Torynorrhina
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''Torynorrhina'' is genus of beetles belonging to 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 ...
, 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 ...
. This genus is closely related to the genus ''
Rhomborhina ''Rhomborhina'' is a genus of large Scarabaeidae, scarab beetles described by Hope in 1837. They are members of the subfamily Cetoniinae. They mostly live in East Asia, East and South Asia. The name is frequently misspelled as ''Rhomborrhina'' fo ...
''. They can be separated only by examining the difference on the mesosternal process. Species of this genus are present in
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
, Assam, Malaysia and China.


Species

* ''Torynorrhina apicalis'' (Westwood, 1842) * ''Torynorrhina distincta'' (Hope, 1841) * ''Torynorrhina flammea'' (Gestro, 1888) * ''Torynorrhina fulvopilosa'' Moser, 1911 * ''Torynorrhina hyacinthina'' (Hope, 1841) * ''Torynorrhina laotica'' Nonfried, 1906 * ''Torynorrhina opalina'' (Hope, 1831) * ''Torynorrhina pilifera'' (Moser, 1914) * ''Torynorrhina scutellata'' (Paulian, 1960) * ''Torynorrhina thiemei'' Moser, 1901


References


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q14618567 Cetoniinae