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Rhabdotis

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Rhabdotis
Rhabdotis aulica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Rhabdotis
Burmeister, 1842
Type species
Rhabdotis picta
Fabricius, 1775

Rhabdotis is a genus of the family Scarabaeidae.[note 1]

It differs from Pachnoda by having the anterior edge of the clypeus tucked in and bilobed, a more elongated and oblique mesosternal projection, and a shiny green elytra punctate, striated and decorated with white dots and dashes.

List of the described species and subspecies

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Rhabdotis sobrina virginea

References

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  1. ^ Some sources assign the taxonomic rank of family to the flower chafers, in which case Rhabdotis is classified as a genus of the family Cetoniidae.

Bibliography

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  • 1. Allard (V.), The Beetles of the World, volume 12. Cetoniini 2 (Cetoniidae), 1992, Sciences Nat, Venette. [1]
  • 2. Antoine (Ph.) - 2006, Un nouveau Rhabdotis Burmeister, 1842 du Cameroun, Coléoptères, 12(15), pp. 215–216.
  • 3. Antoine (Ph.), Beinhundner (G.) & Legrand (J.-Ph.) - 2003, Contribution à la connaissance du genre Rhabdotis Burmeister : le groupe de Rhabdotis picta (F.), Coléoptères, 9(22), pp. 315–346.
  • 4. Legrand (J.-Ph.) - 1996, Deux nouvelles espèces du genre Rhabdotis (Burmeister), Coléoptères, 2(11), pp. 123–126.