Biology:Oxythyrea

Short description: Genus of beetles

Oxythyrea
Oxythyrea cinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Cetoniinae
Tribe:	Cetoniini
Genus:	Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1842

The genus Oxythyrea consists of a number of chafer beetle species. Members are typically about 10–15 mm in size, and are usually black with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra, and abdomen; each species has its own distinctive pattern. Oxythyrea are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, feeding.

Species

• Oxythyrea abigail
• Oxythyrea albopicta
• Oxythyrea cinctella
• Oxythyrea cinctelloides
• Oxythyrea densata
• Oxythyrea dulcis
• Oxythyrea funesta
• Oxythyrea groenbechi
• Oxythyrea guttifera
• Oxythyrea noemi
• Oxythyrea pantherina
• Oxythyrea producta
• Oxythyrea subcalva
• Oxythyrea tripolitana

Some of the species are often classified in a closely related genus Leucocelis.

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  Oxythyrea noemi
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  Oxythyrea funesta
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  Oxythyrea pantherina

Wikidata ☰ Q7116180 entry