Biology:Rhabdotis

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Rhabdotis
Rhabdotis aulica (Fabricius, 1781) (2987344720).jpg
Rhabdotis aulica
Scientific classification e
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

Rhabdotis sobrina virginea

References

  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

  • 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q7320003 entry