini [up-->]Schizorhinini [up-->]Gymnetini [up-->]Stenotarsiini [up-->]Cetoniini [up-->]Goliathini [up-->]Cremastocheilini [up-->]Taenioderini Not MonophyleticNot MonophyleticMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly UncertainMonophyly Uncertain[down<--]Scarabaeidae Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Scarabaeidae

References

Holm, E. and R. Perissinotto. 2004. New and lesser known species of African fruit chafers (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Cetoniinae). Tropical Zoology 17: 73-95.

Jameson, M. L. and K. A. Swoboda. 2005. Synopsis of scarab beetle tribe Valgini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) in the New World. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98: 658-672.

Krajcik, M. 1998. Cetoniidae of the world: Catalogue-Part I. Privately published by author, Czech Republic.

Krajcik, M. 1999. Cetoniidae of the world: Catalogue-Part II. Privately published by author, Czech Republic. 72 pp

Krikken, J. 1984. A new key to the suprageneric taxa in the beetle family Cetoniidae, with annotated lists of the known genera. Zool. Verh. Leiden 210: 75 pp.

Micó, E., M. A. Morón, S. Petr and E. Galante. 2008. Larval morphology enhances phylogenetic reconstruction in cetoniidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) and allows the interpretation of the evolution of larval feeding habits. Systematic Entomology 33: 128-144.

Micó, E., W. E. Hall, and B. C. Ratcliffe. 2001. Descriptions of the larvae of Hoplopyga singularis (Gory and Percheron) and Hologymnetis cinerea (Gory and Percheron) with a revised key to the larvae of New World Gymnetini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Coleopterists Bulletin 55: 205-217.

Ratcliffe, B. C. 2002. Scarabaeidae Latreille 1802: Cetoniinae Leach 1815. Chapter 34. In: American Beetles. Volume 2. R. H. Arnett, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 861 pp.

Sipek, P., B. D. Gill and V. Grebennikov. 2009. Afromontane Coelocorynus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae): Larval description, biological notes and phylogenetic placement. European Journal of Entomology 106: 95-106

Smith A. B. T., D. C. Hawks and J. M. Heraty. 2006. An overview of the classification and evolution of the major scarab beetle clades (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) based on preliminary molecular analyses. Coleopterists Society Monographs 5: 35-46.

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Cotinis mutabilis
Location Tucson, AZ, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Alex Wild
Source Cotinus mutabilis - Fig Beetle
Copyright © 2006 Alex Wild
Scientific Name Cetonia aurata
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source LA CÉTOINE DORÉE (Cetonia aurata)
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2008 Luciano Giussani
Scientific Name Trigonopeltastes delta
Location Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source delta flower scarab
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2004 kim fleming
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Jesus Orozco
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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