''Silluvia'' 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 ...
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 ...
. It belongs to subfamily
.
''Silluvia'' typically occur at high altitudes in the
Himalaya
The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 pea ...
and
Sino-Tibetan mountains.
Species
Species belonging to this genus are as follows:
* ''
Silluvia elongata''
* ''
Silluvia gansuensis''
* ''
Silluvia gogona''
* ''
Silluvia gosainkundae''
* ''
Silluvia himalayanus''
* ''
Silluvia igori''
* ''
Silluvia kabaki''
* ''
Silluvia petrovitzi''
* ''
Silluvia shashi''
* ''
Silluvia simbuae''
* ''
Silluvia sinica''
* ''
Silluvia wassuensis''
* ''
Silluvia wittmeri''
* ''
Silluvia yunnanica''
References
Scarabaeidae genera
Scarabaeidae
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