''Rhinocoeta'' is a genus of colorful beetles 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 a ...
, family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
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Taxonomy
Subgenus ''Rhinocoeta''
Burmeister, 1842
* ''
Rhinocoeta armata
Rhinocoeta armata is a species of flower chafer
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 al ...
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Boheman, 1857
* ''
Rhinocoeta cornuta''
(Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...
, 1781)
* ''
Rhinocoeta jenisi''
Krajcik, 2006
* ''
Rhinocoeta limbaticollis''
Péringuey, 1901
* ''
Rhinocoeta maraisi''
Holm, 1992
* ''
Rhinocoeta sanguinipes''
(Gory & Percheron, 1833)
Subgenus ''Haematonotus''
Kraatz, 1880[
* '' Rhinocoeta leonardi'' Beinhundner, 2013]
References
External links
Rhinocoeta
''Rhinocoeta sanguinipes''
''Rhinocoeta cornuta''
Scarabaeidae genera
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