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''Protaetia'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 of the 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 ...
, occurring primarily in Asia, and containing over 300 species.


Selected species

*'' Protaetia acuminata'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Protaetia affinis'' (Andersch, 1797) *'' Protaetia afflicta'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) *'' Protaetia alboguttata'' (Vigors, 1826) *'' Protaetia aurichalcea'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Protaetia bipunctata'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) *'' Protaetia brevitarsis'' (Lewis, 1879) *'' Protaetia conspersa'' Janson, 1877 *'' Protaetia culta'' (Waterhouse, 1879) *'' Protaetia cuprea'' (
Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1775)
*'' Protaetia elegans'' (Kometami, 1938) *'' Protaetia fieberi'' (Kraatz, 1880) *'' Protaetia fusca'' (Herbst, 1790) *'' Protaetia haiastanica'' Ghrejyan & Kalashian, 2017 *'' Protaetia lewisi'' Janson, 1888 *'' Protaetia lugubris'' (Herbst, 1786) *'' Protaetia mirifica'' (Mulsant, 1842) *'' Protaetia opaca'' (
Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1787)
*'' Protaetia orientalis'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) *'' Protaetia pryeri'' Janson, 1888 *'' Protaetia regalis'' (Blanchard, 1842) *'' Protaetia speciosa'' (Adams, 1817) *'' Protaetia spectabilis'' (Schaum, 1841) *'' Protaetia ungarica'' (Herbst, 1790) File:Protaetia-cuprea-ignicollis-IZE-257.jpg, '' Protaetia cuprea ignicollis'' in Israel Image:Tinfoil Beetles.jpg, '' Protaetia lewisi'' Image:Protaetia (Netocia) fieberi fieberi.Dorsal&Ventral.jpg, '' Protaetia fieberi'' File:Protaetia_alboguttata_above.jpg, '' Protaetia alboguttata'' File:Sacrabaeidae - Protaetia afflicta.JPG, '' Protaetia afflicta'' at
National Museum (Prague) The National Museum (NM) (Czech language, Czech: ''Národní muzeum'') is a public museum dedicated to natural scientific and historical collections of the Czech Republic, its History of the Czech lands, history, Culture of the Czech Republic, cul ...
File:Protaetia opaca (Fabricius, 1787) (3542408581) (2).jpg, '' Protaetia opaca'' File:Protaetia cuprea-Israel-2009.jpg, '' Protaetia cuprea'' in Israel File:Protaetia_fusca_(Herbst).jpg, '' Protaetia fusca'' in Yogyakarta File:Protaetia-cuprea--SMNH-Tel-Aviv-Nature-Museum--IZE-295.jpg, '' Protaetia cuprea ignicollis'' File:Fluorescent green, Copper Flower-Chafer (Protaetia cuprea ignicollis).jpg, '' Protaetia cuprea ignicollis'' feeding on a thistle


References


Biolib
* Robert E. Woodruf
The Asian mango flower beetle
- INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 20, No. 3-4, September–December, 2006


External links


Protaetia, the beautiful flower chafers
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* '' Protaetia cuprea ignicollis'' in
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