''Cetonia'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in family

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...

, belonging to the subfamily

Cetoniinae Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and ...

. One of the most familiar species is the rose chafer (''C. aurata'').

Species

; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Cetonia elegans'' Leoni, 1910, a synonym for '' Cetonia aurata pisana'', a subspecies (Cetoniini) of the rose chafer * ''Cetonia elegans'' Fabricius, 1781, a synonym for '' Heterorhina elegans'', a species (Goliathini) found in India and Sri Lanka

References

Johan Christian Fabricius Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...

: '' Genera insectorum'' (1777)

External links

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The genus Cetonia on Fauna Europaea
Scarabaeidae genera Cetoniinae Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Cetoniinae-stub