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Chalcothea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Scarabaeidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Beetle

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Cetoniinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Beetle, Euselates, Ischiopsopha, Plectrone, Torynorrhina

Chalcothea is a genus of flower chafers belonging to the family scarab beetles.

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Description

These beetles can reach a length of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The body is oblong, with distinct "neck" between head and pronotum. Elytra are metallic green and much broader than pronotum.

Distribution

Species within this genus are present in the Southeast Asia.

Species

  • Chalcothea affinis Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1858
  • Chalcothea fruhstorferi Kraatz, 1891
  • Chalcothea resplendens (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
  • Chalcothea smaragdina (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
  • Chalcothea sumatrana Antoine, 2000

    • References

    Chalcothea Wikipedia
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